ABSTRACT

Purpose: Recent studies have revealed a 300% increase in work-related all-terrain vehicle (ATV) deaths since the 1980s, with the agricultural sector experiencing 65% of all occupational fatalities. On farms, the majority of those injured and killed while riding ATVs are male, and the age group at highest risk are young adults (ages 16–40). Our Gear Up for Ag Health and Safety Program™ is designed specifically for this age group. The program has been successfully delivered to high school and college agriculture students in the United States, Canada, and abroad. In just over a year, the program has reached more than 2200 individuals using non-traditional methods of education such as interactive demonstrations, Kahoot!© surveys, and motion graphics.

Methods: The Gear up For Ag™ program incorporates standardized pre-surveys used to identify potential on-farm hazards, past experiences, and to examine health and safety behaviors. The pre-survey is a guide for cultural and geographic customization of curriculum. In 2018–2019, 70% of students in five countries (n = 1574) completed the survey.

Results/Findings: In the first year of the program, pre-survey data have drawn attention to a need for increased attention to ATV/Quad safety among this population. Pre-survey results have demonstrated that almost all respondents regularly use ATVs/Quads. Over half of respondents (56%) have rolled an ATV or Quad, yet only 18% report that they regularly wear helmets. In addition, 78% report allowing extra riders on the vehicle.

Practical Application: In the past, traditional ATV/Quad safety education has focused primarily on the use of helmets, personal protective equipment, and not allowing extra riders. However, we have observed that young adults in our program continue to follow administrative safety controls at very low rates. Due to the increasing burden of injuries and economic costs from ATV-related traumas, our unique program sees tremendous value of enhanced focus on promoting awareness of safety engineering designs to lessen the severity of such events. Therefore, future plans involve the creation of an ATV Safety Motion Graphic and in-depth examination of young adults’ awareness, beliefs, and cultural acceptability of several ATV safety design features.

摘要

目的：最近的研究表明，自1980年代以来，与工作有关的全地形车（ATV）死亡人数增加了300％，其中农业部门的职业死亡人数占65％。在农场上，乘坐ATV时受伤和丧生的大多数是男性，风险最高的年龄段是年轻人（16至40岁）。我们针对Ag健康与安全计划的准备工作专门针对该年龄段的人群。该计划已成功交付给美国，加拿大和国外的高中和大学农业学生。在短短一年多的时间里，该计划已使用非传统的教育方法，例如交互式演示，Kahoot！©调查和动态图形，使2200多人受益。

方法：Gear Up For Ag™计划结合了标准化的前期调查，用于识别潜在的农场危害，过去的经验以及检查健康和安全行为。预调查是针对课程的文化和地理定制的指南。在2018–2019年，五个国家（n = 1574）的学生中有70％完成了调查。

结果/发现：在该计划的第一年，调查前数据引起了人们对该人群中ATV / Quad安全性的更多关注。调查前的结果表明，几乎所有受访者都定期使用ATV / Quad。超过一半的受访者（56％）使用了ATV或Quad头盔，但只有18％的受访者表示自己经常戴头盔。此外，有78％的人报告允许车辆上有额外的骑手。

实际应用：过去，传统的ATV / Quad安全教育主要集中在头盔，个人防护设备的使用上，不允许额外的骑手。但是，我们注意到，我们计划中的年轻人继续以非常低的比例遵循行政安全控制措施。由于越来越多的伤害负担和与ATV相关的创伤带来的经济损失，我们独特的计划看到了加强对提高安全工程设计意识以减轻此类事件的严重性的巨大价值。因此，未来的计划包括创建ATV安全运动图形，并深入检查年轻人对ATV安全设计特征的意识，信仰和文化接受度。