Tractor Safety Certification

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Texas at Tyler. Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Description:
  According to the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Hazardous Occupations Order for Agriculture, the minimum age for employment in agriculture is 16 except for minors employed on their family farm and minors ages 14 and 15 who have received special training. The U.S. Department of Labor certificate for tractor and machinery operation can be issued either by certified agricultural science teachers or by agricultural extension agents. The SW Ag Center adopted the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program (NSTMOP) developed by Penn State, Ohio State University and the National Safety Council as a targeted initiative and sought to expand its implementation in the Southwest. Two NSTMOP Master Trainers from the southwest region remain active in tractor safety: Bob Williams, Ph.D., from Texas A&MCommerce, and Kevin Hackett, M.S., from Oklahoma Extension (recently retired). In 2006, the SW Ag Center partnered with Dr. Williams to conduct numerous Community Lead Instructor (CLI) trainings and one Master Trainer (MT) workshop. The table below provides an overview of the training types. To date 140 CLIs and 6 MTs have been certified in Texas. A CLI training is now offered as a pre-conference workshop at the annual conference for the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas. Mr. Hackett used the Safe Operation of Agricultural Equipment manual to certify 34 extension agents in Oklahoma as CLIs and has collaborated with the SW Ag Center since 2008 to extend training opportunities to teachers in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Recently 8 teachers from Arkansas and 3 teachers from Louisiana were certified as CLIs. The SW Ag Center maintains a database of CLIs and MTs trained, as well as youth certified. Mr. Hackett is currently developing standard curricula for conducting CLI trainings and Master Trainer workshops. The SW Ag Center will continue to pursue a sustainable infrastructure for tractor safety certification by incorporating training programs into existing events, such as annual teacher conferences and extension workshops. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Farm Workers Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Occupational Safety Safety Education Tractors
• Publisher:
  Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  5
• Volume:
  5
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057311
• Citation:
  AgConnections. Lexington, KY: Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, 2010 Fall; 5(3):5
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  AgConnections
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214703/cdc_214703_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 577.13 KB ]