Karlson T, Noren J
Am J Public Health. 1979 Feb;69(2):146-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.69.2.146.
There are no governmental standards for operator protection which require compliance by farm tractor manufacturers. To see how the Wisconsin farming population fares under voluntary safety standards, death certificate data were used to determine rates of tractor-associated fatal injuries. The injury deathrate associated with tractors on farms increased from 10.9 per 100,000 male farm residents during 1961-1965 to 13.6/100,000 during 1971-1975 (p less than .05). Deaths associated with overturning tractors were most common; with death rates of 6/100,000 male farm residents for 1961-1975. The rise in tractor-associated death rates shows that voluntary safety standards are not protecting the farm population. Rollover protective structures (ROPS) are designed to protect operators when tractors overturn but under voluntary safety standards these ROPS are sold only as optional accessory devices. Current Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations which require ROPS for employees operating tractors do not protect self-employed farmers and their families. It is recommended that the government require all tractors sold to be equipped with ROPS as is currently the case in England and Sweden.
目前尚无要求农用拖拉机制造商遵守的政府操作员保护标准。为了解威斯康星州农业人口在自愿性安全标准下的情况，利用死亡证明数据来确定与拖拉机相关的致命伤害发生率。与农场拖拉机相关的伤害死亡率从1961 - 1965年期间每10万名男性农场居民中的10.9例增加到1971 - 1975年期间的13.6例/10万（p小于0.05）。与拖拉机翻车相关的死亡最为常见；1961 - 1975年期间男性农场居民的死亡率为6/10万。与拖拉机相关的死亡率上升表明自愿性安全标准并未保护农业人口。翻车保护结构（ROPS）旨在在拖拉机翻车时保护操作员，但按照自愿性安全标准，这些ROPS仅作为可选配件出售。美国职业安全与健康管理局目前的规定要求为操作拖拉机的员工配备ROPS，但这并不能保护个体农民及其家人。建议政府要求所有销售的拖拉机都配备ROPS，就像英国和瑞典目前的情况一样。
