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Students are presented with course information and required safety mat= erials that can be assembled in a 3" binder or saved in a computer. Enough time will be allocated where the contents are described and review= ed. Recommendations or examples are also discussed for how the materials can = be used in the classroom. Once complete, certificates are available at the end of this webpage. The course packet has also been designed as the basis of a workshop for middle, junior and senior high school teachers. In addition to distributi= ng and presenting the course packet, attendees should actually work through several of the activities as if they were students. The information provided by NASD was contributed by
safety professionals and organizations from across the nation.
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1. Discuss the sequence of course in the Agriculture Program of Study shown on http://www.scbraves.org/e= tcweb/ag.html
2. Introduce The Ag Student Center with necessary links and lesson plans for = each course. http://www.scbraves.org/etcweb/ag%20students.htm
3. Direct students to download and save Safety Lesson Plan from so they can easily follow.
4. Show the safety presentation using an overhead projector.
5. Pass out and review the Parental Agreement form. Students are not allowed to participate in the ag program without this form signed by parents.
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Building Student Commitment to Agricultural Safety: A Guide for Agriculture Educat= ion Classes
Developed for tea= chers to use to provide safety rules and requirements in their classrooms, land labs and shops.
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Lesson Plans for an Agricultural Safety Week in the Ag Education Classroom
This lesson plan describes a week's worth of safety-related activities to help engage agricultural students in a week-long discussion of agricultural safety. Students will identify hazards, both at school and at home. They will also learn about the impact of agriculture-related injuries, illnesses and dea= th.
· = ; &= quot;Working with a Disability" Laboratory (worksheet)
· = ; Rhythm o= f the Seasons Reader Response Worksheet This worksheet helps students focus= on their reading of "Rhythm of the Seasons" and the impact it may = have on their life and safety attitudes.
· = ; Safety Power Point
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"Toolkit for Implementing a
Community-Based 'IMBY' Safety Event" (CIR 1438). The major activity of the =
event
is the IMBY Farm and Home Hazard Hunt, in which participants develop a
personalized action plan to eliminate hazards in their work or home
environment
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Awar=
eness
of Risks and Attitudes towards Safety and Health in Horticulture
(module designed for middle and high school students)
This module was developed specifically for middle and high school students. It includes varying levels of activities for the different age groups that are being taught.
Additional Resour= ces
- Safety for the Landsc= aping and Horticultural Services Industry (Kansas State Univ)
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"S=
afety/Jeopardy"
Safety Training Game
This game is form= atted like the popular game show and is useful for presenting safety informatio= n in a fun and different way.
Additional Res= ources
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Agricultural Employer's Resources= for Safety
This publication describes important ag safety resources which= can be accessed over the World Wide Web. This 4-page fact sheet is a nice hand-out for summarizing ag safety resources.= The last page provides a bookmark with key ag saf= ety Web sites.
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AgDARE - Agricultural Disability Awareness and Risk Education Curriculum and Materials
This complete curriculum package is designed for use in the classroom. This curriculum consists of four units (amputation, spinal cord injury, hearing loss, and farmer's lung) that can be used as either stand-alone units or a total package. The focus of the curriculum is to use the concept of disability = to teach injury prevention and safety behavior while completing farm work. Because of developmental issues, teens are less likely to react to a thre= at of injury or death but are more responsive to avoiding disability and a change in body image. Each unit contains enough information for teachers = to be adequately prepared to instruct their students without additional rese= arch or reading. Teachers are encouraged to think about their individual class= structure and customize the unit to make it more realistic and appealing.
The AgDare hearing-loss prevention video can be vie= wed on NASD.
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List of Full-leng= th Videos Available on NASD
Several videos ca= n be viewed on-line in their entirety. These include cattle handling safety, hearing loss, tractor safety, etc. Be Safe and Sound Says Safety Hound has tips for visiting a farm. It is especially geared towards kids going on f= ield trips etc. and who have not been on a farm before. The number of videos continues to increase.
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Tailgate Training Topics in the National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD)
Tailgate training= fact sheets are designed for a brief safety training session. There are many topics which can be used for teaching students. Most include a short quiz. These are great resources for the class room. They are in English and Spanish.
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Kent= ucky Community Partners for Healthy Farming ROPS Project: Simulation Exercises=
Hank Cole, et al.=
This section cont= ains several simulation exercises. All require the user to interact with a developing story, its characters, plots, and predicaments. The user must = make choices among alternative decisions and note the consequences of these choices. The simulations are most effective when used in small groups of = from two to four individuals who collaborate during the activity. These are excellent for use in the classroom. Examples of topics include tractor overturns, extra riders, tractor and motor vehicle collisions, horseback riding, kids visiting a farm, etc.
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These are fact sh= eets that provide information about the interaction of tractors and motor vehi= cles on the public roadways. Little information is available for motorists abo= ut the hazards posed by farm vehicles on the roads. These are written both f= or tractor operators as well as the general public motorist.
Farm Safety and Health Week... Not Just for Farmers Anymore brochures:
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This video, based= on the book by Marilyn Adams can be viewed on NASD. The book and/or video ca= n be used to put faces on the statistics. This can have a powerful impact on students.
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Hazard = Hunt! (Worksheet)
This assignment requires students to do a hazard identification walk-about. In the UF Saf= ety class, students are given a section of campus to explore and identity a g= iven number of hazards. This proves to be eye-opening in the sense that things they have walked around hundreds of times before without a second thought= are now seen from the perspective about how the unsafe factor could lead to an injury. Students could do this in their school or at their home. <= /p>
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Reaction Time Activity
(worksheet, display sheets, and instructor sheet)
These materials a= llow students to test the speed of their reactions. Students attempt to "= beat the clock" and record their reaction times. They can compare these t= imes to worksheets that show how many revolutions of a machine would have occu= rred in the time it took them to react. They can also learn about stopping distances when reacting to roadway hazards.
Reaction timers f= or use with this exercise are available from commercial suppliers and as software downloads you can run on a computer.
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&qu=
ot;Search
for Safety" Laboratory
(worksheets)
In this lab exerc= ise, students are introduced to a wide variety of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as well as many hazards. Proper use of a fire extinguisher is also covered.
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SAFE= -T-KAP Certificate
SAFE-T-KAP stands for "Safe Actions For Everyone Thru Knowledge, Awareness, and Practice." Use this colorful certificate to reward students, trainees, or workshop participants, and to remind them to use s= afe practices in all their tasks. (Sorry -- actual "SAFE-T-KAP" saf= ety caps are not available!)