Lighting and marking policies are associated with reduced farm equipment-related crash rates: a policy analysis of nine Midwestern US states

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• Personal Author:
  Bedford R ; Cavanaugh JE ; Harland K ; Peek-Asa, Corinne ; Ramirez M ; Wu H
• Description:
  Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of roadway policies for lighting and marking of farm equipment in reducing crashes in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Methods: In this ecological study, state policies on lighting and marking of farm equipment were scored for compliance with standards of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Using generalized estimating equations negative binomial models, we estimated the relationships between lighting and marking scores, and farm equipment crash rates, per 100,000 farm operations. Results: A total of 7083 crashes involving farm equipment was reported from 2005 to 2010 in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains. As the state lighting and marking score increased by 5 units, crash rates reduced by 17% (rate ratio=0.83; 95% CI 0.78 to 0.88). Lighting-only (rate ratio=0.48; 95% CI 0.45 to 0.51) and marking-only policies (rate ratio=0.89; 95% CI 0.83 to 0.96) were each associated with reduced crash rates. Conclusions: Aligning lighting and marking policies with ASABE standards may effectively reduce crash rates involving farm equipment. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Rates Agricultural Industry Equipment Design Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Lighting Systems Motor Vehicles Traumatic Injuries
• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  73
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048324
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 2016 Sep; 73(9):621-626
• Contact Point Address:
  Professor Marizen Ramirez, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, 100 CPHB S318, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
• Email:
  marizen-ramirez@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:447312dc25e068d9a44393af24ba3d14dd5410d447d79148b171802d71e74cdf69085a160dd5c4deebc32e6c7bfe3bf9778f9ce8d87ba532f28d201daa018b0c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203099/cdc_203099_DS1.pdf
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