Agricultural Machinery Safety: Regulating the Workplace
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The challenge of ensuring OHS in the agricultural sector is substantially different from that in manufacturing, construction or many other "traditional" areas of concern. The problems are exacerbated when it comes to the hazards of farm machinery, where the rate of injury is particularly high. This article identifies the major deficiencies of the existing legislation and standards, and makes recommendations for a best practice regulatory regime, with a focus on duty holders at the workplace and...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Gunningham, Neil | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-13T23:11:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-12-13T23:11:59Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0815-6409 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/87839 | |
dc.description.abstract | The challenge of ensuring OHS in the agricultural sector is substantially different from that in manufacturing, construction or many other "traditional" areas of concern. The problems are exacerbated when it comes to the hazards of farm machinery, where the rate of injury is particularly high. This article identifies the major deficiencies of the existing legislation and standards, and makes recommendations for a best practice regulatory regime, with a focus on duty holders at the workplace and those who may be endangered by their activities. In particular, it argues that substantial improvements might be achieved through using a combination of regulatory tools (including information, education and incentives) that are underpinned in each case by regulation. | |
dc.publisher | CCH Australia Ltd | |
dc.source | Journal of Occupational Health and Safety: Australia and New Zealand | |
dc.subject | Keywords: agricultural worker; agriculture; article; health education; human; legal aspect; machine; occupational health; occupational safety; personnel management; standardization; workplace Agriculture; Machinery safety; Occupational health and safety; Regulation; Workplaces | |
dc.title | Agricultural Machinery Safety: Regulating the Workplace | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.description.refereed | Yes | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 19 | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 111705 - Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | MigratedxPub17301 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gunningham, Neil, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 3 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 235 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 244 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-12T08:29:56Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-0037561194 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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