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According to an April Consumer Reports poll, 79 percent of respondents don't wear hearing protection with their mowers, 44 percent listen to music while mowing and 12 percent stated that they drink beer while mowing. According to the OPEI, before you even turn on equipment, consumers should: 1. Know how to operate the equipment. Read the operator's manual before using any power equipment. Know where the controls are and what they do. Follow safety instructions. 2. Handle gas carefully. Fill up before you start and when the engine is cold. 3. Dress properly for yard work, wearing substantial shoes, long pants and close-fitting clothes. 4. Clear up the area before you mow. Always remove stones, sticks and other objects from the area so that objects won't fly up and hit anyone. The most common injuries are from debris flying up. 5. Wear eye protection to prevent injury from projectiles. 6. Wear hearing protection to prevent potentially damaging sounds from reaching your ears without eliminating the sounds you'll NEED to hear. 7. Don't let music distract you from hearing potentially important calls or seeing important hazards. 8. Clear the area of people and pets. Keep children preferably indoors under adult supervision. 9. Always start up the mower outdoors. 10. Do not use alcohol, other controlled substances or medicines that impair judgment when using outdoor power equipment. For a wide range of consumer safety tips for outdoor power equipment, visit http://www.opei.org/consumer/index.asp For more information on OPEI visit http://www.opei.org/. www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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