A Design for Tailgate Safety Training in Ohio

SUMMARY This project will examine the effectiveness of short, frequent, (tailgate) safety training sessions for farm employees. Four measures will be made before and again after a year-long series of tailgate safety training sessions for agricultural employees. Instruments have been developed to measure safety attitudes and safety knowledge. Occupational accident history will be collected from Worker's Compensation files. Behaviors will be assessed by on-farm visits. Changes of those in the treatment group will be compared with changes of those in the comparison group to document effectiveness of the training.