Compliance with the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) work practice recommendations for youth working with large animals

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• Personal Author:
  Ashida S ; Asti L ; Canan BD ; Crawford JM ; Heaney C ; Jepsen SD ; Renick K ; Stallones L ; Wilkins JR III ; Xiang H
• Description:
  The North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) were developed to reduce the risk of childhood agricultural injury. The purpose of this study was to evaluate compliance with NAGCAT-recommended work practices (WPs) when youth work with large animals. On a daily basis, over a period of 10 weeks, youth self-reported the number of minutes they worked with a large animal and whether they followed the associated NAGCAT WP guidelines. Statistical analyses were conducted to compare boys to girls and to consider the effect of factors such as youth age, farm residence status, and selected parental characteristics. A high proportion of youth exhibited relatively low compliance for most of the five WPs evaluated. Respirators were rarely worn, but checking for people and obstacles in the area while working with large animals was commonly reported. In general, boys, especially the older boys, exhibited higher compliance than did girls. The results of our study demonstrate, in general, that youth are not following recommended NAGCAT WPs when working with large animals, identifying an area in agricultural safety and health requiring focused attention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Agriculture Animals Environmental Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Respiratory Protective Devices Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Agricultural Agricultural Health Hazards Agricultural Industry Author Keywords: Farm Safety Childhood Agricultural Injury Children Exposure Levels Guidelines Hazards Injuries Injury Prevention Occupational Health Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Preventive Medicine Respirators Risk Factors Rural Health Safety Education Safety Programs Work Practices Youth

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  174-193
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048999
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2011 Jul; 16(3):174-193
• Contact Point Address:
  J. R. Wilkins III, BCE, DrPH, Division of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, 320 W. 10th Avenue, B-150 Starling Loving Hall, Columbus, OH 43210
• Email:
  wilkins.2@osu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5db1181932e91e709ebbd68ac51ff261b47efbf0d839b2a7c1732f458c41b4bfa7477e128ab52ff5d95b2715e3d0febfe5c5a8f011a21ff54d7e72c9f4445351
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203602/cdc_203602_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.61 MB ]