OCCUPATIONAL IMMOBILITY OF SMALL FARMERS

Analysis of Occupational Health Challenges among Farmers

Background & Aims of the Study: Farmers and agricultural workers are vulnerable because of exposed to a wide range of occupational hazards and Facing with problems and obstacles in their work, so the main purpose of this study was analysis of occupational health challenges among farmers Materials & Methods: The tool of the research was a questionnaire that designed to analysis of occupation...

Nonfatal Occupational Injuries in Norwegian Farmers☆

BACKGROUND Agriculture ranks among the most dangerous trades worldwide. There is, however, still a lack of knowledge on nonfatal injuries in agriculture. The aim of this study was to describe the nature and occurrence of nonfatal injuries in farmers in two counties in central Norway. METHODS A questionnaire was sent to 7,004 farmers in Norway. We asked for information about the respondents an...

Occupational injuries to senior farmers in Sweden.

The prevailing demographic change in the western world means that the workforce is becoming older. Farmers in particular often work beyond the normal retirement age, in a challenging physical environment. For example, the agricultural sector has the most hazardous work environment in Sweden. Therefore, it is interesting to examine the following questions: Are senior farmers more frequently invo...

Occupational accidents among elderly farmers in Sweden.

The workforce in many countries nowadays is becoming older due to demographic change. Compared with many other occupations, farmers often work until a higher age. This study analysed occupational accidents to farmers in Sweden from an age perspective using data on 223 work injuries on farms and 990 road accidents involving tractors. The results showed that older farmers were not significantly m...

Emergy Analysis for Small Farmers