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Additional costs to Finnish dairy farms due to occupational safety and health

open access: yesAgricultural and Food Science, 1988
The additional costs incurred by work safety measures to dairy farms were estimated by interviewing 95 dairy farmers and inspecting with them production buildings, machines and the need for personal protective devices at a commune.
Tapio Klen
doaj  

Research Engagement Changes Attitudes and Behaviours towards Agrichemical Safety in Australian Farmers

open access: yesSafety, 2020
There is limited research that evaluates the effect of farmer involvement in agrichemical exposure surveillance on their attitudes and behaviour towards pesticide handling and use of personal protective equipment. This limited follow-up study aimed to (i)
Sienna Russell-Green   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Occupational Contact Dermatitis in Employees of Large-Scale Narcotic Crop Farms of Ethiopia: Prevalence and Risk Factors. A Self-Reported Study Using the Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire

open access: yesEnvironmental Health Insights, 2021
Background: Occupational skin diseases are the second leading occupational disease, accounting for almost 25% of all missed workdays. Occupational contact dermatitis (OCD) accounts for 70% to 90% of all skin disorders in the workplace.
Aiggan Tamene
doaj   +1 more source

Australian Road Safety Equipment Certification in Crisis? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Recent changes to the Australian standard setting and certification system threaten to undermine consumer confidence and certainty in safety products such as helmets and child restraints.
Tom Gibson
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The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
wiley   +1 more source

EC55-2101 Farm Fire Safety Inspection [PDF]

open access: yes, 1955
Extension Circular 55-2101: This is about farm fire safety inspection.

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Diagnosing the system: Mental health, necropolitical uncare, and the abolition of migration detention

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the psychological effects of migration detention in the European Union's Closed Controlled Access Center (CCAC) on Samos through an ecological lens. It explores a double normalization of suffering: the brutalization of necropolitical migration governance and the simultaneous understanding of resulting distress as an ...
Julia Manek
wiley   +1 more source

Relationship Between Knowledge About Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) And Use Of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Among Chicken Coop Workers

open access: yesProfessional Health Journal
Introduction: Poultry farm workers are exposed to various occupational hazards, including dust, ammonia, biological agents, and zoonotic pathogens, which increase the risk of occupational diseases and work-related injuries. The use of Personal Protective
Fitra Handika Hutama   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends in Opioid‐Related Poisonings and Mental and Behavioral Disorders From 2006 to 2022 Among a Large Cohort of Injured Workers in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Work‐related injuries may increase risk for opioid‐related harms. Yet there remains a gap in our understanding of trends in opioid‐related harms over time among injured workers. We estimated trends in hospital encounters for opioid‐related harms among injured workers in Ontario, Canada from 2006 to 2022.
Jeavana Sritharan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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