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Occupational safety in agricultural tractor operations

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Resumo:The way that large cor]>orates management is changing thru out the years is becoming very dangerous in what concems to the user of toxic chemicals and with the use of IT technologies. This Evolution brings on new risks and requires and upgrade development from the corporations involved with occupational health and safety Farming is sometimes related to occupational hazards in wich concers the farmes health. This objetive of this paper is to prevent future agrucultural hazards envolving heavy machinery. For the final goal to be achieved we had some steps to complete, such as inquiries to the farmes, we had to check out if they had hazardous maps and placed to the farms so that we could check the veichles and the machinery, with all the information gathered we could use a risk evaluation method. As future work, control measures are presented to minimize the impact this activity has on the health of its operators. It is therefore important to note that health and safety at work should be seen as an investment and not as a cost. All workers, regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, are entitled to work under conditions of hygiene and safety.
Autores principais:Galaio, Ana
Outros Autores:Isidoro, Rui
Assunto:Health and safety at work Operations with agricultural tractors Risk assessment
Ano:2022
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:outro
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Institucional do IPBeja
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Resumo:The way that large cor]>orates management is changing thru out the years is becoming very dangerous in what concems to the user of toxic chemicals and with the use of IT technologies. This Evolution brings on new risks and requires and upgrade development from the corporations involved with occupational health and safety Farming is sometimes related to occupational hazards in wich concers the farmes health. This objetive of this paper is to prevent future agrucultural hazards envolving heavy machinery. For the final goal to be achieved we had some steps to complete, such as inquiries to the farmes, we had to check out if they had hazardous maps and placed to the farms so that we could check the veichles and the machinery, with all the information gathered we could use a risk evaluation method. As future work, control measures are presented to minimize the impact this activity has on the health of its operators. It is therefore important to note that health and safety at work should be seen as an investment and not as a cost. All workers, regardless of age, sex, race, citizenship, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, are entitled to work under conditions of hygiene and safety.