title: Aging farmers are at high risk for injuries and fatalities: how human-factors research and application can help.
abstract: Agriculture is a dangerous profession with an aging population, combining age-related changes in physical and cognitive abilities with complex tasks performed under hazardous conditions. There are three general approaches to reducing injuries: designing for safety, providing positive reinforcement in prevention programs, and making safety a family affair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Box 7650, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. Anne_McLaughlin@ncsu.edu
authors.forename: Anne Collins
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Sprufera
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000383:Agriculture; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*