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P L Jenkins1, S G Stack, G B Earle-Richardson
1Bassett Research Institute, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, New York 13326, USA. paul.jenkins@bassett.org
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
|March 21, 2007
Summary
A farm safety intervention improved personal protective equipment (PPE) use for noise and dust hazards. While PPE use increased, the intervention was less effective in reducing actual noise hazards on dairy farms.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Safety and Health
- Occupational Health
- Environmental Health
Background:
- Dairy farmers face significant noise and dust exposure risks.
- Existing personal protective equipment (PPE) and abatement strategies are underutilized by farmers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate an intervention combining screenings and education on PPE use and hazard reduction.
- To assess the impact on self-reported PPE use and implementation of noise/dust abatement among dairy farmers.
Main Methods:
- Intervention involved hearing/respiratory screenings, personalized education on PPE, and hazard identification.
- Farmers were counseled on reducing noise/dust exposure and pledged to increase PPE use.
- Post-intervention surveys assessed changes in PPE use and hazard abatement.
Main Results:
- Significant improvement in hearing protection use (25.2%) and respiratory protection use (27.3%) was observed.
- High rates of identifying noise (92.8%) and dust (98.2%) hazard reduction strategies were reported.
- Successful reduction of dust exposure was achieved by 30.7% of attendees, but noise hazard reduction was limited (13.2%).
Conclusions:
- The intervention effectively increased personal protective equipment (PPE) usage for dairy farm hazards.
- The intervention showed less efficacy in mitigating noise hazards compared to dust hazards.
