Publication Date |
2003 |
Personal Author |
Donham, K. J.; Schneiders, S.; Rautiainen, R. |
Page Count |
24 |
Abstract |
The Certified Safe Farm (CSF) Project was developed at the University of Iowa in 1996 in order to address the high rates of fatalities, injuries, and farm-related illnesses in the agricultural population. This multi-component, voluntary program consists of an agricultural occupational health screening conducted at an AgriSafe Clinic, general preventive health education and fit testing of personal protective equipment, and an on-farm safety review. An intervention group began receiving the above services on a yearly basis in 1998. to test the effectiveness of the program, farm-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities were tracked in the intervention group and in a control group through self-reports made on a yearly demographic information form and via a quarterly telephone questionnaire that occurred over a three-year time period. This self-reported data was analyzed for evidence that the CSF program reduced the number and costs associated with agricultural injuries and illnesses in the farmers who received the services. |
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Source Agency |
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Corporate Authors |
Iowa Univ., Iowa City.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC. |
Supplemental Notes |
Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC. |
Document Type |
Technical Report |
NTIS Issue Number |
200415 |