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ERIC Number: ED431086
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 150
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Occupational Health and Safety. Level 1. Level 2. Level 3. Support Materials for Agricultural Training.
Batman, Kangan; Gadd, Nick; Lucas, Michele
This publication contains the three communication skills units of the three levels of Support Materials for Agricultural Training (SMAT) in the area of occupational health and safety: Level 1 (starting), 2 (continuing), and 3 (completing). The units are designed to help the learner improve his or her written and spoken communication skills needed to deal with occupational safety and health. SMAT materials can be used by the individual, with a mentor, or in a group or class. An introduction describes how to use the materials, types of activities, and materials needed. Four types of activities are found in the communication unit: key word activities, reading activities, writing activities, and spoken communication activities. Model answers are provided. Topics covered in Level 1 are as follows: danger on the farm, talking safety, rollover protection, chemicals, chemicals: emergency and first aid, accidents and injuries, emergencies, and tractor accidents. Topics covered in Level 2 include the following: safe chemical use, children on farms, getting your message across, zoonoses, and talking farming. Topics covered in Level 3 are as follows: a farm accident, WorkCover Certificate of Capacity, worker's claim for compensation, employer claim report, farm electrical safety, and creating networks. (YLB)
Language Australia National Resource Centre, GPO Box 372F, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; e-mail: lanrc@la.ames.vic.edu.au
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: Australian Dept. of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Canberra.
Authoring Institution: National Languages and Literacy Inst., Melbourne (Australia).
Identifiers - Location: Australia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A