Farm safety—Time to act

Lower, Tony; Temperley, John

doi:10.1002/hpja.166

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“…This series of 14 articles reviews the burden of injuries and violence, evaluates the effectiveness of various interventions, discusses theories and methods that can be adapted for use in various population settings, and illustrates how interventions can be used to improve practice among minority and disadvantaged groups such as First Nation People. This Special Issue contains articles on alcohol and injury, 22–25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander injury prevention, 26–28 child injury prevention, 25,26,29 drowning prevention, 29,30 falls, 27,31,32 farm safety, 33 first aid 34 and injury surveillance. 35…”

Section: Injury Prevention and Health Promotionmentioning

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“…32 These articles also reinforce the need to frame injuries and violence as predictable and preventable public health problems and the importance of identifying and implementing evidence‐based interventions. 29–31,33 Educational and awareness‐raising efforts targeted to inform the public and decision‐makers are emphasised in this series of articles and can contribute to preventing and controlling injuries and violence, but also may provide support to strengthen the capacity of health systems to address injuries. 28,29…”

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Injury prevention and health promotion: A global perspective

Franklin

Sleet

2018

Health Prom J of Aust

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Section: Injury Prevention and Health Promotionmentioning

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Section: Injury Prevention and Health Promotionmentioning

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Injury prevention and health promotion: A global perspective

Franklin

Sleet

2018

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…Agriculture is a priority industry in the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022; however, little progress is evident [ 78 , 79 ]. Farm safety has traditionally not been a high priority of government and industry bodies [ 79 ]. While regulation has proven successful in other dangerous industries (e.g., mining and construction) [ 80 ], enforcement in agriculture has proven challenging.…”

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Child Farm-Related Injury in Australia: A Review of the Literature

Adams

Kennedy

Cotton

et al. 2021

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Children on farms have been identified as a population vulnerable to injury. This review seeks to identify child farm-related injury rates in Australia and to determine the key hazards and contributing risk factors. This critical review utilised the PRISMA guidelines for database searching. Research from the year 2000 onward was included as well as earlier seminal texts. Reference lists were searched, and the relevant research material was explored. Our primary focus was on Australian peer-reviewed literature with international and grey literature examples included. Evidence suggests that there is limited Australian research focusing on child farm-related injuries. Child representation in farm-related injuries in Australia has remained consistent over time, and the key hazards causing these injuries have remained the same for over 20 years. The factors contributing to child rates of farm injury described in the literature include child development and exposure to dangerous environments, the risk-taking culture, multi-generational farming families, lack of supervision, child labour and lack of regulation, limited targeted farm safety programs, underuse of safe play areas, financial priorities and poor understanding and operationalisation of the hierarchy of control. It is well known that children experience injury on farms, and the key hazards that cause this have been clearly identified. However, the level of exposure to hazards and the typical attitudes, behaviours and actions of children and their parents around the farm that contribute to chid injury remain unexplored.

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“…6 Australia, Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom all report agriculture as one of their most hazardous industries, with considerable costs to individuals, their families and farms due to injury. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Australian estimates suggest that farm injuries account for 17% of all worker deaths, and farm injuries occur at a rate of 56.4 per 1000 workers. 3 Six percent of the Irish workforce is employed in agriculture, but the sector accounts for 40% of workplace fatalities.…”

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Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

Amey

Christey

2019

J Prim Health Care

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INTRODUCTIONOccupational health on farms is important because farms are not only workplaces where agriculture workers are vulnerable to high injury and fatality rates, they are also homes where families and visitors undertake a variety of activities that can result in injury. AIMTo profile and describe injuries requiring hospital admission that occurred on farms, both for injuries related to farming activities and injuries unrelated to farm work in the Midland region of New Zealand. METHODSA review of anonymised prospectively collected Midland trauma registry data from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2018 was undertaken. Cases include unintentional injuries occurring on a farm. Non-major injuries are included to better quantify the trauma burden. RESULTSIn total, 2303 hospital admissions met the study criteria. Non-major injury accounted for 93.1% of events and 45.0% of injuries occurred during farming activities. Five people died in hospital; all injured while undertaking farm work. Males made up 84.8% of farm work and 70.9% of non-farm work injuries. Horse riding had the highest number of injuries, with off-road motorcycles, livestock, falls and quad bike injuries comprising the most common injury activities and mechanisms. Farming-related major injuries commonly involved quad bikes, non-traffic vehicles and motorcycles. Farmers in the Districts of Waitomo, Rotorua, Waipa and Taupō had the highest standardised hospitalisation rates. DISCUSSIONThe nature of farms and farming exposes people to different risks from the risks people in urban areas are exposed to. Injury prevention efforts should remain on work-related farming injuries, but also encompass the high number of injuries that are not related to farm work but happening on farms.

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Farm safety—Time to act

Abstract: Farm safety efforts in Australia require reinvigoration and funding to focus on evidence-based controls supported by enforcement to attain maximum impact.

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Injury prevention and health promotion: A global perspective

Injury prevention and health promotion: A global perspective

Child Farm-Related Injury in Australia: A Review of the Literature

Farm injury resulting in hospital admission: a review of farm work and non-farm work-related injury

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