Farm health and safety adoption through engineering and behaviour change

McNamara, John; Griffin, Pat; Phelan, James; Field, William E.; Kinsella, Jim

doi:10.15159/ar.19.151

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“…About half of the population has relatively good information on safety and health at work, while a close majority of the population is not so informed. This trend is relatively different from the ndings among farmers in the United States of America, Europe, the UK, and other geographical locations of the world(McNamara et al, 2019;Alwall et al, 2020;Jakob et al, 2021;HSE, 2021). In the same vein, lack of execution, continuity, and sustenance of regulations in workplace safety and health are a few di cult issues Nigeria has had to cope with.…”

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Perception of livestock farmers towards occupational health and hazards in Ibadan, Nigeria

Busari

2023

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Aim The National Safety Council categorises the agrifood sector as the industry with the highest death rate per 100,000 workers in 2021. Ibadan, a major hub of livestock and micro-livestock production in Nigeria, has little or no documentation on farmers' perceptions of occupational health and safety. Methods A field survey was carried out among 151 livestock producers in Ibadan between July and September 2022, using open- and closed-ended questionnaires. A cross-tabulation was used to quantitatively compare the variables using Pearson’s Chi square to determine the level of significance. Results More than 78% of the male farmers agree and/or strongly agree that they could forego a few workplace safety precautions, while 66% strongly disagree that personal safety is important. Prior to this study, 76% and 23.5% of livestock farmers, male and female, respectively, claimed they had not heard about workplace health and safety. On a scale of 0.0 to 4.5, the average perception index score of respondents on occupational safety and health (OSH) revealed that 2.01 indicated that the OSH Act is not useful, 1.88 stated that the OSH Act is ineffective at reducing injuries and illnesses, and 1.72 opined that the OSH Act is not applicable to their job. Close to 100% of the farming population in Ibadan had access to media and smart devices, which could be explored in the dissemination of health and safety information to improve occupational safety and health awareness. Conclusion Smart technological channels should be harnessed to disseminate occupational health and safety information to workers in the agrifood sector.

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Perception of livestock farmers towards occupational health and hazards in Ibadan, Nigeria

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2023

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“…A further possible explanation is that childcare, particularly in the 5–15-age category, may require time, which accordingly causes increased work time demands on adult family members. A previous Irish study has indicated that farmers believe that increased “work time” demand is a major contributory factor for farm injury occurrence ( 4 ).…”

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“…Previous research indicates that both behavioral and farm infrastructural factors are likely to be associated with farm workplace injury levels ( 3 , 4 ). In particular, issues such as working long hours, rushing and tiredness along with under investment in safety related infrastructure and mechanization are likely to be associated with farm workplace injury occurrence.…”

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