Mazur Joan, Vincent Stacy, Watson Jennifer, Westneat Susan
a Department of Curriculum and Instruction , University of Kentucky , Lexington , Kentucky , USA.
J Agromedicine. 2015;20(2):149-59. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2015.1009665.
This study with three Appalachian county agricultural education programs examined the feasibility, effectiveness, and impact of integrating a cost-effective rollover protective structure (CROPS) project into high school agricultural mechanics classes. The project aimed to (1) reduce the exposure to tractor overturn hazards in three rural counties through the installation of CROPS on seven tractors within the Cumberland Plateau in the east region; (2) increase awareness in the targeted rural communities of cost-effective ROPS designs developed by the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to encourage ROPS installations that decrease the costs of a retrofit; (3) test the feasibility of integration of CROPS construction and installations procedures into the required agricultural mechanics classes in these agricultural education programs; and (4) explore barriers to the implementation of this project in high school agricultural education programs. Eighty-two rural students and three agricultural educators participated in assembly and installation instruction. Data included hazard exposure demographic data, knowledge and awareness of CROPS plans, and pre-post knowledge of construction and assessment of final CROPS installation. Findings demonstrated the feasibility and utility of a CROPS education program in a professionally supervised secondary educational setting. The project promoted farm safety and awareness of availability and interest in the NIOSH Cost-effective ROPS plans. Seven CROPS were constructed and installed. New curriculum and knowledge measures also resulted from the work. Lessons learned and recommendations for a phase 2 implementation and further research are included.
本研究针对三个阿巴拉契亚县的农业教育项目，考察了将一个具有成本效益的翻车保护结构（CROPS）项目纳入高中农业机械课程的可行性、有效性和影响。该项目旨在：（1）通过在东部地区坎伯兰高原的七台拖拉机上安装CROPS，减少三个农村县拖拉机翻车事故的风险；（2）提高目标农村社区对美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）开发的具有成本效益的翻车保护结构设计的认识，以鼓励安装翻车保护结构，降低改装成本；（3）测试将CROPS建造和安装程序纳入这些农业教育项目所需的农业机械课程的可行性；（4）探索该项目在高中农业教育项目中实施的障碍。82名农村学生和三名农业教育工作者参与了组装和安装指导。数据包括危险暴露人口统计数据、对CROPS计划的知识和认识，以及最终CROPS安装的建造和评估前后的知识。研究结果表明，在专业监督的中等教育环境中，CROPS教育项目具有可行性和实用性。该项目促进了农场安全，提高了对NIOSH具有成本效益的翻车保护结构计划的可获得性和兴趣。建造并安装了七套CROPS。这项工作还产生了新的课程和知识措施。文中包含了经验教训以及对第二阶段实施和进一步研究的建议。
