Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines Released
Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 -- 8:11 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -A coalition of farm parents and high-profile agricultural organizations has released a set of Agricultural Youth Work Guidelines to assist parents and others in assigning appropriate tasks for youth who live or work on farms and ranches.The Marshfield Clinic-based National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety made the announcement on opening day of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health annual conference. The first 20 in a set of 50 guidelines were released. There has been a steady decline in the number of non-fatal injuries to farm youth since 2001, but a child still dies in an agricultural incident every three days on average. For youth younger than 16 working in agriculture, the number of fatal injuries is consistently higher than all other industries combined.
A Steering Committee was formed to help guide the project. Participating organizations included farm and ranch parents, American Farm Bureau Federation, National FFA, 4-H, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America, Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Penn State University, Utah State University, Progressive Agriculture Foundation, COUNTRY Financial, New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, Cullars Farm, Wisconsin Young Farmer and Agriculturalists, and others.
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