Health and safety sign knowledge levels of tractor operators in agricultural production

Ümit Alkan; Celal Güngör

doi:10.20289/zfdergi.1349654

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Tarımsal üretimde çalışan traktör operatörlerinin sağlık ve güvenlik işaretleri bilgi seviyeleri

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Amaç: Sağlık ve güvenlik işaretleri, potansiyel tehlikeler, güvenli uygulamalar, acil durum prosedürleri ve yasal talimatlar konusunda iletişim kurmada kritik role sahiptirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye tarım sektöründeki traktör operatörlerinin işaretleri anlama seviyelerini araştırmaktır. Araştırma, operatörlerin iş sağlığı ve güvenliği işaretleri, trafik işaretleri ve traktör güvenlik işaretleri hakkındaki bilgi düzeyini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Materyal ve Yöntem: İzmir’in iki ilçesinden (Menemen ve Foça) toplam 118 traktör operatörü anket ile incelenmiştir. Anket, demografik bilgiler, iş sağlığı ve güvenliği işaretleri (ISO 7010), trafik işaretleri (Karayolu Trafik İşaretleri Standartları) ve traktör güvenlik işaretlerini (ISO 11684) içermektedir. Verilerin analizi için tanımlayıcı ve çıkarımsal istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Bulguları: Ortalama doğru cevaplanma oranı on dört iş sağlığı ve güvenliği işareti için %37.2, yedi trafik işareti için %34.9 ve on traktör güvenlik işareti için %28.0 olarak bulunmuştur. Tüm işaretler için ortalama doğru cevaplanma oranı %33.7 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, traktör operatörlerinin sağlık ve güvenlik işaretlerini tanıma seviyesinin düşük olduğunu göstermektedir. İşaretleri tanıma seviyesini artırmak için eğitim verilmesini de içeren yönetimsel ve mühendislik kontrol önlemleri dikkate alınmalıdır. Ayrıca, anlaması zor olan işaretlerin amaçlanan mesajları etkili bir şekilde iletebilmesi için tasarımlarının tekrar gözden geçirilmesi gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İşaretler , iş sağlığı ve güvenliği , tarım , traktör operatörü

Health and safety sign knowledge levels of tractor operators in agricultural production

Abstract

Objective: Health and safety signs are critical in communicating messages about potential hazards, safe practices, emergency procedures, and regulatory guidelines. The objective of this study was to investigate the understanding of safety sign comprehension among tractor operators in Türkiye's agricultural sector. It seeks to determine operators' knowledge of occupational safety and health signs, traffic signs, and tractor safety signs. Materials and Methods: A total of 118 tractor operators from Izmir’s two districts (Menemen and Foça) were surveyed using a questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic information, occupational safety and health signs (ISO 7010), traffic signs (Turkish Standards for Road Traffic Signage) and tractor safety signs (ISO 11684). Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean comprehension score was 37.2% for fourteen occupational safety and health signs, 34.9% for seven traffic signs, and 28.0% for ten tractor safety signs. The mean comprehension score for all signs was 33.7% Conclusion: This study shows that tractor operators poorly understand these signs. Engineering and administrative control measures, including training, should be considered to improve sign comprehension. In addition, the poorly understood signs should be revised to effectively convey the intended messages.

Keywords

Signs , occupational safety and health , agriculture , tractor operators

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Agricultural Machines

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ümit Alkan
0000-0002-6745-2496
Türkiye

Celal Güngör ^*
0000-0001-9882-6393
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

December 28, 2023

Publication Date

January 5, 2024

Submission Date

August 25, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 5, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 60 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1349654

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https://izlik.org/JA22TP47HR

APA

Alkan, Ü., & Güngör, C. (2024). Health and safety sign knowledge levels of tractor operators in agricultural production. Journal of Agriculture Faculty of Ege University, 60(4), 581-593. https://doi.org/10.20289/zfdergi.1349654

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