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6/24/2004 – NIOSH Agricultural Centers announce Tractor Safety Initiative. |
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Date of News Release: Monday, June 28, 2004 At the recent combined Ag Centers and National Institute for Farm Safety meeting in Colorado, the center directors unveiled a document outlining their view of a national tractor safety initiative. The document (available for review at http://depts.washington.edu/pnash/tractor.html ) outlines how a coordinated campaign might draw upon the experience and knowledge of the USDA, the cooperative extension service, manufacturers, dealers, farmers and other concerned individuals. The initiative proposes development of an extensive network of collaborators to help guide and advance the effort. Engineering research, surveillance, and market research within the farm community can all assist in the design of a social marketing effort that is viewed as the core of the tractor initiative. Currently tractor incidents kill roughly 250 persons on farms annually, seriously injuring thousands more. Based upon the experience in other countries, it is estimated that current technology can prevent over three quarters of these fatalities. |
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