| Autor: |
Wilkins, III, J. R., Eicher, L. Chris, Crawford, J. Mac, Bean, Thomas L., Mitchell, G. Lynn |
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Applied Occupational & Environmental Hygiene; Feb1997, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p105, 0p |
| Abstrakt: |
In cooperation with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the authors are conducting health and hazard studies of cash grain farms/farmers. Hazard data collection during on-farminspections has been facilitated by reliance on a pen-based notebookcomputer, allowing a two-person hazard technician team to record thedata electronically during industrial hygiene walkaround surveys. The software programming was designed for systematic data collection that would simultaneously maximize accuracy and minimize missing data, yet provide the necessary flexibility in a cost-effective manner. A main menu indicates specific hazard inspection domains that can be accessed with the touch of an electronic stylus (STRUCTURES, MOBILE FARMMACHINERY, FARM VEHICLES, LANDSCAPE, ERGONOMICS, and OTHER). After selection of the inspection domain of interest, additional menus appear, allowing the user(s) to more precisely describe the area to be audited. The programming also gives ready access to various lists which can be used to quickly inventory an area when appropriate (there are lists of pesticides and agriculturally related medicinals, and a NIOSH general product term list). The ready availability of these lists increases efficiency and accuracy, but the system's inherent characterrecognition ability allows handwritten responses to be entered for nonlisted items and for other unpredictable events and circumstances. This article describes the programming logic used and the content of each inspection domain/module. A sampling of the findings from 179 recent farm visits is also given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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