Occupational Health and Safety Hazards in Agriculture

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.4018/978-1-6684-2405-6.ch075 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1508-1525

Author(s):

Debesh Mishra ◽

Suchismita Satapathy

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Literature Review ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Safety Hazards ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Health And Safety Hazards ◽

Health And Safety Issues ◽

Made In

Within the agricultural sector, it becomes essential worldwide to analyze the magnitude of OHS problems. However, there is a lack of study in Odisha (India) to assess the prevailing situations. Hence, an attempt was made in this study to explore the issues related to OHS among the farmers of Odisha in India. There is a dual main contribution in this study. At first the occupational health and safety issues of farmers of Odisha in India were analyzed based on the literature review and the data collected by personal interaction and questionnaires. In the second part, the step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) method was used to rank the different farming processes, as well as different risks involved in various farming activities.

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Occupational Health and Safety Hazards in Agriculture

Managing Operations Throughout Global Supply Chains - Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8157-4.ch011 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 218-239

Author(s):

Debesh Mishra ◽

Suchismita Satapathy

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Literature Review ◽

Agricultural Sector ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Safety Hazards ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Health And Safety Hazards ◽

Health And Safety Issues ◽

Made In

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Occupational health and safety issues affecting young workers: A literature review

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-2011-1170 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 39 (3) ◽

pp. 215-232 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Marie Laberge ◽

Elise Ledoux

Keyword(s):

Occupational Health ◽

Literature Review ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Young Workers ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Health And Safety Issues

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Occupational health and safety hazards encountered by Ontario Public Health Inspectors

Environmental Health Review ◽

10.5864/d2019-004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (1) ◽

pp. 14-19

Author(s):

Jordan Lee Tustin ◽

Jeffrey P. Hau ◽

Chun-Yip Hon

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Occupational Health ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Occupational Health And Safety ◽

Safety Hazards ◽

Safety Issues ◽

Chemical Hazards ◽

Safety Risks ◽

Study Results ◽

Health And Safety Hazards

Public health inspectors (PHIs) are exposed to many occupational health and safety issues during their daily tasks. However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated the job-specific health and safety hazards among working PHIs. Our objective was to determine the type and extent of health and safety hazards faced by PHIs working for Ontario health units as well as their perception of risk with respect to these hazards. In early 2018, an invitation to a web-based survey was sent to all members of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Ontario Branch. One-hundred and thirty-four respondents met the inclusion criteria and were included in the study. Results showed PHIs reported safety hazards (e.g., slips or falls), working alone, and chemical hazards as the top three types of hazards. Inspections of food and (or) nonfood premises were the duties most associated with encountering all types of hazards. In addition, a majority of respondents reported being somewhat concerned about their exposure to all types of hazards. This study provides novel information on the occupational health and safety risks as reported by Ontario PHIs. Further in-depth research is needed to investigate the specific hazards and concerns among PHIs as well as the level of prevention and monitoring within health units.

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