Keeping workers safe: Does provision of personal protective equipment match supervisor risk perceptions?

Clouser, Jessica Miller; Bundy, Henry

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“…A total of 7 fatal injuries and 292 major injuries were reported in British farmers or farmworkers in -2014(HSE, 2014, and a recent survey by the British Equine Veterinary Association revealed that on average, equine vets sustain seven to eight work-related injuries during a 30 year period (BEVA, 2014), highlighting just how hazardous these environments can be. Few data are available on occupational injuries in the British veterinary profession; however, when working in what could be interpreted as a high-risk environment, a constant exposure to risk for those living or working in these types of environment may lead to habituation to, or normalisation of risk (Clouser et al, 2015). Individuals in this study who tended to grade common clinical scenarios as posing a moderate to high risk of zoonosis exposure were also more likely to "just hope for the best", perhaps suggesting they have normalised these situations and do not perceive them as requiring additional precautions.…”

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Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession

Robin

Bettridge

McMaster

2017

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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In human and veterinary medicine, reducing the risk of occupationally-acquired infections relies on effective infection prevention and control practices (IPCs). In veterinary medicine, zoonoses present a risk to practitioners, yet little is known about how these risks are understood and how this translates into health protective behaviour. This study aimed to explore risk perceptions within the British veterinary profession and identify motivators and barriers to compliance with IPCs. A cross-sectional study was conducted using veterinary practices registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Here we demonstrate that compliance with IPCs is influenced by more than just knowledge and experience, and understanding of risk is complex and multifactorial. Out of 252 respondents, the majority were not concerned about the risk of zoonoses (57.5%); however, a considerable proportion (34.9%) was. Overall, 44.0% of respondents reported contracting a confirmed or suspected zoonoses, most frequently dermatophytosis (58.6%). In veterinary professionals who had previous experience of managing zoonotic cases, time or financial constraints and a concern for adverse animal reactions were not perceived as barriers to use of personal protective equipment (PPE). For those working in large animal practice, the most significant motivator for using PPE was concerns over liability. When assessing responses to a range of different "infection control attitudes", veterinary nurses tended to have a more positive perspective, compared with veterinary surgeons. Our results demonstrate that IPCs are not always adhered to, and factors influencing motivators and barriers to compliance are not simply based on knowledge and experience. Educating veterinary professionals may help improve compliance to a certain extent, however increased knowledge does not necessarily equate to an increase in risk-mitigating behaviour. This highlights that the construction of risk is complex and circumstance-specific and to get a real grasp on compliance with IPCs, this construction needs to be explored in more depth.

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Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession

Robin

Bettridge

McMaster

2017

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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“…The risk assessment is a key feature as specified in several aspects of the Directive, such as: identification of risks, worker participation, development of suitable measures having as a priority the elimination of risks' sources, documentation, and periodic audit of risks in workplaces [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] .…”

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Safety Knowledge and Changing Behavior in Agricultural Workers: an Assessment Model Applied in Central Italy

Cecchini

Bedini

Mosetti

et al. 2018

Safety and Health at Work

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BackgroundIn recent years, the interest in health and safety in the workplace has increased. Agriculture is one of the human work activities with the highest risk indexes. Studies on risk perception of agricultural workers are often referred to as specific risk factors (especially pesticides), but the risk perception plays an important role in preventing every kind of accident and occupational disease.MethodsThe aim of this research is to test a new method for understanding the relation between risk perception among farmers and the main risk factors to which they are exposed. A secondary aim is to investigate the influence of training in risk perception in agriculture. The data collection was realized using a questionnaire designed to investigate the risk perception; the questionnaire was given to a sample of 119 agricultural workers in central Italy. Through the use of the “principal components analysis” it was possible to highlight and verify the latent dimensions underlying the collected data in comparison with scales of attitudes.ResultsResults show that the highest percentage of strong negative attitude is among the people who have worked for more years, while farmers who have worked for fewer years have a marked positive attitude.ConclusionThe analysis of the questionnaires through the synthetic index method (Rizzi index) showed that agricultural workers involved, in particular the elderly workers, have a negative attitude towards safety; workers are hostile to safety measures if they have not attended special training courses.

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“…Our findings around farming-related injuries confirm those from international studies, in terms of the most common mechanisms for injury being agricultural machinery (including vehicles), interaction with livestock and falls. 3,7,8,[17][18][19][20][21][22] Our study has identified some high-risk mechanisms for injury, regardless of whether individuals were undertaking a farming activity or not. In summary, some of the key risks in the Midland region are for:…”

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Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Amey

Christey

2019

J Prim Health Care

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INTRODUCTIONOccupational health on farms is important because farms are not only workplaces where agriculture workers are vulnerable to high injury and fatality rates, they are also homes where families and visitors undertake a variety of activities that can result in injury. AIMTo profile and describe injuries requiring hospital admission that occurred on farms, both for injuries related to farming activities and injuries unrelated to farm work in the Midland region of New Zealand. METHODSA review of anonymised prospectively collected Midland trauma registry data from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2018 was undertaken. Cases include unintentional injuries occurring on a farm. Non-major injuries are included to better quantify the trauma burden. RESULTSIn total, 2303 hospital admissions met the study criteria. Non-major injury accounted for 93.1% of events and 45.0% of injuries occurred during farming activities. Five people died in hospital; all injured while undertaking farm work. Males made up 84.8% of farm work and 70.9% of non-farm work injuries. Horse riding had the highest number of injuries, with off-road motorcycles, livestock, falls and quad bike injuries comprising the most common injury activities and mechanisms. Farming-related major injuries commonly involved quad bikes, non-traffic vehicles and motorcycles. Farmers in the Districts of Waitomo, Rotorua, Waipa and Taupō had the highest standardised hospitalisation rates. DISCUSSIONThe nature of farms and farming exposes people to different risks from the risks people in urban areas are exposed to. Injury prevention efforts should remain on work-related farming injuries, but also encompass the high number of injuries that are not related to farm work but happening on farms.

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Keeping workers safe: Does provision of personal protective equipment match supervisor risk perceptions?

Abstract: PPE provision was limited by management's poor perceptions of its efficacy relative to other factors. Future research should explore workers' perceptions and PPE's effectiveness in averting horse-related injury.

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession

Zoonotic disease risk perceptions in the British veterinary profession

Safety Knowledge and Changing Behavior in Agricultural Workers: an Assessment Model Applied in Central Italy

Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

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