Tractor Safety Certification Course
March 20, 22 and April 3, 5, 10
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Stone Ridge Firehouse
525 Cottekill Rd.
Stone Ridge, NY 12484
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County’s (CCEUC) 4-H Youth Development Program is once again offering a tractor safety certification program for youth.
The National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program enables young workers (ages 14-19) to obtain a U.S. Department of Labor Certificate of Training which is required to operate farm tractors and equipment.
The course is open to anyone 13 years of age and older, however, only those 14 and older will be able to drive and become certified. Participants learn important safety skills and gain an advantage when seeking employment at a lawn or landscaping business, golf course or farm. The instructor, Grant DeWitt, is an Ulster County 4-H alumnus who holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering from SUNY Cobleskill and is a former qualifier at the national level in the 4-H Tractor Operators Contest.
The registration fee is $40 for enrolled 4-H members and $50 for non-4-H members, which includes the Student Manual.
Space is limited to the first 20 paid registrants, on a first paid, first served basis. Sorry, no refunds. The registration deadline is Friday, March 16.
**There will be driving practice on April 26 and 27, time TBA, and the driving test on April 29 at 8:00 am, both held at the Ulster County Fairgrounds (249 Libertyville Road in New Paltz).**
Please register online at tinyurl.com/tractorsafety-2018. For help registering or for more information, contact Matt Helffrich at 845-340-3990 ext. 340 or email mdh268@cornell.edu.
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