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Dairy barns and roll‐over protection on farm tractors: Work environment impacts on the adoption of roll‐over protective structures
Author(s) -
Kelsey Timothy W.,
Dennis Judy W.,
Jenkins Paul L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700250412
Subject(s) - barn , medicine , work (physics) , occupational safety and health , personal protective equipment , occupational medicine , farm workers , environmental health , occupational exposure , agricultural science , engineering , agriculture , environmental science , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , disease , pathology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , ecology
A mailed survey of one group of dairy farmers supports the informal perception that roll‐over protective structure (ROPS)‐equipped tractors are considered unusable for in‐barn tasks. This attitude must be addressed in order to achieve greater use of safety equipment.