Perspectives and Concerns on Agricultural Safety Among Community College Students

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• Personal Author:
  Anthony, T. Renée ; Arora K ; Cheyney ML ; Rohlman DS ; Soupene V ; Anthony, T. Renée ; Arora K ; Cheyney ML ; Rohlman DS ; Soupene V
• Description:
  Purpose: Community colleges are academic institutions that often prepare students in associate degree programs such as agricultural sciences. The program develops students for many professional careers in the industry of agriculture; however, many students have prior exposure to working in farming through personal experience. Through these experiences, each student has formulated their own viewpoints on safety and protection against common hazards in farming. Agriculture is a high-risk occupation and needs to have a safety program implemented. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information on concerns among young farmers. One portion of the college program is to enhance safety practices by supplying additional information on safety and health issues. Following the program, we wanted to understand what students' perspectives were regarding safety issues and protection on the farm. Methods: A written survey of eight questions was distributed to students at Kirkwood Community College attending an agricultural safety and health program. Survey items asked about students' greatest health and safety concerns on the farm, kinds of resources that would help students better manage these concerns, and preferred sources of farm health and safety information on these or other concerns. These responses were compared those of 540 farmers in the region. Findings: Primary concerns identified by students included chemical safety, grain bin engulfment, and adverse chronic health outcomes such as hearing loss or skin cancer. Additionally, training and safety equipment were the primary resources recognized to help better manage these concerns. Lastly, the preferred source for health and safety information on these or other concerns was 4-H and FFA. Practical Application: Information collected in this survey differed from previous non-student surveys. This indicates young farmers' concerns for safety and health may differ from older farmers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agricultures College Hazards Health Safety Safety Practices Students Young Workers
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  260-261
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070709
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2020 Jul; 25(3):260-261
• Email:
  Victor-soupene@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208882/cdc_208882_DS1.pdf
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