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JA:2021-32. ATV/Quad Safety Findings from Evaluation of the Gear up for Ag™ Program (2018-19)

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

This article examines some of our pre-survey responses shared at the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Conference in 2020.We found that most participants in our programs were using ATVs (quad bikes) on the farm and over half (56%) had rolled the...

Commentary: Highlighting the need for pesticides safety training in Nigeria: A survey of farm households in Rivers State

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

This commentary-style article describes current activities being done in Nigeria by Norina Farms to interview agricultural workers in Rivers State to inform development of more community-based, grassroots-style pesticides safety educational programs in the region. We...

Self-reported Quad Bike Use, Safety Behaviors, and Safety Awareness among Young Adults in U.S. and Canadian Agriculture

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

We surveyed more than 700 young adults working in U.S. and Canadian agriculture to examine quad bike safety behaviors and awareness of quad bike safety design. We found that participants in our programs who began using quad bikes at young ages (

Perspective: Emphasizing Safe Engineering Design Features of Quad Bikes in Agricultural Safety Programs

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

Perspectives shared at an ATV Safety Symposium and a review of agricultural ATV safety in the U.S. have highlighted the need for building agricultural community awareness of quad bike engineering controls such as CPDs, wider and more stable frame designs, and 126...

Self-reported respiratory health symptoms and respiratory protection behaviors of young adult hog producers in the United States

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

The self-reported use of filtering facepiece respirators (N95s) in this study is much higher than reported by older farmers in previous years. Most young adult hog projects (76.2%) stated they were already wearing them– even before participating in our program! There...

Infographics Enhance Agricultural Health and Safety Programs for Young Adults

by Nate Rippke | Feb 17, 2025 | Publications

This article summarizes infographics formats commonly used in our agricultural safety and health training programs and provides some tips on proper and engaging use of infographics for outreach purposes. We also found that over 70% of participants remembered a key...
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