Safety Research

My safety research has focused on tractor safety and safety in the agricultural teaching laboratory. A bibliography of selected papers follows:

Schumacher, L. G., Hires, B. and Frisby, J. (1991). Tractor safety: Are farmers using OEM safety devices?. Journal of Agricultural Mechanization, 6 (1), 18-23.

Schumacher, L. G. and Harrison, J. D. (1991). A theoretical basis for shop safety color Coding. Proceedings of the Central Region Conference in Agricultural Education Poster Board Competition. Chicago, IL.

Schumacher, L. G., Hires, B. and Frisby, J. (1989). Tractor safety: Are farmers using OEM safety devices?. American Society of Agricultural Engineers Winter Meeting 1989. New Orleans, LA: paper #89-1625.

Schumacher, L. G. & Brown, S. (1992). Agricultural Education Laboratory Safety Checklist. Jefferson City, MO., Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Several key individuals at MU assisted me with this research. Those who assisted are noted below:

Steve Brown- Assistant State Supervisor of Agricultural Education in Missouri.

Dan Chappell- Presently teaching agricultural education in Missouri.

Jim Frisby- Professor at the University of Missouri.

John D. Harrison- Private contractor that specializes in waste water treatment.

Bill Hires- Associate professor at the University of Missouri.

These papers are on file at MU and several were published by the Journal of Agricultural Mechanization and the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Please contact me at schumacherl@missouri.edu for additional information. I can also be reached at 573-882-2126 or by mail at: