FUTURE FOCUS: WHAT ARE OUR CONSTITUENCIES TELLING US? P RESENTERS V ICKY B UCHAN , P H D L OUISE Q UIJANO , P H D A NNIE K EENEY , MSW 7 TH I NTERNATIONAL S YMPOSIUM S AFETY & H EALTH IN A GRICULTURAL & R URAL P OPULATION : G LOBAL P ERSPECTIVES S ASKATOON , SK, C ANADA O CTOBER 19-22, 2014
MAP OF CENTERS HICAHS REGIONS
OBJECTIVES • D OCUMENT CURRENT REGIONAL IDENTIFIED CONCERNS RELATED TO A G HEALTH • D OCUMENT CURRENT REGIONAL IDENTIFIED CONCERNS TO A G SAFETY ISSUES • I DENTIFY EMERGING TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE • I DENTIFY HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS BASED ON THOSE TRENDS • P ROVIDE FUTURE DIRECTION TO HICAHS FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN • P ROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR SPECIFIC AIMS RELATED TO THE FUTURE PAR
PARTNERS NECESSARY IN CONDUCTING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS • N EEDS ASSESSMENTS REQUIRE CONSENSUS OF STAKEHOLDERS IN IDENTIFYING AND SETTING PRIORITIES FOR PROGRAMS . (L EE , A LTSCHULD , & W HITE , 2007)
SURVEY RESPONSES • N=83 • U NIVERSITY /E XTENSION = 27 • P RODUCERS ( INCLUDES DAIRY )= 14 • G OVERNMENT = 11 • Y OUTH = 6 • A G R ELATED = 10 • I NSURANCE = 3 • M IGRANT = 10 • F ORESTRY = 3
METHODOLOGY • D ESIGN • S AMPLE • D ATA C OLLECTION - M ULTIPLE M ETHODS • I NSTRUMENT • A NALYSIS
ARE YOU AWARE THAT AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF ON THE JOB INJURIES AND FATALITIES?
COMMON CONCERNS FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY PRODUCERS Mean Water Rights 4.32 Federal legislation 4.20 Occupational Health & Safety 4.19 Price of agricultural commodities 3.89 Price of land 3.83 Erosion and/or depletion of soil 3.81 Immigration 3.79 Climate 3.68 Price of equipment 3.63 Precision Agriculture 3.27
CONCERN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING INJURIES AND SAFETY ISSUES ENCOUNTERED BY AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY WORKERS Mean Machinery related accidents 4.47 Youth Injuries 4.34 ATV's 4.07 Back injuries 3.96 Confined Spaces (e.g. grain silos) 3.92 Hearing loss 3.91 Tractor Rollovers 3.91 Animal related Injuries 3.76 Eye injuries 3.75 Stress related injuries 3.57
CONCERN ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES AND DISEASES ENCOUNTERED BY AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY WORKERS? Mean Adult respiratory problems 3.83 Pesticide and fertilizer-related illness 3.70 Childhood respiratory problems 3.64 Zoonotic diseases/infections 3.62 Skin reactions/diseases 3.47 Problems created by confined spaces 3.46
ARE YOU NOTICING ANY CHANGES IN HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES OR PROTOCOLS IN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY? % Yes 56% No 44% Total 100%
CHANGES IN PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS IDENTIFIED • M ORE S AFETY T RAINING A VAILABLE AND IMPLEMENTED • I NCREASED REGULATION / LEGISLATION MANDATING SAFETY PROCEDURES • EPA • OSHA • DOT • USDA • ICE
WHAT CHANGES DO RESPONDENTS IDENTIFY RELATED TO AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY IN US? WHICH MAY IMPACT THE FUTURE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH? • U SE OF T ECHNOLOGY • B IGGER O PERATIONS • M ORE ATV • C HANGE I N D EMOGRAPHICS • I NCREASED R EGULATION
FUTURE H&S ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY RESPONDENTS • W ORKER S AFETY • D ISEASE • M ACHINERY SAFETY • R ESPIRATORY I LLNESSES • A NIMAL RELATED INJURIES • P REVENTABLE H EALTH I SSUES • A GING F ARMERS • S TRESS AND M ENTAL H EALTH • Y OUTH S AFETY • Z OONOTIC DISEASES
HOW MIGHT AG CENTERS HELP? R EQUESTS FROM RESPONDENTS RELATED TO ISSUES IDENTIFIED • T RAINING AND E DUCATION – M ULTIPLE TYPES • R ESEARCH – M ULTIPLE TOPICS • C OLLABORATION – SEEK PARTNERS TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS
NEXT STEPS… • T HE PURPOSE OF N EEDS A SSESSMENTS ARE TO HELP ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS … ( B RUGGERS , O WENS & H OFFMAN , 2002) • W ITH THE INFORMATION GAINED FROM MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCIES , WE BELIEVE WE HAVE A PLATFORM FROM WHICH TO BEGIN THE PLANNING PROCESS .
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