Improving working and health conditions in agriculture

This course is an online adaptation of the ILO training program "Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development" or WIND. The WIND program consists of conducting training workshops with a participatory, action-oriented methodology to improve working and health conditions in work and living environments. It was designed to increase the safety, health, and well-being of farmers and their families by applying simple improvements available in each local situation. OBJECTIVES The general objective of this online course is the training and certification of mini-workshop facilitators to improve safety, health, and working and living conditions in rural areas. Specifically, upon completion of this course, participants are expected to have the ability to: • Describe the ILO's WIND methodology, as well as its characteristics and fundamental principles. • Provide technical advice to improve working and health conditions related to the storage and handling of materials; safety in the use of machinery; workplaces and work tools; the work environment and control of dangerous agents; as well as the facilities for well-being and the organization of work. • Use the different tools required for a WIND mini-workshop: checklists, photos of good practices, resources for technical sessions, orientation materials, etc. • Organize, prepare and conduct a mini training workshop following the guidelines of the WIND methodology. CONTENT This is a course with 7 self-guided modules: Module 1: The ILO WIND methodology. Module 2: Storage and handling of materials . Module 3: Safety in the use of machinery. Module 4: Workplaces and work tools. Module 5: Work environment and control of dangerous agents. Module 6: Facilities for well-being and work organization. Module 7: Facilitation of a mini WIND workshop. RESULTS It is expected that the course would provide aspiring facilitators with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct a mini WIND training workshop.