Schwab Charles V, Arbuckle J Gordon, Hanna H Mark
Iowa State University.
J Agric Saf Health. 2019 Feb 1;25(1):1-9. doi: 10.13031/jash.13039.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach conducted an assessment of Iowa farm operators' perceptions of the barriers and motivators when considering retrofitting tractors with rollover protective structures (ROPS). A statewide sample of approximately 2,000 farm operators was surveyed in the 2017 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll. A series of questions was asked to evaluate the importance of potential barriers to decisions to not retrofit a tractor and potential motivators that could influence the decision to retrofit or purchase a tractor with ROPS. The survey received a 48% response rate (999 responses). Among the 76% of Iowa farm operators who reported at least one pre-1985 tractor, only 18.6% reported that all of those tractors had ROPS. The remaining 81.4% had at least one tractor that did not have ROPS. Iowa farm operators' perceptions of the barriers and motivators when considering retrofitting tractors with ROPS are shared. The results of Iowa farm operators' perceptions will be used as Iowa State University Extension and Outreach prepares to align efforts with the National Tractor Safety Coalition and participate in the National ROPS Rebate Program, with the goal of reducing tractor fatalities.
爱荷华州立大学推广与外联部对爱荷华州农场经营者在考虑为拖拉机加装翻车保护结构（ROPS）时所面临的障碍和动力因素的认知进行了评估。在2017年爱荷华州农场与农村生活民意调查中，对该州约2000名农场经营者进行了抽样调查。提出了一系列问题，以评估不改装拖拉机决策中潜在障碍的重要性，以及可能影响改装或购买带ROPS拖拉机决策的潜在动力因素。该调查的回复率为48%（999份回复）。在报告至少有一台1985年以前生产的拖拉机的爱荷华州农场经营者中，只有18.6%的人表示所有这些拖拉机都装有ROPS。其余81.4%的人至少有一台拖拉机没有ROPS。分享了爱荷华州农场经营者在考虑为拖拉机加装ROPS时对障碍和动力因素的认知。爱荷华州农场经营者的认知结果将为爱荷华州立大学推广与外联部在准备与国家拖拉机安全联盟协调工作并参与国家ROPS回扣计划时所用，目标是减少拖拉机死亡事故。
