February 26, 2019
2019 Youth Farm Safety Course Now Available
Legally required 2019 safety-training resources for young people are now available through the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
The Kansas Hazardous Occupation Training (HOT) is conducted to provide compliance with three pieces of federal legislation governing the protection of children in occupational settings:
• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Hazardous Occupation Orders for Agriculture (HOOA)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
In order for youths ages 14 and 15 to work for hire, they must pass a 4-H (or similar) safe tractor and machinery operation program or complete a similar course conducted as part of a high school agriculture program.
The Kansas HOT program, offered through K-State Research and Extension county and district offices, may fulfill the training requirements of the HOOA law.
The objectives of the HOT program are:
• To provide trainees with knowledge of tractor, machinery and other farm hazards to reduce the farm accident rate.
• To provide trainees with sufficient information to pass a written examination.
• To provide trainees an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to pass a safe tractor driving examination.
Youths who are under age 14 may take the course with the instructor's permission. However, they must be 14 to receive a Certificate of Training.
K-State Research and Extension agents who have scheduled the course are asked to provide the dates to Tawnie Larson at tawnie@ksu.edu so the courses can be posted on the website for youths and employers. Larson is also the contact for the test and answer key.
The 2019 training schedule can be found at http://www.bae.ksu.edu/extension/fs/khot/schedule/index.html. Resources for instructors can be found at http://www.bae.ksu.edu/extension/fs/khot/resources/index.html.
Completed registration forms should be emailed to tawnie@ksu.edu.