title: Development of a Safety Management Web Tool for Horse Stables.
abstract: Managing a horse stable involves risks, which can have serious consequences for the stable, employees, clients, visitors and horses. Existing industrial or farm production risk management tools are not directly applicable to horse stables and they need to be adapted for use by managers of different types of stables. As a part of the InnoEquine project, an innovative web tool, InnoHorse, was developed to support horse stable managers in business, safety, pasture and manure management. A literature review, empirical horse stable case studies, expert panel workshops and stakeholder interviews were carried out to support the design. The InnoHorse web tool includes a safety section containing a horse stable safety map, stable safety checklists, and examples of good practices in stable safety, horse handling and rescue planning. This new horse stable safety management tool can also help in organizing work processes in horse stables in general.
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland. jarkko.leppala@luke.fi.
authors.forename: Jarkko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leppälä
authors.affiliation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 23053 Alnarp, Sweden. christina.kolstrup@slu.se.
authors.forename: Christina Lunner
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kolstrup
authors.affiliation: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 23053 Alnarp, Sweden. stefan.pinzke@slu.se.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinzke
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, 00790 Helsinki, Finland. risto.rautiainen@luke.fi.|University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA. risto.rautiainen@luke.fi.
authors.forename: Risto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rautiainen
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Opistontie 10 a 1, 32100 Ypäjä, Finland. markku.saastamoinen@luke.fi.
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saastamoinen
authors.affiliation: Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Opistontie 10 a 1, 32100 Ypäjä, Finland. susanna.sarkijarvi@luke.fi.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Särkijärvi
keywords: horse stable; management; safety; web tool