Evaluation of an Online Training for Supervisors of Young Agricultural Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Campo S ; Rohlman DS ; TePoel M
• Description:
  Adolescents and young adults (<25 years) working in agriculture are at greater risk of injury than youth working in other industries. Supervisors play an important role in protecting these young workers who lack workplace experience and whose bodies and brains are still developing. A theoretically based approach was used to develop an online training for supervisors of young agricultural workers. The training addresses an expanded view of occupational safety that not only addresses injury prevention, but also focuses on health promotion and worker well-being using a Total Worker Health approach. A pre-post/post study design was used to evaluate the training. Questionnaires included demographics, workplace characteristics, knowledge, beliefs about protecting young workers, and supervisors' communication behaviors. One-hundred-eighty-two participants completed all parts of the efficacy trial. A post-test administered immediately after completing the training, indicated that supervisors had greater understanding of the risks to young workers and at 3-month follow-up were more likely to engage in communication behaviors to protect the safety and health of young workers. Positive changes in when, how, and under what circumstances supervisors talk about safety and health occurred. Establishing patterns of protective behaviors in the workplace can have lifelong impact, particularly among young workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Demography Environmental Exposure Health Promotion Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Agricultural Industry Agricultural Workers Agriculture Author Keywords: Total Worker Health Demographic Characteristics Exposure Levels Health Communication Health Promotion Injuries Injury Prevention Intervention Occupational Safety Preventive Measures Questionnaires Safety Education Safety Programs Total Worker Health Training TWH Work Environment Worker Health Worker Safety Young Workers Youth

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  19
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063724
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Oct; 18(19):10395
• Contact Point Address:
  Diane S. Rohlman; Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  diane-rohlman@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:204dd268e065489b94102c32d623a3d5ef0ae91859e1ec822098da7aa4eb30ed8484215e0ac6ea1e2c5bf1ac4f02885d61e755d01a412b197a35b6726c6b4eab
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222285/cdc_222285_DS1.pdf
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