Critical review of the role of PPE in the prevention of risks related to agricultural pesticide use

A Garrigou, C Laurent, A Berthet, C Colosio, N Jas… - Safety science, 2020 - Elsevier
Personal protection equipment (PPE) holds a privileged position in safety interventions in
many countries, despite the fact that they should only be used as a last resort. This is even …

A comprehensive review of levels and determinants of personal exposure to dust and endotoxin in livestock farming

I Basinas, T Sigsgaard, H Kromhout… - Journal of exposure …, 2015 - nature.com
The respiratory health effects of livestock farming have been on debate for more than three
decades. Endotoxin-contaminated organic dusts are considered as the most important …

Exposure to hazardous workplace noise and use of hearing protection devices among US workers—NHANES, 1999–2004

SW Tak, RR Davis, GM Calvert - American journal of industrial …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background To estimate the prevalence of workplace noise exposure and use of hearing
protection devices (HPDs) at noisy work, NIOSH analyzed 1999–2004 data from the …

Farmers' use of personal protective equipment during handling of plant protection products: determinants of implementation

CA Damalas, G Abdollahzadeh - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Understanding factors affecting the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during
handling of plant protection products (PPPs) is of major importance for the design of tailored …

Pesticide use and safety practices among Greek tobacco farmers: a survey

CA Damalas, EB Georgiou… - International journal of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
An attempt was made to explore knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards safety issues of
pesticide handling among tobacco farmers of the rural area of Pieria in northern Greece …

Drivers of personal safety in agriculture: a case study with pesticide operators

CA Damalas, SD Koutroubas, G Abdollahzadeh - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is a hazardous occupational industry for farmers and farm workers; therefore,
decisions to improve safety in the working place require understanding behavior of farmers …

RETRACTED: Perceived usefulness of personal protective equipment in pesticide use predicts farmers' willingness to use it

MS Sharifzadeh, CA Damalas, G Abdollahzadeh - 2017 - Elsevier
After a thorough investigation, the Editors have concluded that the acceptance of this article
was partly based upon the positive advice of one illegitimate reviewer report. The report was …

Practices in pesticide handling and the use of personal protective equipment in Mexican agricultural workers

J Blanco-Muñoz, M Lacasaña - Journal of agromedicine, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Practices related to the safe handling of pesticides and use of personal protective equipment
(PPE) are largely unknown among agricultural workers in developing countries. The authors …

Worker health and safety in concentrated animal feeding operations

FM Mitloehner, MS Calvo - Journal of agricultural safety and …, 2008 - elibrary.asabe.org
A trend in consolidating livestock and poultry operations into concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFOs) potentially increases farm worker exposure to the hazards associated …

Prevalence of occupational accident; and injuries and their associated factors in iron, steel and metal manufacturing industries in Addis Ababa

E Berhan - Cogent Engineering, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the research is to investigate the prevalence of workplace accident/injuries
(policymakers) and the associated factor in Iron, Steel and Metal Manufacturing Industries …