Putting ROPS Research into Practice: Paving the Way for a National Program

将 ROPS 研究付诸实践：为国家计划铺平道路

• 批准号: 8960120
• 负责人: Julie Ann Sorensen
• 金额: $ 27.49万
• 依托单位: MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8960120
• 关键词: Putting; ROPS; Research; into; Practice

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Farmers have considerably elevated rates of occupational fatality, as compared to other U.S. industries. Although this fact alone warrants consideration, it is even more remarkable to note that the most frequent cause of death on farms, tractor overturns, has a readily amenable solution, which is the installation of rollover protective structures (ROPS). ROPS are commercially available and 99% effective in protecting a tractor operator from death and injury. However, 40% of U.S. tractors lack this crucial safety technology. The over-arching objective of this proposal is to translate the wealth of knowledge about ROPS and interventional strategies into a national program that decisively addresses the issue of tractor overturn fatalities. This will be done by establishing evidence-based ROPS installation programs in high-risk states, while at the same time mobilizing the stakeholder investment necessary for launching a National ROPS Rebate Program. Evaluation of the implementation process in high-risk states using a structured, staged approach will provide valuable information on how program fidelity is maintained in these environments. Evaluation of efforts to mobilize a collaborative, multi-industry approach to national program implementation will allow researchers to identify what 'works' and what does 'not work' in expanding or state-based or regionalized safety programs. This project addresses several NORA Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Sector and NORA Cross-sector goals. These include: Intermediate Goal #2.4: Reduce injuries in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector ,Strategic Goal #3: Move proven health and safety strategies into agricultural, forestry and fishing (AFF) workplaces through the development of partnerships and collaborative efforts, Intermediate Goal #3.3, Use innovative and proven social marketing techniques to influence knowledge, attitudes and practices of AFF workers, Action Step #3.3.4 Encourage and promote proven outreach initiatives targeted for high risk populations, Strategic Goal #4: Reduce the number, rate, and severity of traumatic injuries and deaths involving hazards of production agriculture and support activities, Intermediate Goal #4a.2: Government agencies, equipment manufacturers, and industry groups will work together in a prevention through-design effort to increase the use of new ROPS technologies on mobile machines at high risk for overturns, Intermediate Goal #4.1 Reduce the number of fatalities due to overturns of tractors in agriculture by 50% through the use of ROPS or similar technology by 2018. Numerous Outputs and Outcomes are also expected and include: Outputs-publications, presentations/posters, investigator career development, databases, website, tools, promotional materials; Intermediate Outcomes-citations in the literature, adoption of technologies, partnerships, programs, R2P methods; and End Outcomes-reductions in fatalities and injuries.

 描述（由申请人提供）：与美国其他行业相比，农民的职业死亡率显着升高，尽管这一事实本身就值得考虑，但更值得注意的是，拖拉机翻倒是农场最常见的死亡原因。有一个易于使用的解决方案，即安装防滚翻保护结构 (ROPS)，该方案已在市场上出售，并且可以有效保护拖拉机操作员免遭死亡和伤害，但只有 40% 有效。美国拖拉机缺乏这项关键的安全技术，该提案的首要目标是将有关 ROPS 和干预策略的丰富知识转化为一项国家计划，以果断地解决拖拉机翻车死亡问题。基于高风险国家的 ROPS 安装计划，同时动员利益相关者投资启动国家 ROPS 回扣计划，使用结构化、分阶段的方法对高风险国家的实施过程进行评估将提供有价值的信息。关于如何在这些环境中保持计划保真度，对动员协作、多行业方法实施国家计划的努力进行评估，将使研究人员能够确定在扩展或基于州或区域化的过程中哪些“有效”，哪些“无效”。该项目涉及 NORA 农业、林业和渔业部门以及 NORA 跨部门目标，其中包括： 中期目标 2.4：减少农业、林业和渔业部门的伤害战略目标。 #3：通过发展伙伴关系和协作努力，将行之有效的健康和安全战略引入农业、林业和渔业 (AFF) 工作场所，中期目标 #3.3，使用创新且行之有效的社会营销技术来影响 AFF 工人的知识、态度和实践，行动步骤 #3.3.4 鼓励和促进针对高风险人群的行之有效的外展举措，战略目标 #4：减少涉及农业生产和支持活动危害的创伤性伤害和死亡的数量、比率和严重程度，中期目标#4a.2：政府机构、设备制造商和行业团体将共同努力，通过设计进行预防，以增加在翻车风险高的移动机器上使用新的 ROPS 技术，中期目标 #4.1 减少死亡人数由于到 2018 年，通过使用 ROPS 或类似技术，农业拖拉机翻车率将达到 50%。预计还会产生大量产出和成果，包括：产出出版物、演示文稿/海报、研究者职业发展、数据库、网站、工具、宣传材料；中间成果——文献引用、技术的采用、合作伙伴关系、计划、R2P 方法；以及最终成果——死亡和伤害的减少。