The Southeast Center supports and conducts research, education, and prevention activities to prevent occupational illness and injury and improve the safety and health of agricultural, forestry and fish farming workers and their families in their 10 state region of southeastern United States.
Every few years we conduct a survey of individuals with ties to agricultural, forestry and fishing industries to find out what they consider the top health and safety concerns. We are interested in a wide range of opinions so individuals involved in these industries as owners, workers, ag educators, academic researchers, state or federal government employees, those who work in areas that come into contact with any of these industries are encouraged to participate.
1. / To start, in what way are you connected to the agricultural/forestry or fishing industries? Write in “none” if you have no connection to these industries.2. / If you have a connection to any of these industries, how many years have you been involved? Your best guess is fine. / Years involved in agricultural/forestry/fishing industry
3. / What is your job title and in what industry do you work? For example: agricultural extension agent for state of Kentucky; ag teacher at high school level; etc.
Job title
Industry
4. / In what state do you live? / State
5. / Are you: / 0. / Male / 1. / Female
6. / Consider the years up until you were age 16. How many of those years did you spend:
a. / Living on a farm: / Years (Enter 0 if none)
Below please include formal work as well as informal helping/assisting
b. / Up until age 16: Working on a farm: / Years (Enter 0 if none)
7. / In your opinion, what are the three most important SAFETY problems faced by farm workers, loggers and fishers in the southeastern United States?
Safety concerns could include concerns related to machinery, equipment, animals and insects, and the environment. Please enter up to 3 concerns for each of the industries. Include any extra information you’d like to better explain why you consider it to be a concern
Safety concerns:
Agricultural workers / Machinery/tools use; equipment entanglement; tractor; atvs, drownings; roadway crashes; slips/trips/falls; exposure to chemicals/pesticides; contact with animals and many others:
Safety concerns: Forestry/logging workers / Machinery/tools use; equipment entanglement; slips/trips; falls from trees; being hit/cut by limbs, falling limbs; drowning; exposure to chemicals/pesticides and many others:
Safety concerns: Fishing/aquaculture workers / Possible concerns could include electrical safety; machinery (using chainsaws, lifts, jacks/hoists); loading/handling fish; handling chemicals; falls from feed bins; slips and falls into ponds; atv overturns; problems with tractors and power take-offs and many others:
8. / Next, what are the three most important HEALTH problems faced by farm workers, loggers and fishers in the southeastern United States?
Health concerns could include concerns related to things like respiratory issues from dusty air; hearing loss from noise; skin cancer from sun exposure; reactions to chemical/pesticide exposure, musculoskeletal issues and mental stress-related concerns, etc. Please enter up to 3 concerns for each of the industries. Include any extra details you would like to explain why you consider it to be a health concern.
Health concerns:
Agricultural workers / Respiratory ailments from hay/grain/dust/outdoor allergens; exposure to chemicals; mental stress; musculoskeletal stress; hearing loss; disease from insects, parasites, animals and many others:
Health concerns: Forestry/logging workers / Respiratory ailments from sawdust; pulp; outdoor allergens; hearing loss; disease from insects, plants, animals, birds; musculoskeletal stress; sun exposure; exposure to the extreme weather; mental stress and many others:
Health concerns: Fishing/aquaculture workers: / Skin cancer and other skin conditions; heat related illness; respiratory ailments; musculoskeletal stress (muscle strain/stress/joint pain); mental stress; exposure to disease from insects, plants, animals, birds and many others:
9. / Do you have a smart phone/iPhone/iPad? / 0. / No / 1. / Yes
10. / If health and safety information/messages related to agricultural/forestry/logging industry were available on the following how likely would you be to use it? If you have no connection to these industries, check the final choice.
Very likely / Somewhat likely / Not very likely / Not at all likely / No association with ag/forestry/fishing
a. / Facebook / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
b. / Twitter / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
c. / Blogs / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
d. / YouTube / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
e. / Text messages / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
f. / Apps / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
g. / Other (specify) ______/ 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Thank you – those are all the questions. Please use the space below to write in any comments you have that might help us better understand what issues you feel are important related to the agricultural/forestry/fishing industries. Your input will provide feedback to allow us to identify topics for our future research.
If you’d like to provide your email address please do so. We often have announcements that might be of interest to you: ______email
To learn more about the Southeast Center, please visit our webpage:
http://www.mc.uky.edu/scahip/
Or our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southeast-Center-for-Agricultural-Health-and-Injury-Prevention/580178002007732?fref=ts
Or follow us on twitter: @SCAHIP
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