title: Health and safety hazards associated with farming.
abstract: 1. Farming is a dangerous occupation with many potential physical, chemical, and biological hazards. Hazards include noise, machinery, motor vehicles, electricity, temperature extremes, pressurized hydraulic fluids, grain storage facilities, hand and power tools, repetitive motion, vibration, chemicals, dusts, gases, and infectious agents. 2. Psychosocial factors related to agriculture include stress, economic considerations, poor access to health care, and injuries to minors who begin working at a young age. 3. Many who farm also work at other jobs. Farm related illnesses and injuries can be costly to non-farm employers in terms of lost work time, medical insurance, and life insurance. 4. Occupational health nurses can promote agricultural occupational health through companies that employ farmers and through community organizations, thereby contributing to a better understanding of farm related hazards and developing strategies for reducing these hazards.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Ehlers
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Connon
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Themann
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ballard
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000383:Agriculture; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology