TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Safety and health perceptions and concerns of custom harvesters
JO  - Journal of agricultural safety and health
A1  - Harrison, T. V.
A1  - Watson, David G.
A1  - Frazier, K. W.
A1  - Steffen, R. W.
SP  - 349
EP  - 355
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - This study elicited the perceptions and concerns of custom harvesters regarding safety and health issues faced in their operations, self-perceived knowledge of selected regulations, and self-perceived ability to train employees on the safe operation of equipment. The average age of custom harvesters' (CH) employees was 22 to 25 years (47.2%). The most common length of the harvest season was 5 to 6 months (70.9%). The most common responses to length of work day were 9 to 11 hours (34.5%) and 12 to 14 hours (54.5%). In general, CH ranked combine operation experience as most important when hiring employees. The CH felt inexperience was the leading contributor to lost-time incidents. They were most concerned about DOT regulations and Worker's Compensation rules, but also felt they had a good knowledge of those areas.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1074-7583
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -