Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
J Adolesc Health. 2018 May;62(5):605-611. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.11.300. Epub 2018 Mar 2.
Tractor-related incidents are the leading cause of agricultural-related fatalities in the United States. Injuries from rollovers can be prevented by equipping tractors with rollover protective structures (ROPS, an engineering approach) and by using seatbelts (a behavior-based approach). While adult farmers report low seatbelt use and frequent use of tractors without ROPS, it is unknown whether the young adult population has adopted similar tractor driving practices. This study was designed to identify tractor operating practices among young adult agricultural workers and the influence of supervisors, peers, and parents on their safety behaviors.
An online survey was conducted among college students enrolled in agricultural science classes in four Midwestern colleges and universities. Participants answered questions about their tractor operating practices, the influence of supervisors, peers, parents, and individual risk taking tendencies on their workplace practices. A tractor operation safety score was estimated from participants' responses. Linear regression was used to examine the association of these influences and the tractor operation safety score.
Of the 193 respondents, most (78.8%) reported that they never or rarely wear a seatbelt when operating a tractor with a ROPS. Supervisory influences, such as being negatively evaluated by a supervisor, were found to be more strongly associated with tractor operating behaviors than peer or parent influence.
Young adult agricultural workers frequently reported unsafe tractor operating behaviors. Supervisors were found to have the most influence over reported behaviors of young adult agricultural workers.
在美国，与拖拉机相关的事故是导致农业相关死亡的主要原因。通过为拖拉机配备防翻滚保护结构（ROPS，一种工程方法）和使用安全带（一种基于行为的方法），可以防止翻滚造成的伤害。尽管成年农民报告安全带使用率低且经常在没有 ROPS 的情况下使用拖拉机，但尚不清楚年轻的成年人群体是否采用了类似的拖拉机驾驶操作习惯。本研究旨在确定年轻成年农业工人的拖拉机操作实践，以及主管、同事和父母对他们安全行为的影响。
在四所中西部大学的农业科学课程中，对大学生进行了在线调查。参与者回答了有关他们的拖拉机操作实践、主管、同事、父母以及个人冒险倾向对他们工作场所实践的影响的问题。根据参与者的回答，估算了拖拉机操作安全评分。线性回归用于检验这些影响与拖拉机操作安全评分之间的关联。
在 193 名受访者中，大多数（78.8%）表示他们在装有 ROPS 的拖拉机上操作时从不或很少系安全带。发现主管的影响，例如受到主管的负面评价，与拖拉机操作行为的关联比同伴或父母的影响更为紧密。
年轻的成年农业工人经常报告不安全的拖拉机操作行为。主管对年轻成年农业工人的报告行为的影响最大。
