lecture 3 - Health, safety and welfare Flashcards
How many people were killed on irish farms between 2013 and 2022
190 people
how many people were killed on irish farms in 2022 alone
13 people
over the last ten years, what sector has had the most workplace facilities in Ireland
agriculture
In the USA, in 2020 how many farmers/workers died from a work related injury
368
In Ireland in 2016, how many farmers died in a work related injury
what was the fatality rate ?
22 farmers
fatality rate of 8 deaths per 100,000 workers
how many Deaths in Australia in 2014 were single vehicle incidents
67%
what % of Deaths in Australia in 2014 were involved with a vehicle
75%
how many people are killed each year in agriculture industry (Australia in 2014)
41
what % of fatalities occurred on farms in austrailia in 2014
85%
what is the highest % of deaths in canadian agriculture between 2003-2012
Runover accounting for 18%
what is the highest % of fatalIties due to in NZ
Quad Bikes
-34%
-124 fatalities
what is the highest % of fatalities in irish agriculture due to? (2011-2020)
tractors
-43%
-91 fatalities
what % of fatalities in irish agriculture due to machinery ? (2011-2020)
11%
-23%-crushed
what % of fatalities in irish agriculture due to livetsock ? (2011-2020)
19%
-36% of this due to cattle
what % of fatalities in irish agriculture due to dalls & collapses ? (2011-2020)
14%
-48% falling from height
what % of child’s death occur on farms (2011-2020)
10%
-76% being with tractors
what % of deaths are older farmers (2011-2020)
45%
-43% with tractors
what % of fatalities in irish agriculture due to drowning, gas ? (2011-2020)
10%
-33% due to slurry
how do you recognise machinery hazards?
-moving parts
-Extreme hot/cold surfaces
-any live electrical components exposed?
-is machine noisy?
-does the machine use hazardous chemicals? (petrol/diesel)
-are there any parts under pressure? (hydraulic lines)
what are human factors that may prevent injury/death?
-are users trained in safe operation
-are they rick averse?
-are they a “safe person”?
-are they wearing PPE?
-are they properly supervised?
what is an Interlock in relation to machinery safety
an interlock prevents a machine from operating when a guard is open.
It can either:
-stop the machine when the guard is opened during machine operation
-prevent the opening of a guard during machine operation
give a list of agricultural chemicals
-pesticides
-herbicides
-sheep dips
-rodenticides
-oils
-fuels
what can long time exposure to agricultural chemicals lead to?
health effects
how many deaths does agricultural chemicals account for per year
168,000 deaths
since 2015 what are “professional users” of pesticides required to do?
-To Register
-to be trained in pesticide safety
what are the main ways for routes of chemical exposure
-inhalation
-skin contact
-through damaged skin
-ingestion
-trans placental
where can the hazards associated with a chemical be obtained?
-chemicals classification
-Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
What must the supplier of hazardous material provide you with?
safety data sheet
factors of chemical safety
-wearing PPE
-ensuring good hygiene practices
-knowledge
what can asbestos cause
- decreasing lung function
-cancer
name one significant safety risk in farming?
hydrogen sulphide
is hydrogen sulphide heavier than air?
yes so it fathers in slurry pits
what can hydrogen sulphide cause
death at relatively low levels of air
what % of hydrogen sulphide concentration will kill in one breath?
0.1%
what is hydrogen sulphide
chemical asphyxiant
what smell is hydrogen sulphide
rotten egg smell
- but as concentration increases it numbs the sense of smell
what are zoonoses
disease that can pass from animals to humans
what are common zoonoses diseases?
-Leptopiros (bacteria)
-carried in the urine of rats and cattle
-toxoplasmosis (protoza)
- found in cat faeces and birthing material from sheep and newborn lambs
-Bovine TB
-Orf (virus)
how is the only way a biological agent can infect a person?
-get into the body
-get onto the body
what is biosafety about?
ensuring that biological agents are not allowed to come in contact with your body
list the routes of infection for a biological agent?
▪Ingestion Of The Agent
▪ Inhalation Of The Agent
▪ Entry Via Mucosal Membranes
▪ Entry Via Damaged Skin
▪ Subcutaneous Entry
▪ Physical Contamination
▪ Transplacental
what number of facilities occurred because of fires in 2019
16
when did stardust fire happen
14th Feb 1981
-48 deaths
when was the fire in Grenfell Tower
14th June 2017
-71 deaths
what must every workplace prepare in relation to dealing with fires
Emergency Plan to deal with foreseeable emergencies
