A Hazard Analysis of Three Silage Storage Methods for Dairy Cattle

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• Personal Author:
  Chapman LJ ; Hard, David L. ; Joesefsson KG ; Josefsson KG ; Taveira AD
• Description:
  The study objective was to characterize work methods, hazards and annual hazard exposure hours of three silage storage methods. A telephone questionaire was designed and administered to 24 Wisconsin dairy managers. The exposure durations reported were scaled to a standard-sized dairy herd with equal dry matter tons of silage stored and fed each year. Managers reported no silo gas hazards with either bunker or bag silos. Compared to tower silos, managers reported reduced fall hazards with bunker silos and no fall hazards with bag silos although both introduced front end loader operation injury hazards. Compared to bunkers, managers who used bag silos reported no exposure to tractor overturns. Although some hazards are clearly present using any ensling method, dairy farms that adopt silage bag technology can reduce many of the hazards traditionally associated with silage work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dairy Products Environmental Exposure Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Agriculture Dairy Farming Dairy Products Exposure Levels Injury Control Injury Prevention Occupational Exposure Occupational Hazards Occupational Health Questionnaires Safety Safety Measures

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• ISSN:
  1080-7039
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021694
• Citation:
  Hum Ecol Risk Assess 2001 Dec; 7(7):1895-1907
• Contact Point Address:
  Larry Chapman, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, 460 Henry Mall, Madison, WI USA 53706
• Email:
  LJCHAPMA@FACSTAFF.WISC.EDU
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2e60ad549427dca8c100571c14484c65efae85ece327fa65139fe96f3a156f5b5a18522afdab5da5c377dbf6e0ab0332279f9cc1038f3e358fee0175f6b7c353
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198811/cdc_198811_DS1.pdf
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