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Toolkit for Implementing a Community-Based "IMBY" Safety Event1

Carol J. Lehtola and Charles M. Brown2

Abstract -- Circular 1438

This fact sheet contains an abstract of a 27-page tollkit circular, which is one a set of materials that can be used to develop and present the "Rhythm of the Seasons" safety workshop.

To view the entire publication, see the accompanying PDF on EDIS:

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/AE/AE25500.pdf

You may also view the lesson plan at the Florida AgSafe website:

http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu/imby.html

Related Materials

The toolkit circular is one component of a set materials that can be used to develop and present the "Rhythm of the Seasons" workshop.

The five primary components of the workshop materials are:

  • Toolkit for Implementing a Community-Based "IMBY" Safety Event (UF/IFAS Circular 1438)

  • Rhythm of the Seasons: Planting Seeds of Safety, Harvesting Grains of Hope -- A Lesson Plan for Farm Safety Audiences (UF/IFAS Circular 1437)

  • Rhythm of the Seasons: A Journey beyond Loss (UF/IFAS Video SV125; available from the IFAS Extension Bookstore -- 1-800-226-1764)

  • In My Back Yard (IMBY) Workbook (available at the Florida AgSafe website)

  • Rhythm of the Seasons PowerPoint Slide Set (available at the Florida AgSafe website)

In the workshop, participants view the video, Rhythm of the Seasons: A Journey beyond Loss, and complete the In My Backyard (IMBY) workbook. The companion lesson plan gives complete instructions on conducting the workshop. The PowerPoint slide set is keyed to the lesson plan.

Additional workshop support materials can be found at the Florida AgSafe website.

Intended Audience

The toolkit is intended for use by Extension agents or community volunteers who are interested in general guidance about developing a community-based safety event. “Community-based” means that individuals and businesses contribute time and resources to produce the event, rather than a single organization taking responsibility for all elements of the event.

Description

The toolkit circular provides guidance to use of materials to help implement the IMBY safety workshop, but the guidelines in the toolkit can be useful for developing other safety events.

In this publication, putting the IMBY event together is broken into a series of specific tasks:

  • Task 1 -- Assemble a team to develop the event

  • Task 2 -- Identify community resources

  • Task 3 -- Develop community support

  • Task 4 -- Schedule and publicize the event

  • Task 5 -- Conduct the event

  • Task 6 -- Evaluate the effort

In addition to guidelines for each task, a series of forms -- the toolkit -- is provided, which organizers can use as given or customize for specific communities, audiences, or events. The toolkit includes:

  • Key Contact List (who can help and how can they help)

  • Kick-Off Meeting

  • Suggested Agenda for Kick-Off Meeting

  • Marketing and Publicizing the Project

  • Letter of Invitation for Participants

  • Letter of Invitation for Supporters

  • Press Release (before event)

  • Press Release (after event)

  • Participant's Evaluation

  • Certificate of Completion

  • Follow-up Meeting

The goal of the IMBY activity -- as in any educational effort -- is to change people's behaviors. To achieve this, the activity must accomplish a short list of goals:

  • Make people aware that unintentional injuries and deaths are preventable.

  • Give information about the specific nature of the hazards.

  • Give information about eliminating hazards.

  • Provide a procedure for hazard identification and elimination.

Footnotes

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This document is AE255, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First published May 2003. Reviewed January 2009. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Carol J. Lehtola, Associate Professor and State Extension Agricultural Safety Specialist, and Charles M. Brown, Coordinator - Information/Publication Services, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. For more information on obtaining other extension publications, contact your county Cooperative Extension service.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Nick T. Place, Dean.