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Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation. 2010. North American guidelines for children's agricultural tasks. [Marshfield, WI]: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation,

Annotation: This electronic resource presents guidelines to help adults match a child's physical and mental abilities with the requirements of different agricultural jobs. They are intended to help reduce childhood agricultural injuries. Topics include animal care, manual labor, implement and haying operations, tractor fundamentals, and other tasks. Some of the guidelines are available in Spanish.

Contact: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449, Telephone: (800) 782-8581 Fax: (715) 389-3319 Web Site: http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/research/pages/index.aspx Available from the website.

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Keywords: Agricultural injuries, Child safety, Guidelines, Injury prevention, Motor development, Occupational safety and health, Psychological development, Spanish language materials

Waters TR, Wilkins JR. 2004. Conference proceedings: Prevention of musculoskeletal disorders for children and adolescents working in agriculture. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 42 pp.

Annotation: This report provides a summary of a national conference held in Cincinatti, Ohio, on May 6-7, 2002. The conference, co-sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the Great Lakes Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at Ohio State University, brought together national experts from across the United States to discuss research needs regarding prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders for children and adolescents working in agriculture. The report includes an executive summary, a background section, a list of key terms, a description of the meeting format, a summary of panel discussions, summary findings, references, and a list of attendees.

Contact: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Patriots Plaza Building , 395 East Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20201, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html Available from the website. Document Number: NIOSH pub. no. 2004-119.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Agricultural safety, Child health, Conferences, Musculoskeletal diseases, Occupational safety and health, Prevention, Research

National Committee for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention. 1996. Children and agriculture: Opportunities for safety and health—A national action plan. Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 22 pp.

Annotation: This report presents an action plan which would reduce the number of agricultural injuries to children and adolescents involved in agriculture whether as workers or bystanders. It includes the objectives and makes recommendations for reducing the frequency and severity of childhood agricultural injuries. Side bars elaborate issues raised by the committee members while they were developing the plan; a key for each objective identifies stakeholders who may play a role in achieving that objective. The report includes biographical sketches of the committee members, bibliographical references, and suggested readings. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, Agricultural injuries, Children, Farm machinery, Injury prevention, Occupational safety and health, Rural populations, Strategic plans