Webinar: Child Farm Injuries are NEVER “Accidents”
March 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CDT
Last updated on February 27th, 2025 at 12:43 pm
Summary: This presentation will address the learning objectives stated below, with a goal of raising awareness about how we can collectively make a difference in influencing culture of safety that safeguards children living and working on farms.
Objectives: At the end of the webinar, participants will have an increased understanding of the…
- History of the terminology shift in disciplines of Transportation Safety, Injury Prevention, and Occupational Safety
- Rationale for word selection related to childhood agricultural fatal and nonfatal injuries
- Prevalence of the term “accident” in agricultural injury news reports
- Actual and potential negative impacts of describing child farm events as “accidents”.
- Personal and professional action steps for influencing a shift away from “accident” terminology in agriculture
Intended Audience: Agricultural safety practitioners, child safety advocates, rural health care providers, rural law enforcement, farmers/parents.
Meet the Presenter: Barbara C. Lee, PhD, Senior Research Scientist Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
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