Miller Mary E, Lee Barbara C
a Washington State Department of Labor and Industries , Olympia , Washington , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2014;19(3):249-57. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2014.887487.
The goal of this project was to develop a model policy that agricultural employers could adopt specific to youth employment, including age-appropriate assignments, training needs for adolescent workers, ideal supervision, and mentoring by adult workers. Methods included discussions at a national conference of agricultural employers, a survey of employers' perspectives on young workers, forming a task force to draft a model policy, and finalizing the policy document. The process resulted in a template that can be used by agricultural employers for immediate adoption, or to be customized and adapted for their unique company. Given new trends in agriculture to use certification systems, safety audits, and voluntary safety standards in addition to the regulatory process, there is value in having a voluntary "best practice" model policy that can be adopted in settings where safeguarding young farm workers is a priority.
该项目的目标是制定一项示范政策，供农业雇主采用，专门针对青年就业，包括适合年龄的工作任务分配、青少年工人的培训需求、理想的监督以及成年工人的指导。方法包括在全国农业雇主会议上进行讨论、对雇主对年轻工人的看法进行调查、成立一个特别工作组来起草示范政策以及敲定政策文件。这一过程产生了一个模板，农业雇主可以立即采用，也可以根据其独特的公司情况进行定制和调整。鉴于农业领域除了监管程序外，还出现了使用认证体系、安全审计和自愿性安全标准的新趋势，拥有一项可在优先保障年轻农场工人安全的环境中采用的自愿性“最佳实践”示范政策具有重要意义。
