A Case Study: The Development of Safety Tip Sheets for ATV Use in Ranching

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• Personal Author:
  Gilkey D ; Hibiske S ; Lagerstrom EA ; Rosecrance J
• Description:
  Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become standard practice on the modern ranch. The unique operating conditions present on a ranch, subject the occupational ATV user to hazards requiring awareness and specialized training. The purpose of this study was to apply social marketing methods to address a specific environmental health and safety issue present in the agricultural industry. A series of four ATV tip sheets were created in topic areas specific to the challenges that ATV operators encounter on a ranch. In order to evaluate the intended audiences' perception of the tip sheets, a questionnaire was administered to all agriculture operators and producers throughout McCone County, Montana, USA. Questionnaire responses indicated that the tip sheets contained quality information and were relevant to the occupational hazards present when using ATVs for agricultural purposes. Future work should focus on the dissemination of this information and continued emphasis on industry specific training for ATV operators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Accident Statistics Agricultural Machinery All-Terrain-Vehicle Author Keywords: ATV Equipment Operation Information Dissemination Motor Vehicles Occupational Injury Ranching Risk Factors Safety Education Safety Practices Social Marketing Vehicle Safety

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• ISSN:
  2313-576X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Montana ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  84-93
• Volume:
  1
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052056
• Citation:
  Safety 2015 Dec; 1(1):84-93
• Contact Point Address:
  Elise A. Lagerstrom, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, 1816 Camus Delivery, Ft. Collins, CO 80523-1681, USA
• Email:
  lagerste@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Safety
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:89b564e55ade72e471f44ab16d463175be1a93f5b9e15b82639a8cb8ee1b5ddca520946fa83a9397b6083b112ecff9d4051861034965de2f825ed34118286a35
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211662/cdc_211662_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 115.57 KB ]