Enhancing Farm Safety: Insights on Machinery-Related Risks

Developing behavioural farm safety interventions for machinery-related risks by integrating farmers' experiences and global best evidence. The project includes a systematic review, expert group input, pilot interventions, and focus groups to address the complexity of farm safety. Considerations include worker conditions, workplace factors, and the challenges of an aging workforce.

• Farm safety
• Machinery risks
• Behavioural interventions
• Workplace conditions
• Aging workforce

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1. Developing Behavioural Farm Safety Interventions for Machinery-Related Risks informed by Farmers Experiences and International Best Evidence

2. Machinery-related Fatalities HSA Farm Safety Action Plan (2016)

3. Project Outline 1. Systematic Review 3. Expert Group 4. Pilot Interventions 2. Focus Groups

4. Systematic Review

5. Systematic Review Records identified through database search (n=2592) Records screened (n=63) Full-text articles assessed for eligibility (n=42) Studies included in the qualitative synthesis (n=10)* *Pubmed,Webof Science,PsychInfo,Scopus,Google scholar Medline,Safetylit,OSH_ROM,HAS/TEAGASC Database,Agricola,Agris, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials

6. Systematic Review Intervention types Multi Faceted Program Incentives/Subsidy, Education Incentives/Subsidy Education/Training Audit/Certificate, Training 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Broad brush approach Little targeting of specific groups or hazards

7. Project Outline 1. Systematic Review 3. Expert Group 4. Pilot Interventions 2. Focus Groups

8. Complexity of Farm Safety fit WORKER What we bring to work pre-existing conditions well nourished work design hungry tired equipment well rested WORKPLACE Where work gets done distracted awareness Incident annoyed weather physical design time pressure default design training EMPLOYMENT Ways of working challenging environments appreciated Farmers perspectives help identify critical variables

9. Ageing and Safety Ageing workforce (mean = 57) Effects of Ageing visual acuity, bone mass and density, physical flexibility and strength, cognitive flexibility, memory Changes gradual, hard to notice Long history of working in a young person s way Positives: Wisdom, experience, networks

10. Ageing and Policy Very difficult to address age- related issues with policy Can t make farmers younger! Can t stop farmers farming Perceived discrimination May be amenable to behavioural approaches Potential for enhanced impact Older farmers set the norms for the farming family Set the norms for the broader community

11. Project Outline 1st half of 2021 1. Systematic Review 3. Expert Group 4. Pilot Interventions 2. Focus Groups 2022-23

12. Intervention Development

13. Thank You Thank You

14. Questions