Investigation of UK Farmer Go/No-Go Decisions in Response to Tractor-Based Risk Scenarios

Irwin, Amy; Poots, Jill

doi:10.1080/1059924x.2017.1423000

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“…This finding is in line with the study of Allahyari et al [68], who noted the need to increase farmers' awareness of the adverse effects of pesticides on human health in order to enhance the proper use and management of these products. In addition, this result also supports the findings of other studies that have focused on the unsafe behavior of farmers because of a lack of risk awareness and risk perception among farmers [27,67,69,70].…”

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“…Moreover, the large number of possible omitted/incomplete operations and controls that are not perceived as significant can be ascribed to both fatigue and stress caused by working schedules that are strictly ruled by seasonality and weather conditions, which is in agreement with the results of Irwin and Poots [27].…”

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“…The human factors leading to accidents while using tractors were investigated by means of a task analysis approach, providing information of the farmers' safety attitude and behavior when dealing with this type of machinery [26]. Other studies have focused on the farmers' risk perception by means of scenarios related to the use of machinery and describing a real-life working situation [27]; the results showed that the farmers were aware of certain types of risks, particularly when these were associated to economic losses. Other studies have focused on the tendency of farmers to behave according to their past experiences rather than new working procedures [28], especially when no negative events have occurred [29].…”

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Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

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The use of pesticides in agriculture is a significant problem at a global level, not only from an environmental perspective but also from the farmers’ health and safety point of view. In the literature, several studies have discussed the safe behavior and risk perception of farmers. However, human errors when dealing with pesticides and the related work equipment are rarely considered. To reduce this research gap, a study of the human safety errors in pesticide use based on hierarchical task analysis is proposed. In particular, such a bottom-up approach was applied to vineyard cultivation and considered all the activities that operators carry out when using pesticides. The results of this study showed that most of the identified human errors were action errors, i.e., potential failures of the operator in completing the activity successfully. In addition, retrieval and checking errors resulted in being rather common. These outputs shed light on the gap between the information received and the practical need for operators to reduce their failure to perform specific activities. Therefore, while the present study augments current knowledge on the safe use of pesticides, further research is needed to address human errors in agricultural activities, thus extending these results to a larger sample size as well as to other cultivation types.

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“…This type of working equipment is very diffused and widely used in most agricultural activities, due to its multifunctional characteristics, ranging from use as a means of transportation in rural areas to its use for hauling a trailer or other working equipment (e.g., an atomizer, a plough, etc. ), or as a static power unit (e.g., for running a pump or a saw bench through the tractor's power take-off (PTO)) [23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Such multi-functionality has determined the tractor's classification as a vehicle and working equipment at the same time, meaning that from a safety point of view, an interwoven set of legislative requirements applies, contributing to the difficulties of both producers and users in guaranteeing an adequate safety level [18][19][20].…”

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Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

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Lombardi

2019

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The high rate of injuries occurring in agricultural activities is of major concern in most countries, despite the ever-increasing efforts made at normative levels. In particular, the use of agricultural tractors is recognized as the most hazardous activity for farmers due to the large number of fatalities occurring every year. The aim of the present study was to investigate the recent developments in research activities dealing with tractor safety. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, taking into account engineering journal papers appearing in Scopus in the 2009–2019 period and focusing on tractor safety. As a result, 79 documents were selected and analyzed based on both their type (e.g., conceptual or empirical studies) and specific targets. They were then classified and discussed in accordance with a reference framework representing the main issues of agricultural tractor safety: mechanical hazards, protective devices, command and control, other hazards, ergonomics, information, conformity, and user behavior. The results of this analysis brought to light the need for a more human-centered approach when dealing with tractor safety. In addition, the lack of a reliable framework of technical standards was also stressed. Overall, despite the limitations due to the selection criteria, this study represents the first systematic literature review depicting the status of tractor safety in the engineering field, providing a basis for further research on the emerging themes outlined.

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“…In a recent study investigating British and Irish farmers' risk perception, participants were presented with scenarios depicting tractor-related risks and were asked to make "go/no-go" decisions on a five-point Likert-scale and to detail their reasoning. 20 Farmers were risk averse towards certain risks, such as illness, ditch erosion, fluid leak, and a missing power take off shield. In contrast, they balanced the consequences of personal risk with those of financial risk in scenarios related to equipment malfunction.…”

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Watch Out for the Bull! Farmer Risk Perception and Decision-Making in Livestock Handling Scenarios

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Irwin

2021

Journal of Agromedicine

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Livestock cause many fatal and non-fatal agricultural accidents. It is crucial to understand how farmers perceive and manage different risks associated with livestock handling to devise better solutions for accident reduction. The current study investigated farmers' perception and management of four types of livestock handling risks related to self, animal, environment, and equipment. Additionally, farmers' and agricultural stakeholders' perspectives were compared.Two samples comprising 56 farmers and 55 stakeholders from the UK and Ireland completed the online study. Participants were presented with eight short livestock handling vignettes, two per risk type, and were asked to decide whether they would proceed with the task, to report their reasoning, and to detail their risk management strategies. Likert-scale responses across scenarios were compared. Thematic analysis was used to identify qualitative data patterns.Stress and fatigue were perceived as low risk by both samples based on quantitative and qualitative results. The thematic analysis revealed that risk was evaluated in terms of broader aspects, including animal welfare and duty. Participants reported the use of cognitive nontechnical skills when mitigating risks associated with handling livestock alone.By changing safety messages to capture farmer priorities, agricultural organisations could encourage risk avoidance, especially in situations involving stress or fatigue. Furthermore, the cognitive non-technical skills identified could be trained within existing courses for farmers.

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Investigation of UK Farmer Go/No-Go Decisions in Response to Tractor-Based Risk Scenarios

Abstract: The management of agricultural risk should consider farmer priorities (such as financial costs) in order to develop effective messaging that focuses on those priorities, with the aim of reducing risk-taking behaviors.

Cited by 18 publications

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Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

Applying Hierarchical Task Analysis to Depict Human Safety Errors during Pesticide Use in Vineyard Cultivation

Safety Vision of Agricultural Tractors: An Engineering Perspective Based on Recent Studies (2009–2019)

Watch Out for the Bull! Farmer Risk Perception and Decision-Making in Livestock Handling Scenarios

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