Editorial: Response to 'ROPS Are Not Homemade'
| Autor: | Wayne T. Sanderson, A. Preston Byrd, Stacy K. Vincent, Joan Mazur |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adolescent
Equipment Safety business.industry Liability Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Agricultural education Service-learning Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Agriculture Public relations Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Political science Injury prevention Accidents Occupational Humans General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 26:1-4 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7846 |
| DOI: | 10.13031/jash.13723 |
| Popis: | We are writing in response to the editorial “ROPS Are Not Homemade” by W. E. Field, R. Tormoehlen, S. Ehlers, C. Cheng, A. Talbert, G. Deboy, D. Haberlin, and C. V. Schwab, which was published in the July 2019 issue of the Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health (Field et al., 2019). The editorial warns secondary school teachers and FFA advisors about the potential liability of fabricating and installing low-cost rollover protective structures (ROPS) as service learning projects for agricultural education students. The apparent intent of the editorial is to discourage teachers and advisors from carrying out such projects. We wish to present arguments as to why these are actually highly beneficial projects to undertake, and perhaps one of our best hopes for significantly reducing the number of tractor overturn injuries and fatalities by directly involving our nation’s youth. Keywords: Homemade ROPS, ROPS, Tractor overturns. |
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