Distributing Best Practices for Lighting and Marking: Translating Research Regarding Farm Equipment Signage into Practice

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• Personal Author:
  Anthony, T. Renée ; Cheyney M ; Faust K ; Gibbs JL ; Ramirez M
• Description:
  While transportation related incidents account for 42% of all occupational fatalities in the US, this burden especially affects agriculture, where it accounts for over 49% of all work-related deaths. ASABE provides recommended standards for best practices regarding the lighting and marking of farm equipment. Using these standards, we created an educational display and interviewed 313 farmers at farm shows across the Midwest. Survey questions included demographics, farm vehicle use, use of lighting/marking on farm vehicles, and personal accounts of near misses that occurred while operating farm equipment on roadways. Overall, 55% of farmers reported that they already used current retroreflective materials on their equipment, and 45% reported that they were missing/did not have the current materials. The differences among farm implement types and use of current materials was significant (p = 0.02). Compared to other implements, tractors, trailers, and sprayers were less likely to have current materials. Most farmers reported needing retroreflective materials for their tractors. Interestingly, more than half (57%) of established/experienced farmers reported having retroreflective materials, as compared to only 40% of new/beginning farmers (p = 0.02). Overall, approximately a quarter of surveyed farmers (26%) shared a personal account of an incident or near-miss that occurred while operating equipment on roadways. The most common cases involved being rear-ended (37%), passed in a 'no-pass' zone (20%), and hit from the side or front (13%). All farmers received a slow moving vehicle kit (including emblem and reflective strips) for participating in the short interview. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Automobiles Farmers Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Accident Statistics Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Author Keywords: Agricultural Equipment Crashes Fatalities Lighting Marking Outreach Roadway Safety SMV Tractors Vehicle Safety

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• Publisher:
  American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053602
• Citation:
  2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 16-19, 2017, Spokane, Washington. St. Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), 2017 Jul; :1700015
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting, July 16-19, 2017, Spokane, Washington
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bf72f94b9048e9d86c2b6bb66ce501a8ac61f678b5ac9b7dfd35b8483b2270f3605ebb0c9868555e00c0846eb922b715981a1b754c134ffcc4fd3cbb297e534a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216329/cdc_216329_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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