Agriculture Reference
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The committee also considered external factors outlined in Chapter 3 in scor-
ing for program relevance and program impact.
ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING
RESEARCH PROGRAM RELEVANCE AND IMPACT
Score for Relevance
On the basis of information provided by NIOSH and others and its own experi-
ence and expertise, the committee assessed the degree to which the AFF Program
has led and carried out research most relevant to improvements in workplace
protection in agriculture, forestry, and fishing. The committee converted that as-
sessment into a score of 4 for relevance, based on a 5-point scale described in the
Framework Document (Box 10-1).
The committee arrived at this score for the program as a whole after consider-
able deliberation. As one would expect for any research program as diverse as the
AFF Program, the research carried out in some subprograms was more relevant
than in others, as shown in the detailed evaluations presented in Chapters 4-9. In
addition, the rating scale for relevance provided in Box 10-1 required the commit-
tee to consider more than one characteristic of relevance (e.g., priority of research,
level of engagement in transfer activities), and the committee's evaluation of these
different characteristics did not always fit neatly into a single score. For example,
BOX 10-1
Scale for Rating Program Relevance
5 = Research is in highest-priority subject areas and highly relevant to improvements in
workplace protection; research results in, and NIOSH is engaged in, transfer activities
at a significant level (highest rating).
4 = Research is in high-priority subject area and adequately connected to improvements
in workplace protection; research results in, and NIOSH is engaged in, transfer
activities.
3 = Research focuses on lesser priorities and is loosely or only indirectly connected to
workplace protection; NIOSH is not significantly involved in transfer activities.
2 = Research program is not well integrated or well focused on priorities and is not clearly
connected to workplace protection and inadequately connected to transfer activities.
1 = Research in the research program is an ad hoc collection of projects, is not integrated
into a program, and is not likely to improve workplace safety or health.
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