Assessment of Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Midwestern Farmers

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• Personal Author:
  Carpenter WS ; Gunderson PD ; Lee BC ; Stueland DT
• Description:
  Personal protective equipment (PPE) is readily available and widely recommended, yet usage among agricultural workers is largely unknown. A mail survey of 2,483 farmers in six Midwestern states with telephone follow-up addressed PPE usage related to sun exposure, noise abatement, chain saw usage, welding and metal work, handling of large animals in and out of confinement facilities, feed handling, manure storage facilities, and mixing and applying chemicals. Summary statistics of survey responses were compiled. With the exception of welding masks, PPE usage was low. Farmers were satisfied with availability of PPE through local hardware and farm cooperatives, but the decision to use PPE was personal and influenced little by outside parties. PPE usage rates by farmers on Midwestern farms need to be increased. The desire of the individual farmer to reduce risk of personal injury or exposure should be targeted. The most effective venue will be local agricultural extension services. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Risk Assessment Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Safety And Health Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Farmers Demographic-characteristics Injuries Injury-prevention Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Personal-protective-equipment Prevention Personal Protective Equipment Risk-analysis Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety Attitudes Safety Training

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  236-247
• Volume:
  42
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026885
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2002 Sep; 42(3):236-247
• Contact Point Address:
  W. Scott Carpenter, Emergency Medicine Department, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  carpentw@mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Medical Research & Education Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd9d714e02822cfaf8671c228526acfd4849173fab50a8b6a0cf15fc02bbc5a203977b2e156e76c78acf858106251861f7be09167993a7aa4b2f12871ec45011
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197403/cdc_197403_DS1.pdf
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