Operational safety practices as determinants of machinery-related injury on Saskatchewan farms

Narasimhan, Gopinath; Peng, Yingwei; Crowe, T. G.; Hagel, Louise; Dosman, James A.; Pickett, William

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2010.01.016

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“…Generally speaking, the economic issues and the size of the farm/company often represents a barrier to the adoption of safety measures. In practice, debate with users and producers, confirmed that, as in Italy most companies and farms are small or medium size, are unable to bear additional costs for machinery interventions [14,57]. Hagel et al [58] identified associations between higher levels of "economic worries" and the absence of safety shields on grain augers.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…There are a number of explanations for this: older units usually require more frequent maintenance interventions bringing users into intimate contact with hazardous parts (e.g., moving parts, cutting blades) which indirectly leads to a greater risk for injury [14,23,24]. Furthermore, a study by Baker et al [25] demonstrated that for each year increase in the age of the machine the odds of injury rise by 4%, particularly in machinery purchased second-hand.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another significant determining factor that is statistically associated with injuries caused by farm machinery is the age of the machine in question [14]. There are a number of explanations for this: older units usually require more frequent maintenance interventions bringing users into intimate contact with hazardous parts (e.g., moving parts, cutting blades) which indirectly leads to a greater risk for injury [14,23,24].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An additional factor regarding occupational injuries is the incorrect behavior of machine operators during field adjustment [9,14,15]: for example, when removing obstructions from the machinery without turning off the machine or after removing protective devices [16]. This brings operators into close contact with components that may present a risk of entanglement [15,17,18].…”

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Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Bagagiolo

Laurendi²,

Cavallo

2017

Agriculture

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Following formal opposition by France, the harmonized safety standards regarding manually-loaded wood chippers (EN 13525:2005+A2:2009) which presumed compliance with the Essential Health and Safety Requirements (EHSR) required by the Machine Directive (Directive 2006/42/EC), have recently been withdrawn, and a new draft of the standard is currently under revision. In order to assess the potential impact of the expected future harmonized standards within the Italian context, this study has examined the main issues in implementing EHSRs on wood chippers already being used. Safety issues regarding wood chippers already in use were identified in an analysis of the draft standard, through the observation of a number of case studies, and qualitative analysis of the essential technical interventions. A number of agricultural and forestry operators and companies participated in the study, pointing out the technical and economic obstacle facing the safety features requested by the pending new standard. It emerged that the main safety issues concerned the implementation of the reverse function, the stop bar, and the protective devices, the infeed chute dimension, the emergency stop function, and the designated feeding area. The possibility of adopting such solutions mainly depends on technical feasibility and costs, but an important role is also played by the attitude towards safety and a lack of adequate information regarding safety obligations and procedures among users.

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Section: Economic Issuesmentioning

confidence: 94%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

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2017

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“…In order to understand the importance of safety practices as potential determinants of injury, Narasimhan et al (2010) examined two safety practices as risk factors for injury, the presence of safety devices on machinery, and low levels of routine machinery maintenance. The authors used the Saskatchewan Farm injury data (n = 2,390 farms) and multiple Poisson regression models.…”

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An Analysis of Factors Relating to Agricultural Machinery Farm-Work Accidents Using Logistic Regression

Kim¹,

Yum²,

Kim³

et al. 2014

Journal of Biosystems Engineering

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Purpose:In order to develop strategies to prevent farm-work accidents relating to agricultural machinery, influential factors were examined in this paper. The effects of these factors were quantified using logistic regression. Methods: Based on the results of a survey on farm-work accidents conducted by the National Academy of Agricultural Science, 21 tentative independent variables were selected. To apply these variables to regression, the presence of multicollinearity was examined by comparing correlation coefficients, checking the statistical significance of the coefficients in a simple linear regression model, and calculating the variance inflation factor. A logistic regression model and determination method of its goodness of fit was defined. Results: Among 21 independent variables, 13 variables were not collinear each other. The results of a logistic regression analysis using these variables showed that the model was significant and acceptable, with deviance of 714.053. Parameter estimation results showed that four variables (age, power tiller ownership, cognizance of the government's safety policy, and consciousness of safety) were significant. The logistic regression model predicted that the former two increased accident odds by 1.027 and 8.506 times, respectively, while the latter two decreased the odds by 0.243 and 0.545 times, respectively. Conclusions: Prevention strategies against factors causing an accident, such as the age of farmers and the use of a power tiller, are necessary. In addition, more efficient trainings to elevate the farmer's consciousness about safety must be provided.

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What we are not talking about: An evaluation of prevention messaging in print media reporting on agricultural injuries and fatalities

Ozegovic

Voaklander

2011

American J Industrial Med

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Operational safety practices as determinants of machinery-related injury on Saskatchewan farms

Cited by 36 publications

References 20 publications

Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

Safety Improvements on Wood Chippers Currently in Use: A Study on Feasibility in the Italian Context

An Analysis of Factors Relating to Agricultural Machinery Farm-Work Accidents Using Logistic Regression

What we are not talking about: An evaluation of prevention messaging in print media reporting on agricultural injuries and fatalities

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