Editorial: Response to “ROPS Are Not Homemade”

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• Personal Author:
  Byrd AP ; Mazur JM ; Sanderson, Wayne T. ; Vincent SK
• Description:
  We are writing in response to the editorial "ROPS Are Not Homemade" by W. E. Field, R. Tormoehlen, S. Ehlers, C. Cheng, A. Talbert, G. Deboy, D. Haberlin, and C. V. Schwab, which was published in the July 2019 issue of the Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health (Field et al., 2019). The editorial warns secondary school teachers and FFA advisors about the potential liability of fabricating and installing low-cost rollover protective structures (ROPS) as service learning projects for agricultural education students. The apparent intent of the editorial is to discourage teachers and advisors from carrying out such projects. We wish to present arguments as to why these are actually highly beneficial projects to undertake, and perhaps one of our best hopes for significantly reducing the number of tractor overturn injuries and fatalities by directly involving our nation's youth. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Rollover Protective Structures ROPS Tractors
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067480
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2020 Jan; 26(1):1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  Wayne T. Sanderson, 151 Washington Ave., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506
• Email:
  wsa223@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d002ed77b88cb8429c4179d2b052f9a1f3cf29651b85a01cccc4878e990892ca5cb956571d15aad5f2d56abe3680db724929fa7f5aad3565f3fa7907b669d41
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230954/cdc_230954_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 142.62 KB ]