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Item Name |
Abbrev. |
Content |
Format |
Length/Size |
Audience /Use |
Time Needed |
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Resour |
Instructions about how to use the notebook materials |
Text |
Half page |
Instructor, leaders |
2 min |
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Focus |
One-page chart that lists the problem addressed, project goals and rationale, and types of activities and materials |
Chart with graphics and text |
One page |
Instructors, leaders, & community members |
1 min |
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Intro |
Describes purpose and origin of the notebook materials |
Text |
Half page |
Instructors, leaders |
2 min |
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QUICK START -Locating and Using the Materials |
QUICK |
Instructions for the rapid location and use of activities and materials |
Text |
Two pages |
Instructors, leaders |
2 - 3 min |
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INDEX - Table 1: Index of Materials and Activities |
INDEX |
Briefly lists and describes the materials and activities in the order in which they appear in the notebook |
Text in a tabular format |
Four pages |
Instructors, leaders |
5-10 min |
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DESCRIBE -Descriptions of Activities and Materials |
DESCRIBE |
Half-page description of each activity's content, objectives, intended audience and use |
Text |
Half page per activity |
Instructors, leaders |
2 min per activity |
| GOALS |
One-page description of the problem, project goals, and materials |
Text and graphics, in large type |
Chart version = 1 page. Landscaped version = 3 pages. |
Community displays and presentations |
1 to 3 min |
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| WTP |
Facts about Kentucky farm tractor overturns deaths and their prevention |
Presentation charts (select pages as needed) |
Tips plus 30 one-page charts |
Community presentations |
5 to 25 min depending on no. selected |
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3. MASS COM -Mass Communication Messages |
MASS COM |
A major section of the notebook consisting of the six sets of materials and activities listed below |
Brief text and graphic messages |
Six major categories of activities and materials |
Mass distribution within communities |
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PSAs |
Facts and short stories about tractor overturns and the effectiveness of ROPS |
30-second radio PSAs and/or printed statements |
100 PSAs organized in 15 categories |
Local radio stations, local newspapers and newsletters |
30 seconds per PSA |
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MBCS |
Short text and graphic messages about tractor overturns, ROPS and seat belts |
Envelope stuffers, countertop handouts |
15, 8.5 x 3.8 inch slips with one message per slip |
Mass distribution to people in the community |
1 min per stuffer message |
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PPD |
Facts about overturns, risks, injuries and the value of ROPS |
8.5 x 11 inch charts for display |
26 pages |
Community displays |
1 to 2 min per poster |
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HGR |
Detailed but simple instructions for getting a ROPS and seat belt for a tractor (Local equipment dealers addresses and telephone numbers must be added) |
two pages printed on 11 x 14 inch paper folds to 8-panel flyer |
8-panel pocket flyer with graphic, text, checklist, and local dealer names and phone nos. |
Community-wide distribution by multiple agencies, businesses, and employers |
3 to 5 min to examine flyer |
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NEWS |
A series of 21 articles about farmers, tractor overturns, and ROPS |
Newspaper and magazine articles |
26 half-page to one-page articles about real events |
Readers of local newspapers and newsletters |
5 to 10 min per each article |
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DMCM |
A short article that provides practical tips for designing effective mass communication messages |
Text |
Two-and one-half pages |
Instructors, community leaders who wish to develop short messages |
5 to 10 min |
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4. ACT - Activities for Farm Community Meetings |
ACT |
A major section of the notebook consisting of the nine hands-on and discussion activities listed below |
Demonstrations, text, graphics, and group participation |
Nine sets of participatory activities and demonstrations |
Designed for use at meetings, group activities, and in classrooms |
5 to 20 minutes per activity |
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SKITS |
Skits about tractor overturns based on real conversations about real events |
Pre-scripted roll- play activity |
Eight one-page skit scripts |
Community meeting activity |
3 to 5 min per skit |
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MGE |
Simulating tractor overturn injuries using scale model tractors and raw hens' eggs |
Demonstration of overturn injuries and value of ROPS |
One main demonstration activity, 12 related short activities |
Farm community meetings, youth and adults groups, 4H, FFA, classrooms |
15 to 25 min |
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MEO - My Experience with Tractor Overturns and My Story Activity |
MEO |
Census and tally of group members' tractor overturn experiences. Participants are encouraged to tell and/or write their stories. |
One-page checklist about participants' experience with tractor overturns |
One-page form on paper and overhead projector transparency |
Farm community meeting, youth and adult groups, classrooms |
10 to 15 min |
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CAT |
A three-part activity that allows the user to examine fatality reports for overturns and determine if ROPS were available for those tractors, and for tractors the individual's family may own or operate |
Paper worksheet, Internet assignment with websites listed, and summary reports |
Nine pages of information, fatality cases, forms, and website addresses |
Farm youth and adults who have access to a PC, middle and high school students |
20 to 60 minutes |
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POF |
Photos of overturned tractors some without ROPS (operator killed), some with ROPS (operator not injured) |
8 x 10-inch color photos with brief factual text that describes the overturns |
Ten color photos plus a few questions and brief incident reports |
Farm adult and youth hands-on community meeting activity or display, classroom activity |
10 to 15 min |
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HMR |
Reasons why farmers install homemade ROPS on tractors and the potential injury and liability issues involved in doing so |
Informative memo, facts, questions, and color flyer |
five pages |
Presentations and discussion at community meetings, and classrooms. Also good for community wide distribution |
10 to 15 min |
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TOS |
Dramatic first person accounts of tractor overturns and their consequences and the value of ROPS and seat belts in preventing injury and death |
Short stories written by the individuals involved or their loved ones |
12 stories from one-page to three or four lines long |
Farm community members, community meetings, classrooms |
2 to 5 minutes per story plus time for discussion |
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PFT - Pause for Thought: Should You Install a ROPS Yourself? |
PFT |
A true story that describes the problems when a farmer decided to install a ROPS himself |
Text, in an interesting story format |
five pages |
Community meeting presentation and discussion, newspaper |
10 to 15 min plus time for discussion |
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TMVC |
Summary of facts about tractor & motor vehicle highway collisions from three states (IA, OH, & KY) |
Presentation text and charts |
11 pages with large type text and charts |
Community meeting presentation, driver education classes, group activity |
10 - 20 min |
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5. SIMS - Simulation Exercises |
SIMS |
A major section of the notebook consisting of the eight interactive, group problem-solving scenarios listed below Scenarios are based on real cases of tractor injuries and close calls |
Interactive unfolding simulated events that require user decision making |
Eight exercises, seven in paper and pencil format, and one in CD-ROM format |
Farm community youth and adults, community meetings, classrooms |
20 to 30 minutes for the paper and pencil simulations, 60 to 90 minutes for the CD |
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NWX |
Fatal tractor and motor vehicle highway collision on a summer day during broad daylight and in good weather |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
Nine pages, large type with drawings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, driver education classes, schools |
20-30 min |
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FMM |
Non-fatal tractor and motor vehicle highway collision on a rural highway in foggy bottom by a creek |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
Nine pages, large type with drawings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, driver education classes, schools |
20-30 min |
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TTX |
Story about a farm youth who overturns a tractor as he operates a bushhog in tall weeds |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
11 pages, large type, with drawings and news clippings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms |
15-20 min |
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TRT |
Story about a child who, over the objections of his mother, is a second rider on his grandfather's tractor |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
10 pages, large type with drawings and newspaper clipping |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms |
15-20 min |
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TRX
- Tony's Ride |
TRX |
True story about a farm youth who rides along with his father on a tractor, falls off, and is killed |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
12 pages, large type with graphics and newspaper clippings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms |
15-20 min |
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VVX
- Vicki's Visit |
VVX |
Story about the hazards and risks encountered by a young child who visits and plays with her cousins on her uncle's farm |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
10 pages, large type with drawings and newspaper clippings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms |
15-20 min |
HOH
- Heather on Horseback |
HOH |
Story about a 13-year-old girl who falls while riding her horse unsupervised and without a helmet. She suffers severe head injuries and is disabled for life. |
Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise |
13 pages, large type with drawings and newspaper clippings |
Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms, riding clubs |
20-25 min |
| BLR - Brad's Last Ride | BLR | Interactive paper and pencil simulation exercise | 18 pages, large type with drawings and newspaper clippings | Farm community meeting activity, youth and adults, classrooms, riding clubs | 20-30 min |
The problems and their prevention are described in a series of one-page charts, graphs, and drawings. These visual materials can be used to make presentations to farm community groups. They can also be used to create posters for display at community meetings, special events, and local businesses.
StoriesThe
materials include many short stories about real people and
their experiences. The stories describe tractor overturns,
the injuries that resulted, and the emotional and financial
costs to family members. Some stories are about close calls.
Others describe the injury or death of
children who were second riders on tractors. Many of these
stories can be read aloud in about 30 seconds.
Mass communication of these short stories can be accomplished
in several ways. They can be broadcast on local radio stations
as a series of public service announcements. They can be
printed as a series of short articles in local newsletters
and newspapers. They can be printed on
slips of paper and included as safety message stuffers in
paychecks, billing statements, and other
materials that local employers, companies, and businesses
regularly distribute to farmers. Some of the stories are
longer first person accounts of people who were injured
during a tractor overturn, or who had a family member or
friend who died in a tractor overturn.
A series of newspaper articles is also included. Some of
these stories are about tractor overturn injuries and deaths.
Others describe how ROPS and seat belts kept farmers from
being hurt during overturns. Some articles are about why
farmers purchased ROPS and seat belts for
their tractors. These personal accounts and news stories
can be presented and discussed at
community meetings or reprinted in local or regional newsletters,
newspapers, and magazines.
Others who wish to duplicate and use the stories may do
so. Written permission was obtained for including these
stories in the notebook and for allowing others to duplicate
and distribute these materials.
A series of activities, demonstrations, and skits have been developed for use at farm community meetings and in school classrooms. These activities are easy to use, motivating, and most can be completed in 5 to 15 minutes. The activities have been tested and found to be effective.
SimulationsA series of cases based on real-life tractor overturn and second rider incidents are presented as simulation exercises. The simulations are hands-on, small group problem-solving activities for use in farm community meetings and classrooms. During each simulation exercise, persons collaborate in small groups of two to four people and make decisions about actions to prevent a problem or to deal with a situation that has already occurred. Each simulation exercise provides information about what happened in the real case and in other similar cases. For most simulation exercise materials additional information about similar cases is presented as newspaper clippings and brief summaries of fatality investigations. The simulations capture participants’ interest and attention, develop a deeper understanding of farm safety issues, and promote commitment to safe work practices.
Who
Should Use the Materials in this Notebook
Unless they are used widely in the community, the materials
and activities in this notebook
won’t have much impact on the serious problems of tractor
overturn and second rider injuries.
Therefore, these materials should be used by many people
in farm communities; by people who
regularly meet with and provide advice and services to farmers
and farm organizations.
Community leaders and agencies with copies of this document should make the materials known and available to persons in the community who
When many persons and groups in a community begin to use these materials and messages, people become more aware of the risks and consequences of tractor overturns and other farm injuries. As a result, knowledge and attitude changes empower community members to prevent injury events and their associated social and economic costs.
Maintaining
and Updating the Notebook
The Kentucky Community Partners for Healthy Farming ROPS
project will continue until
2002. New activities and materials will be developed. Some
of the materials in the notebook will
be revised and improved. Those individuals and agencies
that are the “keepers of the notebooks” may wish
to update and add to the notebooks as new messages and materials
are developed and older materials are updated. The materials
being placed in a three-ring binder facilitate the updating
process. As materials are updated and new materials are
developed, they can be added to the notebook.
Utility of the Collection Materials
The
activities and materials in this notebook resulted from
the efforts of many people and
agencies. The program was developed, implemented, and evaluated
in Barren and Fleming
Counties in Kentucky with the assistance of scores of community
leaders and farmers in both these counties. Many other groups
and agencies from within and outside Kentucky also assisted
in many ways.
Developed by the University of Kentucky KY CPHF ROPS Project
during 1996-00 with support from CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreements
U07/CCU408035-05-2 and 06-1 and U06/CCU412900-01, -02, and
-03 to the University of Kentucky, Southeast Center for Agricultural
Health and Injury Prevention. Additional
authors and co-authors are listed on individual materials
included in this collection.
Disclaimer and Reproduction Information: Information in
NASD does not represent NIOSH policy. Information included in
NASD appears by permission of the author and/or copyright holder.
More
The materials are currently being distributed statewide
by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation. Virginia Farm Bureau
Federation is also using the materials in conjunction with
their ROPS incentive award program. Agricultural extension
agents at South Carolina State University
and Clemson University are using some of the materials with
farmers in 14 South Carolina counties. Several other southern
and mid western states are also using portions of the materials.
The Kentucky Community Partners worked to create a program,
not only for Kentucky, but for the nation as well. Even
though many of the stories, activities, and materials originated
in Kentucky, most of the materials deal with injury risks
and safety problems encountered by nearly all farmers.
