HEALTH AND SAFETY Curriculum For Young FarmersAgriSafe offers Invest In Your Health Trainer Exchanges where educators can be certified to train on five AgriSafe modules (targeted for ages 16-23). AgriSafe provides the course instruction and training materials. Under our open share platform, once certified, you would be free to use the training materials in your classroom setting. Our end goal is to build the capacity of local agricultural educators, rural health professionals and rural leaders to train young workers.  Trainer Exchanges are Offered in Three FREE Formats: ON-SITE:  WEBINAR STREAMED:  FREE WEBINARS: EducateTrain the Trainer Course Topics Include: Say What?Protecting your hearingThe young producer works in an environment with noise hazards and plays in an environment with noise hazards. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is common (and preventable) but unfortunately, use of hearing protection among youth is not. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is recommended for many farm tasks. In agriculture, people work in a variety of environments and are exposed to several safety, health, environmental, biological, and respiratory hazards. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
In 2014, 253,000 young workers between the ages of 16-23 were employed in agriculture. In production agriculture, it is common to work in a hot environment and/ or in direct sunlight. Every year, thousands of workers become sick from exposure to heat, and some even die. Heat-related illnesses, while potentially deadly, are easily preventable. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Agricultural workers are at high risk for acquiring a zoonotic disease related to their work environment with minimal information related to risks, symptoms and prevention. The majority of emerging infectious diseases in the U.S. are zoonotic in nature. They are often difficult to determine and many go unreported for a variety of reasons. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
A Hazard Map is a visual representation of the workplace where there are hazards that could cause injuries or illness. It is a hands on, interactive learning opportunity. By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
PreventIt’s a misconception that young adults don’t want to prevent illness. Our research shows that it is possible to empower Ag students to invest now rather than later in healthy choices. Health professionals will be encouraged to team up with educators and provide the following:
ProtectAccess to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the classroom is an important component of hands on learning. PPE includes items such as respirators, safety glasses, gloves etc. AgriSafe will demonstrate how best to equip students with PPE, where to locate samples for classroom demonstrations and how to connect young producers with reliable points of PPE sales. During our training workshops, each participant will receive the following:
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