Utilizing Secondary Agricultural Education Programs to Deliver Evidence-Based Grain Safety Training for Young and Beginning Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Cheng, Yuan-Hsin ; Field, William E. ; French, Brian F. ; Tormoehlen, Roger L.
• Description:
  Purdue University's Agricultural Safety and Health Program (PUASHP) has collaborated with secondary agricultural education programs, including FFA Chapters, for over 70 years to deliver and promote agricultural safety and health programming. With support from a U.S. Department of Labor Susan Harwood Program grant, PUASHP utilized a Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) process to develop, implement, and evaluate an evidence-based curriculum for use with young and beginning workers, ages 16-20, exposed to hazards associated with grain storage and handling. The primary audience was students enrolled in secondary agricultural education programs. A review of the literature identified a gap in educational resources that specifically addresses this target population. The curriculum developed was based on fatality and injury incident data mined from Purdue's Agricultural Confined Space Incident Database and input from a panel of experts. The process identified 27 learning outcomes and finalized a pool of test questions, supported by empirical evidence and confirmed by a panel of experts. An alignment process was then completed with the current national standards for secondary agricultural education programs. Seventy-two youth, ages 16-20, enrolled in secondary-school agricultural education programs, and a smaller group of post-secondary students under the age of 21interested in working in the grain industry pilot tested the curriculum. Based on student and instructor feedback, the curriculum was refined and submitted to OSHA for approval as part of OSHA's online training resources. The curriculum was delivered to 3,665 students, ages 16-20. A total of 346 pre- and post-tests were analyzed, and the results used to confirm content validity and assess knowledge gain. Findings led to additional modifications to curriculum content, affirmed knowledge gain, and confirmed appropriateness for use with secondary agricultural education programs. The curriculum has been promoted nationally and made available for free download from www.agconfined spaces.org. Findings further confirmed the value of delivering safety programming through established programs such as secondary agricultural education programs and FFA Chapters serving youth. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Confined Spaces Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Age Groups Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agricultural Education Confined Spaces Curriculum Development Farm Workers Fatalities FFA Safety Programs Grain Handling Grain Safety Hazards Injuries Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Programs Young And Beginning Workers Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066983
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2017 Oct; 22(4):328-336
• Contact Point Address:
  Yuan-Hsin Cheng, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 225 South University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2093
• Email:
  cheng140@purdue.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6011ddf6ad68b17c6454ee450ac08f63979e6076f58e329f8c2c14a6f69a1deefaaa02de509760624f0594bafb6fcc2af0ebcdab4b675de34fdb5bf8b04fea49
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230726/cdc_230726_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.02 MB ]