A task-based analysis of machinery entanglement injuries among Western Canadian farmers.

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for compensated occupational injuries and diseases in agriculture. The study population consisted of 78,679 Finnish farmers, spouses, and salaried family members covered by mandatory workers' compensation insurance. This popul...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Karttunen JP,Rautiainen RH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrant and migrant youth who live and work in agricultural settings experience unique agricultural safety and health issues. Mobility, poverty, cultural differences, immigration status, language, education, housing, food security, regulatory standards and enforcement, and access to childcare and health care influen...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： McLaurin JA,Liebman AK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Missouri AgrAbility program links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a nonprofit disability organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes rural independence. This project utilized Photovoice to describe how Missouri AgrAbility clients perceived how the prog...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mott R,Keller K,Funkenbusch K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida farmworkers. The authors determined feasibility through participant interviews regarding acceptability, data capture, recruitment and retention, and observed barriers an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mac VV,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Flocks J,Economos E,Hertzberg VS,McCauley LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the annual incidence and cost of nonfatal farm youth injury in the United States for the period 2001-2006. The authors used 2001-2006 Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey data to estimate the annual incidence of farm youth nonfatal injury. To estimate the costs for injuries ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Zaloshnja E,Miller TR,Lee BC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were compiled and analyzed on the estimated frequency and characteristics of deaths related to on-farm manure storage and handling facilities for the period of 1975 through 2004. Sources included published government reports, national and local media, on-line searches, published farm fatality reports, and prior l...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Beaver RL,Field WE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides are used in most homes, businesses, and farms to control a variety of pests, including insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, and even microbial organisms. Inappropriate use of pesticides can lead to adverse effects to humans and the environment. This study provides updated information on the magnitude of adverse ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Langley RL,Mort SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dairy industry is changing on a global scale with larger, more efficient operations. The impact of this change on worker health and safety, specifically, associations between occupational lung disease and inhalation exposures, has yet to be reported in a comprehensive review of the scientific literature. Therefore...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Nonnenmann MW,Basinas I,Davidson M,Elfman L,Gordon J,Kirychuck S,Reed S,Schaeffer JW,Schenker MB,Schlünssen V,Sigsgaard T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study is a population-based study of an agricultural community in Iowa. The study includes in-depth evaluations of respiratory disease, injury, and other health outcomes in relation to environmental and occupational exposures. This article reports descriptive findings on pesticide use fr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Tadevosyan A,Fuortes L,Merchant JA,Stromquist AM,Burmeister LF,Taylor C,Kelly KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses whether farmers' suicides were associated with the pesticide use in Spain. The cohort study followed 9.5 million men aged 20-64 years who were employed in 2001. The mortality among farmers and non-farmers during the period 2001-2011 was estimated in a geographical area with high pesticide use and i...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Zhao G,Ronda E,Barrio G,Moen BE,Regidor E

更新日期：2020-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: The hazardous nature of the agricultural environment, reflected in the numerous injuries and deaths to children who live, work and play on farms, coupled with the lack of a comprehensive national surveillance system in the United States, highlights the need for making the best use of publicly available you...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Gorucu S,Murphy D,Pena AA,Salzwedel M,Lee BC

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial work environment for employed dairy and pig farmworkers in southern Sweden and to identify potential risk factors related to the psychosocial work environment for the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Thirty-seven workers on 10 dairy farms an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kolstrup C,Lundqvist P,Pinzke S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This longitudinal study measured the glyphosate and paraquat concentrations found in maternal and umbilical cord serum in 82 pregnant women who gave birth in three provinces of Thailand. METHODS:Through questionnaires and biological samples collected at childbirth, factors such as personal characteristics, ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kongtip P,Nankongnab N,Phupancharoensuk R,Palarach C,Sujirarat D,Sangprasert S,Sermsuk M,Sawattrakool N,Woskie SR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies report low prevalence of several health problems among farmers. Health status and psychosocial factors are generally assumed to impact on retirement age and the ability to stay in work. OBJECTIVES:To study retirement in a male rural population and to test the hypothesis that farmers retire later tha...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Thelin A,Holmberg S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper summarizes an open panel discussion and breakout session by scientists and lay participants that focused on new approaches to identifying exposure to pesticides in humans during the New Paths: Health and Safety in Western Agriculture conference, November 11-13, 2008. Featured were reports on the available re...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Keifer M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are approximately 4.2 million tractors on farms and ranches across the United States. The average age of tractors is over 25 years and some of the oldest models are the most popular. Older tractors are less safe than newer tractors, and many older tractors are operated by individuals with increased risk of being...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Murphy DJ,Myers J,McKenzie EA Jr,Cavaletto R,May J,Sorensen J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. Within agriculture, livestock handling is particularly dangerous. While injury and fatality rates for bison handlers have not been reported, workers in many of the newly established tribal bison herds have limited safety training and a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Duysen E,Irvine K,Yoder A,Topliff C,Kelling C,Rajaram S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers' knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tebug SF,Kamga-Waladjo AR,Ema PJ,Muyeneza C,Kane O,Seck A,Ly MT,Lo M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internationally, children are working in situations where there are exposures to many occupational hazards, lack of basic worker rights and, sometimes, forced employment. Many of the child workers are involved in family-based agriculture, cattle tending, crop harvesting, commercial plantation work, and the cleaning an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Osorio AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While documentation of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers is increasing, similar data describing exposure in migrant farmworkers is lacking. Exposure assessment in migrant farmworker populations is difficult since this population travels seasonally for employment in temporary work environments. The present ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Shipp EM,Cooper SP,Donnelly KC,Nalbone JT

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between farming exposures and atopy can vary by timing of exposure and sex. We examined associations between adult atopy, sex, and farm living in a rural Canadian population. In 2010, we conducted a baseline survey of 11,982 households located in four agricultural regions of Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rennie DC,Lawson JA,Karunanayake CP,Pahwa P,Chen Y,Chu L,Dosman JA,Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Group.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study (KCRHS) is a population-based, prospective study of health status and environmental exposures of a large stratified random sample of residents in one rural Iowa county. The study focuses on injury and respiratory disease and monitors health care delivery, geriatric health, mental h...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Stromquist AM,Merchant JA,Zwerling C,Burmeister LF,Sanderson WT,Kelly KM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT The University of Iowa began training health care professionals to care for farmers' occupational health needs since 1974. In order to geographically expand this training to practicing health and safety professionals, the "Building Capacity: A National Resource of Agricultural Medicine Professionals" program ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rudolphi JM,Donham KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farming within the Anabaptist (within this article defined as various religious groups that do not believe in infant baptism; Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Brethren are included within the definition and usually practice selective use of technology) population creates a unique situation with regards to teaching f...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Burgus S,Rademaker A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The topic of food safety in the U.S. frequently is the lead story in the news media and continues to be an important issue for biological scientists of all disciplines. The emotional and sensational aspects of food safety often cloud the facts as reported by journalists. Because we increasingly depend on foreign count...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rushing JW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 750,000 youth work on farms across the United States. The U.S. Department of Labor's (U.S. DOL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Hazardous Occupations Orders for Agriculture (HOOA) applies to approximately 37% of these youth. The HOOA regulations had not been updated since their inception in the late 1960s and t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Murphy DJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This plenary talk at the eighth annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Forum, November 2009, focused on the value of having those who can benefit from, or who will use research findings (that is, partners), being involved throughout the research process. At the National Institute for Occupational Safety a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Huy J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide used participatory research strategies to identify and evaluate solutions that reduce pesticide exposures for workers and their families and to disseminate these solutions. Project principles were (1) workplace chemicals belong in the workplace, and (2)...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Galvin K,Krenz J,Harrington M,Palmández P,Fenske RA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certified Safe Farm (CSF) is a multimodal safety and health program developed and assessed through multiple controlled intervention studies in Iowa. Although developed with the intent to be broadly applicable to agriculture, CSF has not been widely implemented outside the midwestern United States. This article describ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Storm JF,LePrevost CE,Tutor-Marcom R,Cope WG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock workers are involved in a variety of tasks, such as caring for animals, maintaining the breeding facilities, cleaning, and manure handling, and are exposed to health and safety risks. Hydrogen sulfide is considered the most toxic by-product of the manure handling process at livestock facilities. Except for s...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Park J,Kang T,Jin S,Heo Y,Kim K,Lee K,Tsai P,Yoon C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00