Journal article
Evaluation of Self-Reported Agricultural Tasks, Safety Concerns, and Health and Safety Behaviors of Young Adults in U.S. Collegiate Agricultural Programs
Safety (Basel), Vol.7(2), p.44
06/03/2021
DOI: 10.3390/safety7020044
PMCID: PMC8455168
PMID: 34552980
Abstract
Young adults enrolled in collegiate agricultural programs are a critical audience for agricultural health and safety training. Understanding the farm tasks that young adults engage in is necessary for tailoring health and safety education. The project analyzed evaluation survey responses from the Gear Up for Ag Health and Safety™ program, including reported agricultural tasks, safety concerns, frequency of discussing health and safety concerns with healthcare providers, safety behaviors, and future career plans. The most common tasks reported included operation of machinery and grain-handling. Most participants intended to work on a family-owned agricultural operation or for an agribusiness/cooperative following graduation. Reported safety behaviors (hearing protection, eye protection, and sunscreen use when performing outdoor tasks) differed by gender and education type. Male community college and university participants reported higher rates of “near-misses” and crashes when operating equipment on the roadway. One-third of participants reported discussing agricultural health and safety issues with their medical provider, while 72% were concerned about the health and safety of their family and co-workers in agriculture. These findings provide guidance for better development of agricultural health and safety programs addressing this population—future trainings should be uniquely tailored, accounting for gender and educational differences.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluation of Self-Reported Agricultural Tasks, Safety Concerns, and Health and Safety Behaviors of Young Adults in U.S. Collegiate Agricultural Programs
- Creators
- Jenna GibbsKayla WallsCarolyn SheridanDavid SullivanMarsha CheyneyBrandi JanssenDiane Rohlman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Safety (Basel), Vol.7(2), p.44
- DOI
- 10.3390/safety7020044
- PMID
- 34552980
- PMCID
- PMC8455168
- NLM abbreviation
- Safety (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2313-576X
- eISSN
- 2313-576X
- Grant note
- name: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, award: 5 U54 OH007548 CDC-NIOSH, 5 U54 OH007548 CDC-NIOSH.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/03/2021
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984214704302771
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