INRAE, National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, ITAP Research Team "Technologies and Methods for the Agriculture of Tomorrow", Montpellier Institut Agro, University of Montpellier.
University of Rennes, CHU Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail)-UMR_S 1085.
Workplace Health Saf. 2024 Nov;72(11):483-490. doi: 10.1177/21650799241264318. Epub 2024 Aug 27.
The training of farmers in pesticide safety is of prime importance for reducing pesticide use and exposure through the implementation of sustainable management practices. This study aimed to assess the impact of compulsory training on the knowledge and perceptions of cereal farmers, with the help of a safety climate scale. : We approached cereal farmers throughout France during compulsory training and certification procedures for pesticide-related activities. Trainees were asked to complete a safety climate questionnaire at the start and end of the course. In total, 733 cereal farm managers or workers completed the questionnaire at the start of the study, 131 of whom declined to complete the questionnaire at the end of the training session, leaving 602 subjects available for pre-training/post-training comparisons. Statistical analyses were based on paired -tests and mixed models for repeated measures. : The mean safety climate score increased from 82.37 to 88.22 after the training course (7.1 %, ) in both univariate and multivariate analyses. Mean increases were also found for each of its seven dimensions (), ranging from 2.8% for "rules and best practices" to 12.4% for "communication and feedback." Few covariate-by-time interactions were found to be significant. : This study demonstrates that pesticide training is highly effective in increasing safety climate perception among cereal farmers and provides hints for improving the design of educational programs. Promoting the development and facilitation of lifelong learning with continuously updated training programs should be a top priority for minimizing pesticide exposure.
对农民进行农药安全培训对于减少农药使用和暴露至关重要，可以通过实施可持续管理实践来实现。本研究旨在通过安全气候量表评估强制性培训对谷物种植者的知识和认知的影响。我们在法国各地的谷物种植者在与农药相关的活动的强制性培训和认证过程中进行了调查。在培训开始和结束时，要求学员填写安全气候问卷。共有 733 名谷物农场经理或工人在研究开始时填写了问卷，其中 131 人在培训结束时拒绝填写问卷，因此 602 名参与者可用于培训前后比较。统计分析基于配对检验和混合模型进行重复测量。培训课程后，安全气候评分从 82.37 增加到 88.22（7.1%，），在单变量和多变量分析中均如此。其七个维度中的每个维度也都有所增加（），从“规则和最佳实践”的 2.8%到“沟通和反馈”的 12.4%。很少有协变量与时间的相互作用被发现具有统计学意义。本研究表明，农药培训非常有效地提高了谷物农民对安全气候的认知，并为改进教育计划的设计提供了线索。促进终身学习的发展和便利，并不断更新培训计划，应是将农药暴露最小化的重中之重。
