Each year across the United States, 25.000 kids are seriously injured in agricultural-related accidents. Together we can reverse that trend.
Every community shares a commitmenmt to educate and protect its children. Teaching Agricultural Safety to Kids (T.A.S.K.) is an FFA community partnership program that focuses on reducing the number of serious injuries and deaths among young children living in rural areas across the state. The TASK curriuclum, developed in Illinois, is aimed at educating children ages 9 to 12 about various hazards around the farm and appropriate safety precautions.
The TASK curriculum is composed of several "hands on" safety units, an extensive resource appendix, and a strong family component. The units are intended to meet state education goals and may be incorporated into existing classroom curricula.
TASK is also a youth-teaching-youth model. FFA members receive intensive training about the curriuclum and in turn serve as role models by teaching the program to younger children. Appropriate settings for TASK include elementary schools, 4-H clubs, Safety Day camps, and farm family events.
In order to assure that the TASK curriculum is technically correct and effective, a statewide Consortium of agricultural health and safety effors provide ongoing review of the materials and they are written and revised.
TASK has set up a toll free number to answer questions about how your community may establish a local TASK team for you area. Call 1-800-323-TASK to learn more about Teaching Agricultural Safety to Kids, or write: