SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE FOR YOUTH

The Safety in Agriculture for Youth (SAY) project is a primary method for NIFA to address the safety and health of youth working in production agriculture. NIFA is accomplishng this by developing a sustainable and accessible national clearinghouse for agricultural safety and health curriculum for youth. A National Steering Committee and stakeholder groups are guiding this effort, and in particular improvments in the Curriculum Alignment Submission Tool (CAST), the SAY National Clearinghouse, drafting request for proposals for sustainment of SAY, and possible methods of moving forward in the development of a consensus youth work guidance document for agriculture that reflects current work hazards facing youth and that provide clarity for compliance, and recommends standards for safety training and hazard reduction.