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Lawn Mower Safety Tips to Keep In Mind

As with other types of outdoor power equipment, it’s essential to know how to operate your lawn mower properly to avoid accidents and injuries. Read this post by Olson Marketing in Lincoln on lawn mower safety tips.

Safe Mower Maintenance

Maintaining your lawnmower in the best shape possible should be considered step one inlawn mower safety,but it’s essential to know how to do it safely. Let’s go over some safety tips you can take into consideration in your next maintenance session:

Spark Plug: Before doing any work on your blades, like sharpening and changing them, make sure to remove the spark plug to avoid the motor running while you’re hands are near the blades.
Blades: Talking about blades, it’s essential to keep your lawn mower’s blades sharpened. Sharpening your equipment’s blades should be done after 25 hours of use or around twice a season.
Guards and Safety Devices: Most lawn mowers come equipped with guards on switches and safety devices which you shouldn’t remove under any circumstances. When unpacking your lawnmower, make sure to read the owner’s manual for an overview of all its parts and safety features that you shouldn’t remove.
Refueling: When refueling your lawnmower, make sure it has cooled down after the last time you used it.

When practicing lawn mower safety, an important step is to keep your equipment in top shape. Call the professionals at Olson Marketing at (402) 310-6414 for information on the best products for your lawn mower’s maintenance needs. Place your order today at their online shop today.

Prep Your Lawn for Safety

Preparing your lawn to be mowed is essential in practicing lawn mower safety. Before you even turn on your land mower, go through it and pick up any branches, toys, stones, sprinklers, or other debris that could become a projectile once you start mowing your lawn. If your lawn is overgrown, or if your feel like you might’ve missed some objects, make sure to go over it with a rake to catch them before you start mowing.

Using Proper Gear

When mowing your lawn, it’s essential having the proper gear handy to avoid any accidents. Wearing gear like glasses, adequate footwear, hearing protection, and protective clothing can save you from an emergency trip to the hospital. When mowing, there can be pieces of dirt, lawn, and debris flying about; that’s why using protective eyewear can avoid something getting in your eye and causing eye trouble. Protecting your feet is also essential; using footwear like sandals might look like it makes sense when doing yard work, but the best option is to use full coverage shoes or shoes with steel toes for maximum protection. Likewise, using clothing that protects your legs and arms can help avoid cuts too. Finally, not many of us think about our ears while mowing, but land mowers are loud machines that go over 90 dB (85 dB being the threshold for harmful noise) and can cause hearing loss in the long run. Using a pair of earmuffs can help dampen the harmful noise.

Lawn mower safety includes keeping the equipment in top shape. Products like AMSOIL’s 5W-30 Synthetic Small Engine Oil can help you do just that. Call a friendy oil professional from Olson Marketing today at (402) 310-6414 and ask how their products can help your equipment.Visit their online shop to see their full range of excellent products.

Child Safety Around Lawn Mowers

Taking precautions when operating outdoor power equipment is vital to the safety of children around us. Lawnmower accidents are one of the main reasons children get taken to the ER every year. That’s why the National Association of Pediatrics recommends that only children over 12 years of age should operate push mowers, and teenagers older than 16 can operate riding mowers. Also, children shouldn’t ride as a passenger on a riding mower, as much fun as it might sound. As the last suggestion, before handing over power equipment, make sure to assess your child’s maturity level and decision-making. Children can operate these types of equipment but should never be in charge of maintenance. Once you feel ready, go over safety rules around handling power equipment and supervise its use while the child is learning.