University of Kentucky
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.)
Section
Number
|
Abbreviation
|
Section
Title
|
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
Component
Part Name
|
Abbreviation
|
Comment
|
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. |
Link
to "GOALS - Focus, Goals, and Materials"
2. What's the Problem?
Presentation
Name
|
Abbreviation
|
Comment
|
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 |
Link
to "What's the Problem?"
3. MASS COM - Mass Communication Messages
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.
Mass
Communication Item Name
|
Abbreviation
|
Comment
|
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. |
Link
to "MASS COM - Mass Communication Messages"
4. ACT - Activities for Farm Community
Meetings
This section of the notebook contains a variety of engaging
activities that can be used effectively at farm community
meetings, in classrooms, and other group settings. The activities
have been evaluated and found to be easy to use, interesting,
and effective for teaching information about the risk of tractor
overturns and the effectiveness of ROPS for preventing overturn
injuries. The activities also support attitudes and actions
related to equipping tractors with ROPS and seat belts.
Each item has its own set of Tips for using the
materials. In addition, most items have a table of contents
that lists the individual items contained within that activity.
The materials contained in this section of the notebook occur
in the order in which they are listed below.
Activity
Name
|
Abbreviation
|
Comment
|
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 |
Instructors
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. |
Link
to "ACT - Activities for Farm Community Meetings"
5. SIMS - Simulation Exercises
This section of the notebook contains eight simulation exercises.
Seven are in paper and
pencil format and the last one 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 seven 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 can be completed in 20 to 30 minutes.
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 last exercise deals with the risk of severe head
injury when horseback riding without a helmet and the protection
provided by a certified riding helmet.
Simulation
Exercise Name
|
Abbreviation
|
Comment
|
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. |
Link
to "SIMS - Simulation Exercises"
6. OTHER - Other Activities and Materials
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
<http://www.mc.uky.edu/scahip/>
and for the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
<www.kiprc.uky.edu/>.
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
NASD Review: 04/2002
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
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