HAZARDS OF AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRYDr A Adeniran MBBS, MPH, FMCPH
Consultant Public Health PhysicianLagos State University (College of Medicine)Nigeria
Hazards in agricultural industry• Upto 80% of the people in the developing communities engage in Agriculture
What is agriculture?• All forms of activities connected with growing, harvesting and primary processing of all types of crops, with the breeding, raising and caring for animals, with tending gardens and nurseries
• Can be peasant/subsistent, small scale organized or large scale
WHAT ARE THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE?
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
Physical/Mechanical hazards
•Heat, Temperature, Vibrations, noise, dust, fumes, etc
•Falling off tractor•Felling of trees etc•DISCUSS THE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT CAN ARISE FROM THESE HAZARDS
HEAT SAFETY TIP
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
Biological
•Bacteria/Viral/Parasitic/Fungi/Others•Tetanus, leptospirosis, ankylstomiasis etc
CHEMICAL HAZARDS
Chemical
•Pesticides, herbicides, insecticides•DDT, Organoprosporus, Carbamate, Organic Mercury etc
•OUTLINE THE HEALTH PROBLEMS
PSYCHOSOCIAL HAZARDS
ERGONOMIC HAZARDS
• More than 90 % of all accidents are avoidable, being caused by human error rather than by mechanical failure
PREVENTION & CONTROL
Reliability Cost
EliminationSubstitutionEngineeringProceduralP.P.E.
The Hierarchy of Controls
Discuss the control measures
•Health Education•Pre employment & Periodic EXAMINATION•Eliminate, Substitute, PPDs, etc•Provision of emergency services
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