ONLINE FARM SAFETY EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR 16 TO 20 YEAR OLD UNDERSERVED YOUTH

The current national farm safety education and certification programs for youth are designed to educate and certify 14 and 15 year old youth to comply with the existing Hazardous Orders from the USDOL. The two most current examples of programs are the NSTMOP and Gearing Up for Safety which were developed to meet the requirements of the HOs. However, 78% of the youth hired in agriculture are NOT the target of the current national farm safety education and certification programs. Additionally, the current farm safety education and certification programs for Hispanics are lacking or target the 14 and 15 years of age. The proposed program will address these issues by developing an online farm safety education and certification program that is targeted at Hispanic and non-Hispanic youth that are 16 to 20 years of age.