Ongoing development and evaluation of occupational health services for farmers in Finland

Taattola, Kirsti; Husman, Kaj; Kinnunen, Birgitta; Peurala, Marjatta

doi:10.1016/j.ics.2006.02.016

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“…FOHS includes periodic health cheques, farm visits, and health education. Curative services can also be arranged as part of FOHS which has a relatively low annual membership fee, subsidised from tax revenues (Taattola et al 2006;Kinnunen, Manninen, and Taattola 2009).…”

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Work exposures and mental and musculoskeletal symptoms in organic farming

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This study focussed on harmful exposures and mental and musculoskeletal symptoms in organic and conventional farming using interview data of Finnish farmers over the winter of 2014-2015. The data consisted of 2,169 full-time farmers, out of whom 231 (11%) practiced organic farming and 1,938 (89%) conventional farming. Exposure to poisonous and irritating substances was less frequent while exposures to vibration and mould ('smell of root cellar') were more frequent on organic farms. Mental and musculoskeletal symptoms were slightly more common among organic farmers, but the associations were not statistically significant in regression modelling. Risk factors for mental symptoms included animal production, hired labour, female gender, constant hurry, working alone, economic uncertainty, and inadequate recovery from workdays. Risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms included older age, female gender, constant hurry, economic uncertainty, difficult working postures, heavy lifting and carrying, and inadequate recovery. Workload and recovery, managing the transition period and better follow-up of the occupational well-being were identified as concerns among organic farmers.Practitioner summary: Converting from conventional to organic farming has become increasingly common. Farmer interviews indicated that exposure to poisonous and irritating substances was less frequent while exposures to vibration and mould were more frequent on organic farms. Mental and musculoskeletal symptoms and risk factors were similar in both types of farming.

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