Tractor Rollovers Are Preventable

Rollover protective structures and systems (ROPS) offer an engineering solution that, along with seatbelt use, protects drivers and virtually eliminates the potential forfatal orsevere injuries.3 It has been shown that engineering controls are the most effective means of controlling workplace hazard...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2018-11, Vol.108 (11), p.1436-1437
Main Author: Forst, Linda S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advertising campaigns
Agricultural equipment
Agriculture
Constraints
Control equipment
Cost analysis
Cost control
Cost estimates
Disease control
Engineering
Farms
Fatalities
Incentives
Injuries
Injury/Emergency Care/Violence
Investigations
Livestock
Livestock farming
Marketing
Occupant injuries
Occupational accidents
Occupational hazards
Occupational Health
Personal protective equipment
Policies
Prevention
Protective equipment
Protective structures
Public health
Public Health Practice
Qualitative research
Rollover
Safety equipment
Seat belts
Social marketing
Workers
Workplaces
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Summary:Rollover protective structures and systems (ROPS) offer an engineering solution that, along with seatbelt use, protects drivers and virtually eliminates the potential forfatal orsevere injuries.3 It has been shown that engineering controls are the most effective means of controlling workplace hazards, followed by administrative controls (policies and practices) and, finally, personal protective equipment. Engineering controls are preferred because policies and personal protective equipment require promotion of their implementation, which is dependent on the availability of sound and effective protective equipment as well as the knowledge and impetus of workers to use it appropriately. The marketing campaign targets at-risk segments of the farming community (small-scale crop and livestock farms), identifies barriers to prevention (e.g., pressure to reduce costs and save time), includes incentives (e.g., cost reductions through provision of rebates), crafts messages on dangers to families and the economic burden of disability, and makes use of dramatic visual images.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2018.304716