Agricultural Safety Education: Formative Assessment of a Curriculum Integration Strategy

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• Personal Author:
  Lawver RG ; Pate ML ; Perry DK ; Shultz A ; Smalley SW ; Stallones L
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to assess an agricultural tractor and machinery safety curriculum for teacher training that focused on hands-on integration activities to assist with training youth in machinery safety skills. Teachers attended a single ten-hour summer training seminar hosted in Montana, South Dakota, or Utah during 2017. Teachers completed the National Tractor and Machinery Safe Operation (NSTMOP) exam to measure their existing knowledge prior to beginning the training. Upon seminar completion, teachers took an NSTMOP post-test to measure their knowledge gain of agricultural safety practices and hazard recognition associated with machinery and tractors. A total of 116 teachers completed the training. Fifty-three participants (45.7%) identified as female, and 63 (54.3%) identified as male. The average participant was 35 years old (SD = 11.3) and had 9.5 years of teaching experience (SD = 9.2). The average NSTMOP pre-test score was 35.2 out of 48 (SD = 3.3), and the average NSTMOP post-test score was 40.3 out of 48 (SD = 4.1). Participants' scores increased by ten percentage points. A paired-samples t-test was used to determine statistical significance. The difference between pre-test and post-test was significant (t(109) = 11.9, p < 0.001). Open responses indicated continuation of hands-on activities that focused on "how to teach" skills training that is relevant to the students. Teachers suggested developing new activities each year with a rotation of topics for upcoming seminars. Research is needed to determine the training's influence on the behaviors of young workers in agriculture. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Author Keywords: Education Machinery Machine Safety Safety Education Tractors Training Young Workers
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Iowa ; Kentucky ; Montana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Pennsylvania ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  63-76
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059922
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2019 Apr; 25(2):63-76
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael L. Pate, 254 Ag Engineering Building, University Park, PA 16802
• Email:
  mlp79@psu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:231159fc69f26b0bad7e6de7ba35f02116cd5e1cb9c2f9da8c4bb60aefb231087886a66c73037afbadc53838b1c970bf3ca40d980895a4ddc93a780c2b84e0da
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223976/cdc_223976_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.87 MB ]