Risk Perceptions, Barriers, and Motivators to Tractor ROPS Retrofitting in the New York State Farm Community

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• Personal Author:
  Earle-Richardson GB ; Jenkins PL ; Jones AM ; May JJ ; Sorensen JA
• Description:
  The prevalence of tractor rollovers among agricultural workers has made the retrofitting of tractors with rollover protective structures (ROPS) and seat belts a public health priority for agricultural health and safety specialists. To address this concern, the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) developed a seven-question survey, designed to assess perceptions of risk as well as potential motivators and barriers to retrofitting. Data from 465 phone surveys were gathered from New York State farmers representing various commodities and farm sizes. Analysis of responses to three qualitative questions contained in the survey indicated that most farmers in New York understand the importance of ROPS but lack the proper motivation to consider retrofitting. It appears that more convenient safety strategies, cost, and age of the tractor compete with a farmer's initiative to retrofit. In addition, survey responses illustrate that although many farmers believe ROPS are important in a general sense, many believe that this safety measure is not necessary for them in particular. Frequent motivators to retrofitting are concerns about safety, although the authors conclude that a more thorough analysis of these "general safety concerns" in qualitative interviews is important. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Public Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Agricultural-industry Agricultural-machinery Agricultural-workers Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agricultural Fatalities Occupational-accidents Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Public-health Retrofit Risk-analysis Risk-factors Risk Perceptions Rollover Protective Structures Social Marketing Tractor Fatalities Tractors Tractor Safety

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  215-226
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030979
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2006 Aug; 12(3):215-226
• Email:
  jsorensen@nycamh.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191389/cdc_191389_DS1.pdf
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