LESSON PLAN Rigor/Relevance

Framework
Area and/or Course Horticulture 6
C D
5

Knowledge
Assimilation Adaptation
4 _______ ___X____

Lesson Title Pruning and Horticulture Safety 3

2 A B
No. Periods 1 (73- minute period) 1 Acquisition Application
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Teacher Goal(s): 1 2 3 4 5
1. Students will understand the need to have a safe Application
horticulture environment.
2. Students will be introduced the greenhouses and the
Resource Center

Objectives:

The student will be able to (TSWBT). (Oregon Skill Set numbers in parentheses at the
end of the objective statement.)
1. Define and identify safe practices and procedures in horticulture (AGS 06.02.01)
2. Explain safety hazards in the greenhouse setting and horticulture industry (AGS 06.01.02.00)
3. Compare and contrast safe behaviors and situations with unsafe conditions (AG 06.02.01.05)
4. Identify the need for personal protective equipment (AGS 06.01.01.01)
5. Select and identify unsafe conditions or violations in the greenhouse (AG 06.02.05)

State Standards met by Objectives:

Subject Strand Eligible Content
1. AG 06.02.01.05 Demonstrate specific actions to avoid hazardous
work situations
2. AGS 06.01.02.00 Demonstrate the importance of safety, health and
environmental compliance and performance in an
agricultural workplace for all employees
3. AGS 06.01.01.01 Identify major regulatory areas related to a specific
industry or workplace environment
4. AG 06.02.05 Demonstrate knowledge and skills that prevent
health and safety problems in the workplace

Knowledge: 1=awareness; 2=comprehension; 3=application; 4=analysis; 5=synthesis; 6=evaluation

Application: 1=knowledge in one discipline; 2=apply knowledge in one discipline; 3=apply knowledge across disciplines; 4=apply knowledge to real-world predictable situations; 5=apply
knowledge to real-world unpredictable situations
Materials, Equipment, Audio-Visual References:
Aids: http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~rugreenhouse/rules.html

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/injury/
1. PowerPoint
2. Goggles
3. Long pants
4. Gloves
5. Long sleeved shirt
Anticipatory Set/Introduction/Motivation/Interest Approach:

Review Yesterday’s Lesson:

Yesterday’s lesson related to hand tool identification and safety precautions. The teacher will
perform verbal checks for understanding of material as well as administer a hand tool
identification quiz.

Verbal Questions will include:

(Teacher shows each tool, and asks students the following question for each)
1. What is this tool; and what is what type of cuts will this tool make?
2. What are the safety precautions for this tool?
3. What are the safety features of this tool?
4. What is the process for sharpening the blades of this tool?
5. How should this tool be stored for future use?

Set:

The teacher will come into class dressed in complete Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
including safety glasses, earplugs, gloves, boots, coveralls, and coat. When I describe each piece
of PPE I will remove the article and describe it.

Transition (Use Objective):

1. Define and identify safe practices and procedures in horticulture

2. Explain safety hazards in the greenhouse setting and horticulture industry
3. Compare and contrast safe behaviors and situations with unsafe conditions
4. Identify the need for personal protective equipment
5. Select and identify unsafe conditions or violations in the greenhouse
Strategy – Includes Teacher Subject Matter Outline/Problem and Solution
Activity, Student Activity, (Application Points Lace in Throughout Lesson)
Questions/Answers and (Modeling, Guided Practice, and Content)
Objectives

Objective #1 Horticulture Safety

(Q) Why is safety in Safety is important in horticulture, other areas of agriculture,

Horticulture so important? in work, and in life in general.

(A) There are a lot of To be safe means to be free of harm. Practicing safety in
dangerous situations, most of horticulture involves preventing injury and loss. Safety is
which can be avoided by using everyone’s responsibility.
safety
Knowing about safety can help prevent accidents. Accidents
(Q) What does it mean to be are actions that occur unintentionally. Accidents cannot be
safe? predicted, but they are more likely to occur in hazardous
situations.
(A) Use common sense, no
horseplay, etc. Hazards are dangers where risk is present. In the United
States, accidents kill nearly one million people and injure
(Q) Who’s responsibility is it 900,000 more per year. Accidents are the leading cause of
to maintain safe working death. Accidents can happen anywhere including in the
conditions in the greenhouse? home, at work, or in public areas.

(A) OURS! Major areas of concern in horticulture safety include safety

practices in pest control, safety with machinery and tools,
and safety with tractors and large equipment. Knowing how
to properly use these items can help reduce risk and help
prevent accidents.

Teacher will present facts

using a PowerPoint
presentation to show the
number of accidents which
occur in agricultural settings
(Q) Why do you think the
agricultural industry has such
a high rate of fatal accidents
(A) Because our conditions
are more likely to have
accidents being around
equipment, chemicals, etc.
than an office setting or other
mostly indoor occupations.
Agriculture has one of the worst fatal accident and
occupational ill health records of any major employment
sector.
Less than 1.5% of the working population is employed in
agriculture yet the sector is responsible for between 15% and
20% of fatalities to workers each year. The industry also has
a rate of self-reported illness which is typically higher than
the average for all industries.
The provisional fatal injury rate in agriculture for 2007/08
was 9.7 fatalities per 100,000 workers - the highest of any
industrial sector. Included in the definition of agriculture is
horticulture, forestry and other related industries. In
(Q) What is one way we can
help minimize the risks
associated with agricultural
practices?
(A) Use safety!
Students will be asked
questions and asked to rank
the following accidents in
order from 1-8. 1 being the
most likely to cause death, and
8 causing the least amount of
deaths in the agricultural
industry:
(Answers are under “The
main causes of death to
workers”)
-asphyxiation/drowning
-electricity
-falling
-livestock related
-trapped by something
collapsing or overturning
-transport
-struck by moving or falling
objects
-contact with machinery
Objective #2
(Q) What are some of the
safety hazards or situations in
the horticulture industry?
(A) sharp objects, saws, heavy
materials, plants which may
cause allergic reaction for
certain individuals, chemicals,
etc.
(Q) What are some safety
aspects or rules we should
consider when we are working
in the greenhouse?
mainstream agriculture the area for particular concern is the
self-employed.
This means an average of 46 people each year are killed in
the industry – almost 1 death per week!
Of the 464 people killed over the past ten years:
 145 were employees
 254 were self employed
 65 were members of the public, of which
 26 of these were children under the age of 16 years
old
The main causes of death to workers continue to
be:
 transport (being run over or vehicle overturns) -
accounting for 24% of fatalities.
 falling from a height (through fragile roofs, trees etc)
- 17%.
 struck by moving or falling objects (bales, trees etc) -
15%.
 asphyxiation / drowning - 10%
 livestock related fatalities - 10%
 contact with machinery - 8%
 trapped by something collapsing or overturning - 7%
 contact with electricity - 5%
Safety Hazards in Horticulture
1. Review Safe Operating Practices for applicable
equipment and perform pre-operational checks.
2. Make sure work area is clear of any slip or trip
hazards before starting work
3. Always wear appropriate personal protective
equipment (PPE) as recommended by the
manufacture and as noted on MSDS for any
chemicals being used and as designated by your
supervisor. ( To include, but not limited to, eyewear,
Gloves, Respirator (mask), etc.)
4. Avoid skin contact with chemicals.
5. Do not smoke when applying chemicals.
6. For procedures requiring respirator use, employees
must be medically certified (fit tested) to use one and
trained in respiratory protection prior to use.
Students will be asked to make
a list of as many hazards as
they can in 3-4 minutes.
The teacher will explain to the
students that this activity is a
competition between your
classmates, so try and come
up with as many hazards as
possible
(Q) When you are finished in
the greenhouse; what are some
clean-up things to make sure
and complete?
(A) Wash hands, clean area,
sanitize tools
Objective #3
(Q) What are some unsafe
things which could cause an
accident in the greenhouse?
(A) Throwing things, not
picking things up, etc.
Students will come up with a
list of unsafe activities in the
greenhouse and an
appropriate consequence for
each action.
Teacher will have students
read the consequences and the
actions out loud and agree to
one of the consequences.
7. Proper lifting techniques shall be used. Get help or
use equipment when weight exceeds your safe lifting
capacity.
8. All chemicals and rooting hormones shall be properly
labeled and stored in a manner consistent with the
labeling and MSDS for that product. Always follow
any recommendation for exposure and spill cleanup
as noted in the MSDS sheet.
9. Use appropriate measuring devices and use a funnel
when pouring chemicals to prevent chemical spills.
10. All electrical equipment such as heated propagation
mats shall be checked on a periodic basis for function
and wear.
11. All cords used shall have proper grounds and be
plugged into a GFCI outlet. Drop cords are not to be
used on a continuous basis they are for temporary use
only.
12. Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after
handling hormones and chemicals.
Horticulture Safety Rules
No one is to change, reprogram or turn on and off any
equipment, computer panels, or circuit breakers. Personal
safety can be at risk and serious damage can occur to
equipment and research projects if controls are tampered
with.
The greenhouse is considered a laboratory and proper lab
safety should be followed at all times. Open toe shoes and
sandals cannot be worn in the greenhouse.
Make sure that doors to greenhouse zones are closed at all
times. Proper heating or cooling will not occur if they are
open. Open doors also allow insects to enter your
greenhouse. Due to the negative pressure created by the
cooling fans, make sure doors are latched to prevent
accidental opening.
Do not block or stack materials in front of intake vents in
greenhouse zones. The vents can be damaged and uneven
cooling will occur.
To avoid the clogging of drains and dirt build up in the
greenhouse all potting is to be performed in the headhouse
work area. Please clean up all refuse from potting.
To reduce the possibility of water hoses bursting and
flooding the greenhouse turn faucet valve off after use and
return hose to holder.

Objective #4
(Q) What is Proper Protective
Equipment?
(A) a.k.a. PPE includes such
things as safety glasses,
goggles, safety shields or
helmets
As the students name some of
the PPE items the teacher,
who has been teaching with
PPE for the entire period, will
remove the goggles, helmet,
and shield and talk about each
one as the students call them.
(Q) Why is hearing protection
so critical around equipment?
(A) Once you lose part of your Hearing protection is also important, especially when
hearing, you will never get it working around tractors or large machinery.
back
(Q) What are some examples
of respiratory PPE?
(A) breathing masks,
respirators, etc.
(Q) What are some examples
of skin and body protection?
(A) long sleeves, gloves, hard
hats, long pants, etc.
Carts should be promptly returned to the greenhouse
entrance when not in use. Return other borrowed equipment
to proper locations.
Avoid getting growth lamps wet when watering or
spraying especially when lamps are on. Due to the high
temperature of the lamps avoid letting plants grow within 2
feet of lamps.
Discarded potting soil should be put directly into the
garbage dumpster outside building or consult greenhouse
management about possible recycling of soil. Potting soil
from engineered plants must be sterilized before disposal.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Personal protective equipment, or PPE, are devices worn to
help protect people from injury.
It is important to know what personal protective equipment
should be worn in certain situations and how to wear them so
they provide the most protection.
Eye protection should be worn any time you are working
with chemicals, working in the shop, or when bright light
could cause injury.
Examples of eye PPE include: safety glasses, safety goggles,
safety shields or helmets, and eyewash.
Chemicals are frequently used in horticulture. At times, it
may also be necessary to work with tools or large equipment.
Therefore, it is important to have these items and wear them
at the appropriate times.
Examples of hearing PPE include earplugs or earmuffs.
Wearing hearing protection properly can help reduce hearing
loss.
Respiratory protection is also important in horticulture.
Working with chemicals or around vapors and fumes can
cause lung injury or death if you’re not careful.
Examples of respiratory PPE include particulate masks and
respirators.

(Q) What are some safety
precautions to use when
handling, applying, or storing
chemicals?
(A) Wear PPE to ensure the
skin, eyes, and lungs are not
exposed to potentially fatal
chemicals
(Q) How do you know how to
apply chemicals and when?
(A) Read the label
(Q) Where should chemicals
be stored?
(A) Somewhere that locks
Objective #5
For the final lesson
assignment students will be
asked to go out into the
greenhouse and label safety
hazards and conditions with
blue masking tape which need
to be fixed.
For every piece of tape laid
down students will need to put
their initials on it and a
number. The students will
keep a list of those hazards
and describe why they are
hazards
Skin and body protection is also important when the skin
may be exposed to toxic, or poisonous chemicals. The type
of skin and body protection used should be based on the job
being done and materials being handled.
Examples include: gloves, aprons, hard hats,
long sleeves, long pants, and boots.
Anytime chemicals are used to control pests there is risk
involved. Those at risk include other plants, animals, people,
and the environment. In order to reduce risks, it is important
to follow safety precautions when handling, applying, and
storing chemicals.
Before opening or handling any chemical, it is important to
first read the label. The pesticide label is a legal document
that gives information regarding the safe use, application,
and storage of that particular chemical.
When applying chemicals, it is important the applicator wear
the approved PPE, check all equipment to be used, and clear
the area of all people and animals. Chemicals should be
applied as directed on the label.
To protect the health of humans and animals and help protect
the environment, it is important to store chemicals properly.
Areas where chemicals are stored should be easy to lock,
well-ventilated, properly lighted, dry, and protected from
temperature extremes. In order to store chemicals safely it is
important to follow approved management techniques.
Closure/Summary/Conclusion (Tie in Objectives)

To review the lesson students will discuss their list of safety hazards or potential risks in the
greenhouse and discuss with the class why they chose each one. The teacher will then review
the objective for the day to verbally check for understanding.

1. Define and identify safe practices and procedures in horticulture

2. Explain safety hazards in the greenhouse setting and horticulture industry
3. Compare and contrast safe behaviors and situations with unsafe conditions
4. Identify the need for personal protective equipment
5. Select and identify unsafe conditions or violations in the greenhouse

Evaluation: (Authentic forms of Evaluation, Quizzes, or Written Exam)

1. Safety sheet with the numbered list of safety hazards

2. Daily calendar

Assignments: (Student Activities Involved in Lesson/Designed to Meet Objectives)

1. Safety sheet with the numbered list of safety hazards

2. Verbal check for understanding:
- Why is safety in Horticulture so important?
- What does it mean to be safe?
- Who’s responsibility is it to maintain safe working conditions in the greenhouse?
- What are some of the safety hazards or situations in the horticulture industry?

Lesson Reflection

In the future for this lesson I would like to show the agricultural safety video, some students
had seen it before and asked to watch it. I did not have the DVD, but realize the value of
showing some of the potential hazards, accidents, and consequences of agricultural settings.

Overall the lesson went well, students were able to locate even more hazards than I had been
ready for, so that was a good opportunity for me to begin asking students, “Why do you think
that is a hazard?” I also ended up writing the hazards on the board, and students voted for the
most deadly hazard, which students enjoyed.