Barriers and Enabling Factors for Safety Improvements on Farms in Finland

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• Personal Author:
  Kaustell KO ; Mattila TEA ; Rautiainen RH
• Description:
  Systematic reviews of agricultural safety and health interventions have shown little evidence of effectiveness. In this study, we used a self-documentation and collaborative interpretation method (cultural probes, n = 9) as well as farm interviews (n = 11) to identify factors affecting the adoption and implementation of safety information. The three main barrier groups found were (1) personal characteristics of the farmer, (2) limited resources to make safety improvements, and (3) the slow incremental evolution of the physical farm environment where old, hazardous environments remain along with new, safer improvements. The enabling factors included good examples or alarming (and thus activating) examples from peers, ease of implementation of the promoted safety measures, and enforcement of regulations. The findings suggest that a user-centered approach could facilitate the development of more effective safety and health interventions. A conceptual model of the safety intervention context created in this study can be used as a framework to examine specific barriers and enabling factors in planning and implementing safety and health interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Farmers Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agriculture Effectiveness Research Farm Buildings Farm Machinery Farm Safety Injury Prevention Intervention Risk Management Safety Measures Systematic Reviews Work Organization Work Practices

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  327-342
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055138
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2011 Oct; 17(4):327-342
• Contact Point Address:
  Kim O. Kaustell, MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
• Email:
  kim.kaustell@mtt.fi
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217501/cdc_217501_DS1.pdf
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