Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: There are two audiences for these goals. The first audience includes the curriculum instructors. This includes multiple user groups including extension educators, farm interest groups, school teachers, peer students, farm employers, and other outreach educators who will deliver the products. The second audience includes those working in agricultural environments where the hazards exist. This group includes farmers, farm families, farm employees, and those visiting rural areas. With this curriculum available online, the presentations and videos are available to multiple interest groups. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? OSU staff attended the eXtension National conference to gain a better understanding of the eXtension network along with other projects they support. Project staff attended the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) conference. During both conferences, OSU staff gained a better understanding of how to package and promote the agricultural safety and health resources. Staff also had the opportunity to attend training on video development offered by the Ohio State University Extension. The curriculum developed from this project are providing resources for Extension educators, Farm Bureau organizational directors, school teachers, and other community members with a pre-packaged safety resource to share with audiences in their areas. This increases their capacity to provide research-based recommendations on common safety topics and therefore has a multiplying effect to reach broader farm populations with safety and health materials. The ultimate value of these materials are they can be used to increase the awareness of agricultural hazards and curb the injuries and fatalities sustained by farm workers. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Curriculum materials are available for public use and are posted online at the following websites: eXtension Ag Safety and Health website: http://www.extension.org/farm_safety_and_health The OSU Agricultural Safety and Health website: http://agsafety.osu.edu/programs/farm-sos-strategies-safety Promotional announcements will be continually be shared to prospective users through conference and professional gatherings, as well as social media, electronic newsletters and listservs What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Project staff used state-based surveillance data to accomplish Objective 1. The Ohio Farm Fatality Database of Ohio was queried for all agricultural fatal incidents in Ohio for the years 2001-2010, classifying the injury agents involved as well as victim demographics. The annual death reports collected by this research were cross-referenced for verification with death certificates collected by the Ohio Department of Health for that same time period. The most prevalent fatality agents were tractors, machinery& equipment, ATV & skid steers, farm truck & motor vehicle, livestock and grain handling & storage. A separate analysis was conducted with agricultural injury claims submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, the sole source for state occupational injury claims for employer compensation programs. A review of these occupational insurance claims revealed 14,344 agricultural-related claims were submitted for the years 1999 – 2008. Sprains and strains were the most frequent injury type; upper extremities were the most frequent injury site. The occupation group Nursery Employees and Drivers constituted the majority of injuries reported, followed by Poultry or Egg Producers, and Florists and Drivers. A decreasing injury rate was observed from 2001-2008. Ohio CRASH statistics collected by the Ohio Department of Public Safety reported 134 buggy-motor vehicle crashes, which was lower than the 5-year average for the state of 146 crashes. Outreach efforts to improve lighting and marking patterns of Amish buggies and agricultural equipment operating on public roads, as well as education to the motoring public sharing the roads with Slow-Moving Vehicles, continues to be a public safety problem in a highly urbanized state, like Ohio. Trends in Ohio’s mortality and morbidity rates were found to be closely in line with those reported in the national occupational rates. The results of the surveillance efforts were used to guide this project’s initiatives. To accomplish the second objective, curriculum resource kits for thirteen topics were prepared by project staff and pilot tested with agricultural audiences. The Curriculum Series was labeled Farm Strategies on Safety (S.O.S.). The topics included: vibrations, tractors, gases, confined spaces, livestock, pesticides and chemicals, PTO/ machinery, dust, noise, ATV/UTV, roadway, drowning, and falls. These presentations were designed for use by county extension educators or Farm Bureau representatives to deliver to their clientele. The PowerPoint presentations were complete with speaker notes, as a guide for the presenter in cases they were not comfortable with the topic area. Student evaluations were also developed for the topics, to be administered by the instructor. Video vignettes were developed for nine of the topic areas, and were packaged with the respective curriculum. These 30-second video clips were developed to serve as an introduction to the presentations or could be used independently as a brief safety message to highlight the importance of hazard awareness. In addition to these short video clips, three additional videos were produced; these ten-minute videos provided additional instructional information on the topics, focusing on hazard awareness and injury prevention. The three topics were ATV safety, Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem and Noise on the Farm. Power Point presentations were pilot tested by educators who delivered the programs. Evaluation results showed the information addressed in the presentation met their expectations as well as the needs of the audience. The educators’ felt the speaker notes were “mostly” helpful along with increasing their knowledge of the topic and made them more comfortable presenting the topic. An excellent rating was given for presentations as having an adequate amount of pictures, appealing to the eye, and of professional quality. Comments received back include: “PowerPoint was well done and met needs of audience” and “Grateful to have this available”. The vignette videos were evaluated by 27 college students . All videos were independently evaluated and scored. Reviewers were able to comment if the video was realistic, provided key safety messages, and content was useful and motivating. The nine video series were collectively scored with an average agreement rating of 89.4%. that the video series held their attention. Evaluations from the 43 OSU College of Agriculture students who viewed the ATV Safety for Agriculture video, reported 98% agreed the video was realistic and provided realistic examples that can relate to their experience. All participants (100%) agreed the content was generally useful and was well planned, organized, and structured. 97% of the viewers agreed the video begin with a motivating introduction to stimulate their interest. 98% agreed the objectives or key learning elements were made clear throughout the video and agreed the video suggested ways to apply the knowledge. Forty percent responded that they agreed there was new information presented in the video that they did not know before viewing, and 82% agreed the video motivated them to apply key safety concepts. Overall, 94% agreed the video provided a summary, emphasizing the key learning elements.
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Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: There are two audiences for these goals. The first audience includes the curriculum instructors. This includes multiple user groups including extension educators, farm interest groups, school teachers, peer students, farm employers, and other outreach educators who will deliver the products. The second audience includes those working in agricultural environments where the hazards exist. This group includes farmers, farm families, farm employees, and those visiting rural areas. With this curriculum available online, the presentations and videos are available to multiple interest groups. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? OSU staff attended the eXtension National conference to gain a better understanding of the eXtension network along with other projects they support. Project staff attended the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) conference. During both conferences, OSU staff gained a better understanding of how to package and promote the agricultural safety and health resources. Staff also had the opportunity to attend training on video development offered by the Ohio State University Extension. The curriculum developed from this project are providing resources for Extension educators, Farm Bureau organizational directors, school teachers, and other community members with a pre-packaged safety resource to share with audiences in their areas. This increases their capacity to provide research-based recommendations on common safety topics and therefore has a multiplying effect to reach broader farm populations with safety and health materials. The ultimate value of these materials are they can be used to increase the awareness of agricultural hazards and curb the injuries and fatalities sustained by farm workers. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Staff will continue to develop Power Point presentations, evaluation forms, and video resources.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Project staff used state-based surveillance data to accomplish Objective 1. The Ohio Farm Fatality Database of Ohio was queried for all agricultural fatal incidents in Ohio for the years 2001-2010, classifying the injury agents involved as well as victim demographics. The annual death reports collected by this research were cross-referenced for verification with death certificates collected by the Ohio Department of Health for that same time period. The most prevalent fatality agents were tractors, machinery& equipment, ATV & skid steers, farm truck & motor vehicle, livestock and grain handling & storage. A separate analysis was conducted with agricultural injury claims submitted to the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, the sole source for state occupational injury claims for employer compensation programs. A review of these occupational insurance claims revealed 14,344 agricultural-related claims were submitted for the years 1999 – 2008. Sprains and strains were the most frequent injury type; upper extremities were the most frequent injury site. The occupation group Nursery Employees and Drivers constituted the majority of injuries reported, followed by Poultry or Egg Producers, and Florists and Drivers. A decreasing injury rate was observed from 2001-2008. Ohio CRASH statistics collected by the Ohio Department of Public Safety reported 134 buggy-motor vehicle crashes, which was lower than the 5-year average for the state of 146 crashes. Outreach efforts to improve lighting and marking patterns of Amish buggies and agricultural equipment operating on public roads, as well as education to the motoring public sharing the roads with Slow-Moving Vehicles, continues to be a public safety problem in a highly urbanized state, like Ohio. Trends in Ohio’s mortality and morbidity rates were found to be closely in line with those reported in the national occupational rates. The results of the surveillance efforts were used to guide this project’s initiatives. To accomplish the second objective, project staff began to compile content information for curriculum resource kits on each topic. The resource kit will contain a PowerPoint with speaker notes and other visual aids. Once finished the short and long videos will also be available as supplemental resources. Each topic will have a PowerPoint presentation addressing the key safety messages. The topics include: vibrations, tractors, gases, confined spaces, livestock, pesticides and chemicals, PTO/ machinery, dust, noise, ATV/UTV, roadway, drowning, and falls. These presentations were designed for use by county extension educators or Farm Bureau representatives to deliver to their clientele. Storyboard scripts are being created for video vignettes in nine of the topic areas. These videos will be packaged with their respective curriculum. In addition to these short video clips, longer videos (approximately 10 minutes in length) are in production. These topics include ATV safety, Slow Moving Vehicle Emblem and Noise on the Farm. Power Point presentations continue to be pilot tested as curricula are developed. Formative evaluations will be used to adjust learning content for technical content and effective delivery methods, Evaluations from the 43 OSU College of Agriculture students who viewed the ATV Safety for Agriculture video, reported 98% agreed the video was realistic and provided realistic examples that can relate to their experience. All participants (100%) agreed the content was generally useful and was well planned, organized, and structured. 97% of the viewers agreed the video begin with a motivating introduction to stimulate their interest. 98% agreed the objectives or key learning elements were made clear throughout the video and agreed the video suggested ways to apply the knowledge. Forty percent responded that they agreed there was new information presented in the video that they did not know before viewing, and 82% agreed the video motivated them to apply key safety concepts. Overall, 94% agreed the video provided a summary, emphasizing the key learning elements.
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