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Concept identification for a power take-off shielding campaign.

P J Tinc¹, E Madden, S Park

¹a Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing , Cooperstown , New York , USA.

Journal of Agromedicine

|January 31, 2015

Summary

Farm machinery entanglements, especially power take-off (PTO) incidents, cause many injuries. A social marketing campaign was developed to encourage machine guarding and reduce these dangerous farm accidents.

Keywords:

Concept development PTO driveline shield machinery entanglement power take-off safety social marketing

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Area of Science:

Agricultural Safety
Public Health Campaigns
Risk Communication

Background:

Machinery entanglements, particularly involving power take-off (PTO) systems, represent a significant cause of farm-related injuries and fatalities.
Addressing this critical safety issue requires effective communication strategies to promote protective measures.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and test message concepts for a social marketing campaign aimed at reducing PTO entanglements.
To identify key motivators and reduce barriers associated with implementing machine guarding.

Main Methods:

Utilized small-group discussions (triads) to gather feedback on 13 distinct message concepts.
Employed participant feedback to identify the most impactful messages for the campaign.

Main Results:

Thirteen message concepts were evaluated through small-group discussions.
Three message concepts were ultimately selected for finalization based on participant feedback regarding their perceived power and effectiveness.

Conclusions:

The study successfully identified and selected three potent message concepts for a social marketing campaign on farm machinery safety.
These selected messages are intended to effectively promote machine guarding and mitigate PTO entanglement risks.