Research and Dissemination Needs for Ergonomics in Agriculture

Details

• Personal Author:
  Baron, Sherry L. ; Estill, Cheryl F. ; Steege, Andrea L.
• Description:
  In 1998, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health convened a conference of researchers interested in the ergonomics of agricultural workers. Participants included 20 representatives from universities, state governments, private agricultural and insurance companies, migrant worker organizations, agricultural industry organizations, and the Agricultural Extension Service. The attendees divided into three groups and brainstormed about research ideas and dissemination methods related to ergonomics for farm workers. The groups separately reported that interventions, cost-benefit analyses, and cultural belief systems were the main topics that needed to be researched to reduce physical risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders. The participants also presented ideas for disseminating information to farm owners and workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Ergonomics Farmers Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Demographic-characteristics Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Risk-factors
• ISSN:
  0033-3549
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  440-445
• Volume:
  117
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023002
• Citation:
  Public Health Rep 2002 Sep-Oct; 117(5):440-445
• Contact Point Address:
  Cheryl Fairfield Estill, MS, PE, 4676 Columbia Pkwy., MS C-24, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  clf4@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Public Health Reports
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:95ec86fcb4f4ce522406600dd319e3d2e6287ceb817ade5b02b153ec409774d315c94ec3f002eab0cb86c504e0c182542cdbb8e399cdaf2e090c00a239ceeefa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199597/cdc_199597_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 164.25 KB ]