Safety Features on Agricultural Machines and Farm Structures in Saskatchewan

Major injury is an important occupational health problem for farming populations in North America. There are several well-established risk factors for injury in this setting, including lack of safety features on farm vehicles and machinery, and a lack of passive safety devices that offer protection...

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Published inJournal of agromedicine Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 421 - 424
Main Authors Pickett, William, Hagel, Louise, Dosman, James A., The Saskatchewan Farm Injury Study Team
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2012
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data
Agriculture
Agriculture - instrumentation
Cohort Studies
Equipment Safety
Farm machinery
Farmers
farming
Humans
injury
Occupational accidents
Occupational hazards
occupational health
Occupational safety
Personal protective equipment
Risk factors
Saskatchewan
trauma
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Canada
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Summary:Major injury is an important occupational health problem for farming populations in North America. There are several well-established risk factors for injury in this setting, including lack of safety features on farm vehicles and machinery, and a lack of passive safety devices that offer protection from falls and drowning events. Through the examination of common risk factors, the authors demonstrate that substantial proportions of farms in Saskatchewan, Canada, are exposed to occupational hazards that leave workers and others vulnerable to major injury.
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ISSN:1059-924X
1545-0813
DOI:10.1080/1059924X.2012.713836