Affiliations: Department of Work Science, Business Economics and
Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
Note: [] Corresponding author: Peter Lundqvist, Department of Work
Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences, Box 88, 230 53 Alnarp, Sweden. Tel.: +46 40 415495;
E-mail: Peter.Lundqvist@slu.se
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Occupational injuries are a major problem in
agriculture world-wide. OBJECTIVE: Sweden is developing a national
approach to scoordinate different stakeholders with the common goal of reducing
injuries in the agricultural sector. METHOD: The Swedish strategy involves important factors, such as: 1) Collaboration between all stakeholders
involved in health and safety in agriculture, 2) A national programme on injury
prevention, 3) Coordination of actions and 4) Knowledge, attitude and behaviour in focus. PARTICIPANTS: This approach is being coordinated through
the Swedish Committee on Working Environment (LAMK), a network acting to
achieve a good, healthy and safe working environment in Swedish agriculture.
The Committee consists of representatives of authorities, institutions,
companies, research and education institutions and organisations working in the
green sector. RESULTS: The Swedish model will be evaluated as a
whole concept on its effect on the frequency of injuries in the agricultural
industry in the beginning of 2014. Promising results has been shown in
evaluations of minor parts. CONCLUSIONS: This coordinated approach
has been applied in others countries (United States and New Zealand) as well
and seems like an efficient way of using limited resources to achieve higher
impact on a specific problems such as occupational injuries in agriculture.
Keywords: Injury, prevention, collaboration, national programme, stakeholders, agriculture, Sweden
