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Identified child health & safety hazards at study farm will be reduced by at least 75%
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Number of non compliant items was reduced on Supplement A-Policies & Procedures Guide from 31.5 to 4.5 (85.7% reduction) & on Supplement B-Agritourism Worksite Walkthrough Checklist Guide from 50.5 to 6 (88.1% reduction).
Note: partial credit (.5) was given for items that were identified as being partially compliant.
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Risk of injury will be reduced annually for at last 4,000 children visiting the study farm
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Farm has made necessary health & safety improvements as noted above. Policies & procedures have been implemented as part of daily operations & have already benefited 3,300 children visiting the farm since September 15, 2010 |
Study Farm will realize a positive cost benefit for making child health & safety improvements
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Using figures from the National Safety Council, the cost benefit to study farm in preventing a child fatality as the result of implementing this project is estimated to be approximately $1,022,399.35 |
At least 30% of agritourism farmers attending the open-house training session for agritourism farmers will decide to implement the Agritourism Health & Safety Guidelines & or Certified Safe Farm:Farm Safety Review Checklist on their own farms
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89% of the individuals who attended the open-house training who self-identified as agritourism farmers of farm workers affirmed their intent to use the Agritourism Health & Safety Guidelines & or Certified Safe Farm: Farm Safety Review Checklist. Those who did not affirm indicated uncertainty in the level application. |
At least 30% of Cooperative Extension agents & agritourism liability insurers will decide to recommend implementation of Agritourism Health & Safety Guidelines & or Certified Safe Farm:Farm Safety Review Checklist to their constituents.
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100% of the individuals who attended the open house training & self identified as Cooperative Extension agents & agritourism liability insurers affirmed their intent to recommend the Agritourism Health & Safety Guidelines & or Certified Safe Farm: Farm Safety Review Checklist to their constituents.
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A new collaborative relationship will be developed between NC Agromedicine Institute ("The Institute") & the North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association
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Martha Glass, Manager, Agritourism Office, NC Department of Agriculture attended the Open House held at study farm. As a result of the day's activities, farm operators were invited to present project findings & outcomes at the 2011 NC Agritourism Meeting. Ms. Glass also agreed to assist the Institute & collaborative partners with East Carolina University's Center for Sustainable Tourism in disseminating a follow-up survey to learn more about health & safety practices in agritourism statewide |
