Resources
Health and safety professionals, farm families, and media can benefit from visiting this site. You can find: detailed fact sheets on
childhood agricultural injuries, prevention strategies to assist states and communities to prevent injury to children and adolescents, guidelines for designing and building an outdoor safe play area on a farm, agritourism
guidelines for health and safety, an evaluation guidebook, Spanish-language resources, an Anabaptist coloring book, and selected links for childhood agricultural safety and health.
Recommended Resources for Childhood Agricultural Safety and Health
Agritourism and Rural Recreation
Agritourism Health and Safety Guidelines for Children (2.81MB PDF)
Agritourism Policy and Procedures Guide (484KB PDF)
Agritourism Worksite Guide(513KB PDF)
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety (122KB PDF)
Equestrian Safety (108KB PDF)
Rural Water Safety (148KB PDF)
Childhood Agricultural Injury Data and Labor Regulations
Childhood Agricultural Injury Fact Sheet (71KB PDF)
Injury Among Youth on Farms 2001 (Web site)
Child Labor Requirements in Agricultural Occupations (U.S. Department of Labor, 111KB PDF)
Fact Sheet #40: Federal Youth Employment Laws in Farm Jobs(Web site)
Childhood Agricultural Work (Non-regulatory)
Benchmarking Report: Hiring and Safety Practices for Adolescent Workers in Agriculture(9.9KB PDF)
North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT Web site)
General Childhood Agricultural Safety
Children and Dairy Chemicals (17MB PDF)
Keep Kids Away from Tractors Campaign (Web site)
Pesticides Nearby...But Staying Healthy (1.28MB PDF)
Safety of Children in Agriculture (348KB PDF)
Play/Non-Work Related Safety
Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms (2.41MB PDF)
Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms 2010 Mini-Edition (65KB PDF)
Interactive Demonstrations of Safe Play Areas (1.51MB PDF)
Spanish Language Resources
Asthma Among Household Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations (NIOSH 111KB PDF)
Aunque Cerca...Sano (English: Pesticides Nearby...But Staying Healthy, 9.68MB PDF)
Creacion de areas de juego seguras en granjas miniedicion (English: Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms 2010 Mini-Edition, 65KB PDF)
Lo Que Bien Empieza...Bien Acaba (English: Pesticide Prevention During Pregnancy, 3.95MB PDF)
Other
Agricultural Safety and Health Workshops for Journalists: Strategies That Work. (1.34MB PDF)
Evaluation Guidebook for Community Youth Safety Programs (2.18MB PDF)
Farm Safety Stories for Anabaptist Families (2421KB PDF)
Links - by visiting these sites you can learn more about childhood agricultural safety and health
Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) - includes safety campaign materials http://www.childagsafety.org
National Agriculture Safety Database (NASD) - to access resources of other organizations http://www.nasdonline.org/index.html
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - to find information and programs http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/childag/
Disclaimer: Additional resources for adult workers can be found at: http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/
