Resources

The North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) is a project of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety. The National Children's Center strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments.

Resources available on-line

NAGCAT are the subject of an Impact Sheet. This Impact Sheet is part of a series of products that are designed to clearly and concisely communicate the relevance and impact of research to industry, labor, academic, government, and non-government stakeholders. Impact Sheets briefly describe an occupational safety or health hazard, the specific National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) or NIOSH-funded research activity that was conducted to address the hazard, the resulting impact or recommendations, and selected relevant statistics. The NAGCAT Impact Sheet is located at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2011-129/. A printable version can be found at NAGCAT Impact (1.4MB PDF).

NAGCAT Fact Sheet Provides background, methods, results, and recommended uses for NAGCAT.

Successful Farming Showcase Article Reprinted article which appeared in the May-June 1999 issue of Successful Farming magazine highlighting the North American Guidelines project.

Guideline Posters A listing of the guideline categories and related posters with links to each individual poster.

Job Hazard Analysis Frameworks and Developmental Checklists Comprehensive Job Hazard Analysis of 61 agricultural jobs. The job hazard analysis framework is used to break jobs into steps, identify hazards at each step, and recommend safe procedures to reduce hazards. The Developmental Checklist is available for 61 agricultural jobs. Use to assess a child's physical, mental, and psychosocial abilities with the requirements of different agricultural jobs.

Helping kids do the job safely is our goal!