The Kentucky Community Partners for Healthy Farming ROPS Project
: Description of the Activities and Materials
DESCRIBE
- Descriptions of the Activities and Materials
This part of the notebook lists and describes all the materials.
The materials are organized
into six sections. Each set of materials has a name. In this
listing, an abbreviated name appears
immediately after the full name of each item. The materials
themselves are found after this section
of the notebook in the order in which they appear in this
listing. All materials can be found easily
because each set is listed under its section name and with
an individual tab with its abbreviated
name.
Each section has a number. Tabs printed in red identify the
section numbers and names of
the sections. Tabs printed in black within sections identify
individual materials and activities
located within each section. The materials within each section
appear in the same order as they are listed in the “Index”
section of the notebook that starts on page 10 and which has
a tab printed in red and titled “INDEX.” Box 2,
below, lists each of the major activity sections by abbreviation
title. After looking at the Index you can quickly locate any
particular activity in which you are interested by turning
to its black printed tab in the appropriate section of the
notebook..
Box 2: Major Sections of the Notebook Activities and Materials.
(Tabs printed in red locate these section numbers, abbreviations,
and titles in the notebook.)
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| 1 | GOALS | Project Focus, Goals and Materials |
| 2 | WTP | What's the Problem |
| 3 | MASS COM | Mass Communication Messages |
| 4 | ACT | Activities for Farm Community Meetings |
| 5 | SIMS | Simulation Exercises |
| 6 | OTHER | Other Activities and Materials |
1. GOALS - Focus, Goals and Materials
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| The
Problem Project Goals and their Reasons Community Education Materials and Activities |
GOALS | A one-page chart that summarizes the focus and goals of the project and the types of materials included as part of the program. Three additional landscaped and large print pages repeat the same information. The one-page chart is useful as a handout. The three landscaped pages are useful for making overhead transparencies for presentations or for use as posters. |
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| What's the Problem? Facts About Kentucky Tractor Overturn Deaths and Their Prevention | WTP | Tips plus 30, 8.5 x 11-inch charts to use as overhead projector transparencies for making presentations |
This
section of the notebook contains a variety of mass communication
messages. Each
item has its own set of “Tips” for using the materials.
In addition, most items have a table of
contents that lists the materials contained within that set
of materials.
The mass communication materials contained in this section
of the notebook occur in the
order in which they are listed below. The last item in the
list is a set of guidelines for the design of
effective mass communication messages.
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| Public Service Announcements | PSAs | 100, 30-second PSAs for radio broadcast and for use in newsletters and newspapers |
| Mailing, Billing, and Check Stuffers | MBCS | 15 short graphic and text messages for use as envelope stuffers or countertop handouts |
| Stuffers | handouts | |
| Posters for Public Display | PPD | A series of 24, 8.5 x 11 inch posters that present facts about Kentucky tractor overturn deaths and their prevention |
| How to Get a ROPS and Seat Belt on Your Tractor | HGR | An 8-panel pocket flyer that explains how to get a ROPS for a tractor. A few panels must be changed to list the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of local farm equipment dealers. |
| News Articles | NEWS | A series of 21 news articles about tractor overturn injuries and deaths and the effectiveness of ROPS in preventing injuries during tractor overturns. |
| How to Develop Effective Mass Communication Messages | DMCM | Fourteen practical message design principles are described in simple language. These principles, derived from mass communication effectiveness research, were used in the design of the messages included in this notebook. |
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| Skits About Tractors and ROPS | SKITS | 8 pre-scripted role-play situations about real-life events and conversations about close calls, tractor overturns, and ROPS |
| Mr. Good Egg Farmer Simulation Exercise | MGE | Instructor’s manual with directions for using simple apparatus, scale model tractors and raw hens’ eggs as simulated tractor operators to demonstrate the consequences of overturns without a ROPS and the protection provided by ROPS and seat belts. Many ancillary materials are included (stories, charts, questions, and related activities). |
| My Experience with Tractor Overturns and My Story Activity | MEO | A one-page form that solicits and tabulates from a group the number of people they know who overturned tractors and were (a) killed, (b) permanently disabled, (c) severely injured, (d) injured, or (e) not injured. Group members are invited to tell and/or write brief stories about these experiences. |
| Can All Tractors Be Fitted with ROPS? | CAT | A three-part Internet learning activity designed for middle and high school students as well as for adult farmers. Websites provide access to real cases of tractor overturn fatalities. The user may submit information about any tractor to find ROPS available for that particular model. Print materials included in the notebook include Internet addresses. |
| Photos of Fatal and Non-Fatal Tractor Overturns | POF | A set of ten 8 X 10-inch color photos of overturned tractors. People are asked to examine the photos, describe what happened and discuss the consequences. Brief factual information is provided for each event depicted in the photographs. For use as a group activity or as a display. |
| Homemade ROPS - Should You Make Your Own? | HMR | Includes
questions about homemade ROPS, a memorandum about the dangers of homemade ROPS, a fact sheet about safety and liability problems, and a one page color flier promoting use of certified ROPS available from manufacturers. |
| Tractor Overturn Stories | TOS | Dramatic first-person accounts of tractor overturn events where the storyteller was severely injured or where someone he or she loved was killed. |
| Pause for Thought: Should You Install a ROPS Yourself? Lessons Learned | PFT | Story about a part-time farmer who helped his two sons install a ROPS on a tractor, their motivation for doing so, the tools they needed, the difficulties they encountered, and the lessons they learned. |
| Facts About Tractor/Motor Vehicle Collisions | TMVC | A
collection of facts and stories about
highway collisions between tractors and motor vehicles
in Iowa, Ohio, and Kentucky. Large graphs and charts show the most common types of collisions and when they occur. True stories reveal the circumstances and consequences of the collisions and the protection provided by ROPS and seat belts during such collisions. |
This section of the notebook contains nine simulation exercises. Eight are in paper and pencil format and "Tractors, Farm Safety and Economics - Kayles' Difficult Decisions" is in a CD-ROM multimedia format. All eight simulations 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. The exercises also work well when larger groups of people are divided into small groups.
Each of the eight paper-and-pencil simulations consists of four parts. These are the Tips, the Problem Booklet, the Answer Sheet, and the Answer Key. The Tips are for the teacher or group leader. They tell how to administer the simulation exercise. The Problem Booklet presents the simulation scenario a page at a time using text and graphics. The participants mark their choices on an Answer Sheet. When each small group has finished, participants compare their answers to the Answer Key and discuss any differences of opinion. The paper and pencil simulations
The "Kayles' Difficult Decisions" CD-ROM simulation exercise is self-contained and requires no paper materials. It includes many graphics, text and audio. It is designed for PC computer administration and works best when people work in pairs at a computer. It requires from 60 to 90 minutes to complete this interactive computer simulation. A wealth of information is included in follow-up notes that can be accessed by topic while working through the program. Paper and pencil versions of the Kayles' simulation are available upon request.
All the simulations are based on events and predicaments encountered by real farmers and farm family members as they dealt with some problem or issue. Farmers and farm family members involved in field-testing the simulations report that they are interesting, engaging, and memorable. The materials are ideal for use as hands-on activities in classrooms and community meeting settings.
Most
of the simulations deal with tractor overturn risks, injuries,
and their prevention through the use of ROPS and seat belts.
Two of the simulations deal with child second riders on tractors
and the risks involved in this practice. Another simulation
deals with the hazards children can encounter when they play
on a farm. The "Heather
on Horseback" exercise deals with the risk of severe
head injury when horseback riding without a helmet and the
protection provided by a certified riding helmet.
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| No Way to Meet a Neighbor | NWX (X stands for "exercise") | A story about a fatal highway collision between a city dweller and an experienced farmer during haying season in good weather and broad daylight on a Friday afternoon. Defensive driving in farming country and safe equipment operation are emphasized. |
| A Foggy Morning Meeting | FMM | An early morning collision between an automobile and a round hay baler occurs on a hilly and foggy country road. The woman driving the automobile is severely injured and her three children are shaken up. Defensive driving and safe equipment operation are emphasized. |
| Tommy's Troubles | TTX | An inexperienced 14-year-old boy is clearing a pasture of weeds and brush with a tractor and rotary mower. The tractor runs onto a log and starts to overturn. Decision alternatives include what the boy can do to escape injury. What he and his family could have done to prevent an overturn injury is examined. |
| Tyler's Ride and Tantrum | TRT | Over the objections of his mother, a 4-year-old boy rides on a tractor with his grandfather. The boy has a tantrum when his mother insists he get off the tractor. Later, on a nearby farm, another child is run over and killed when he falls off a tractor another grandfather is driving. |
| Tony's
Ride (available in Spanish) |
TRX | A true story about an 8-year-old boy who died when he fell off a tractor and under a mower when he was riding with his father. The simulation explores the reasons parents allow children to ride on tractors, the misconceptions involved, the severe consequences that can result, and ways to avoid this dangerous practice. Summaries of similar cases are provided. |
| Vicki's
Visit (available in Spanish) |
VVX | Vicki, a young girl from a suburb visits her cousins who live on a farm in the country. The 6-year-old child sees the farm as an awesome playground. Soon she wanders away and is exposed to several hazards. Her two young cousins also encounter hazards and risk injuries as they search for Vicki. Summaries of child farm injuries and close calls are provided. |
| Heather
on Horseback (available in Spanish) |
HOH | A 13-year-old girl who is learning to ride a horse is upset that her dad is leaving for a business trip. She begins riding her horse fast, without a helmet or supervision. She is thrown and suffers a severe head injury and a permanent disabling injury. Summaries of many similar cases are included along with a website address that regularly publishes these cases. |
| Tractors, Farm Safety and Economics | TFSE CD | There are two interactive multimedia exercises on this CD. The first follows a farm family through a three-year period as they expand their farm operation and struggle to deal with labor and money shortages. While stressed by lack of time and bad weather, their 14-year-old son is severely injured in a tractor overturn. The simulation illustrates the economic advantages of good farm planning and management, investing in safety equipment, and using safe work practices. The second exercise is a demonstration of fatal and non-fatal farm tractor overturns and the injury prevention effectiveness of ROPS and seat belts. Both exercises can be used in high schools and young and adult farmer classes. A multimedia PC computer is required. |
| Brad's Last Ride | BLR | Brad takes his ATV out for an afternoon of fun with his friend, Zack. When they begin to race, Brad takes the lead. He turns in his seat to see how far ahead he is. With his head turned, he steers a little too far to the right and misses the opening in a fence. The resulting collision has serious consequences. |
Other
activities and materials are under development and will be
added to the collection.
Some of these materials include additional interactive multimedia
exercises that will be available
in CD-ROM format and through Internet web sites. For updates,
check the web sites for the
Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
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.
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NASD does not represent NIOSH policy. Information included in
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