Safety Tips For Pre Built Barns
Pre built barns should be a safe place for both your animals and yourself.
The first step in accomplishing this is to have a readily accessible and stocked first aid kit in the barn.
It should include different bandages, antibiotic cream, sterile gauze pads, adhesive tape, tweezers, scissors, antiseptic, eye wash solution, alcohol wipes and surgical gloves.
It should also include your vet's emergency numbers and keep a check on the expiry dates of all medications.
Chemicals, paints, pesticides, fertilizers and prescribed medications should be kept out of reach of animals and children.
Make sure the barn doors, doorways and aisles are free of obstruction and sharp projections.
Floors should always be clean while utility items are stored so that no one strikes their head on them.
Wash stalls should be well lighted and have good water drainage and ventilation.
Make sure the water sources are properly grounded to prevent accidental shock.
All electrical switches should be clearly labeled while wiring and switches have to be encased in weather proof metal boxes.
Keep combustible materials away from heat and electricity Keep hay and other combustible materials away from heat and electrical sources, preferably away from horses and livestock.
All entrances and rooms of the barn should have fire extinguishers for protection from unexpected fires.
If you have a hay loft, ensure that its stairs and the loft area have hand rails.
And make sure that the ladder to the hay loft is always attached to barn walls.
The barn walls should be smooth and devoid of sharp items.
Its windows should be made of safety glass and covered with steel bars while the floors should be level to reduce trips and falls.
If there are any problematic areas in the floor, you could install slip resistant floor coverings.
Besides all this these safety tips for your pre built barns, ensure that you carry out periodical checks for protruding screws, sharp edges and splintered boards to ensure a safe barn for you and your animals.
The first step in accomplishing this is to have a readily accessible and stocked first aid kit in the barn.
It should include different bandages, antibiotic cream, sterile gauze pads, adhesive tape, tweezers, scissors, antiseptic, eye wash solution, alcohol wipes and surgical gloves.
It should also include your vet's emergency numbers and keep a check on the expiry dates of all medications.
Chemicals, paints, pesticides, fertilizers and prescribed medications should be kept out of reach of animals and children.
Make sure the barn doors, doorways and aisles are free of obstruction and sharp projections.
Floors should always be clean while utility items are stored so that no one strikes their head on them.
Wash stalls should be well lighted and have good water drainage and ventilation.
Make sure the water sources are properly grounded to prevent accidental shock.
All electrical switches should be clearly labeled while wiring and switches have to be encased in weather proof metal boxes.
Keep combustible materials away from heat and electricity Keep hay and other combustible materials away from heat and electrical sources, preferably away from horses and livestock.
All entrances and rooms of the barn should have fire extinguishers for protection from unexpected fires.
If you have a hay loft, ensure that its stairs and the loft area have hand rails.
And make sure that the ladder to the hay loft is always attached to barn walls.
The barn walls should be smooth and devoid of sharp items.
Its windows should be made of safety glass and covered with steel bars while the floors should be level to reduce trips and falls.
If there are any problematic areas in the floor, you could install slip resistant floor coverings.
Besides all this these safety tips for your pre built barns, ensure that you carry out periodical checks for protruding screws, sharp edges and splintered boards to ensure a safe barn for you and your animals.