农场运作和滑落,旅行,在泰国玉米农场工人中的跌倒
Chayaphorn Vudhironarit1, Sara Arphorn1,2, Chatchai Thanachoksawang1,2
1Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Industrial health
|July 2, 2023
概括
滑倒,倒和跌倒 (STF) 是玉米农场工人的常见伤害. 频繁的害虫防治和短暂的工作休息显著增加了这一群体的STF风险.
科学领域:
- 农业安全 农业安全
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 伤害预防 预防伤害
背景情况:
- 滑倒,倒和跌倒 (STFs) 是农业环境中伤害的主要原因.
- 玉米农场的工人由于工作的性质,面临着严重的STF风险.
研究的目的:
- 调查特定农场操作与玉米农场工人中STF发生率之间的关联.
- 确定在这个人口群体中导致STF的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 对泰国338名玉米农场工人进行了横截面研究.
- 数据是通过自行管理的问卷在2022年7月5日至23日期间收集的.
- 用普森回归分析来评估关联.
主要成果:
- 122名参与者 (36.1%) 报告说在前6个月内经历过STF.
- 频繁的害虫防治活动与STF的显著更高的发病率比率 (IRR) (aIRR=1.93) 有关.
- 不充分的工作休息时间也与STF发病率增加有关 (aIRR=1.40).
结论:
- 玉米农场的工人经历了高比例的STF.
- 频繁的害虫管理和不足的工作休息是该群体中STF的重要风险因素.
- 减少害虫管理对物质需求的策略可能是预防STF的关键.
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