aPAL

Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man is a pal (aPAL) of the commerce, medical, educational, landscaping, outdoor power equipment, public service, and safety communities. Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man (sm) presents some recommended actions (aPAL) as solutions to prevent lawn mower accidents.

Awareness – create awareness regarding the frequency and severity of lawn mower accidents and recommend the implementation of preventive grass cut safety measures and procedures.

Protection – wear personal protective equipment when grass cutting.

Avoidance – hire a professional lawn service that absorbs the risk and implements grass cut safety measures and procedures.

Legislation – propose new legislation (perhaps, The Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man Act) that sets the minimum lawn equipment operator age at 16 with required grass cut safety education, introduces an operator's license, launches various grass cut safety educational programs targeted at various age and occupational groups, etcetera.

Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man (sm) is the first yard safety super hero in the history of the world. (tm) Think before you cut. It hurts. (tm)

Rescue Rick the Grass Cut Man