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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