The Washington State Potato Commission Farm Safety Survey

The WSPC is increasingly becoming involved in Agricultural Safety. To direct our endeavors and enhance our ability to provide worthwhile ag safety educational materials and training we would like you to take a short survey. Please be aware that your answers are anonymous. On behalf of the potato community, thank you for your help!

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* 1. Where do you grow:

Washington

Oregon

Idaho

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* 2. On a scale from 1 (high frequency) to 4 (low frequency) please rate each of the following potato-growing operations with regard to the relative frequency of potential injuries.

	1-high frequency	2	3	4-low frequency
Planting	Planting 1-high frequency	Planting 2	Planting 3	Planting 4-low frequency
Irrigation	Irrigation 1-high frequency	Irrigation 2	Irrigation 3	Irrigation 4-low frequency
Field Prep	Field Prep 1-high frequency	Field Prep 2	Field Prep 3	Field Prep 4-low frequency
Pesticide Application	Pesticide Application 1-high frequency	Pesticide Application 2	Pesticide Application 3	Pesticide Application 4-low frequency
Harvest	Harvest 1-high frequency	Harvest 2	Harvest 3	Harvest 4-low frequency
Storage	Storage 1-high frequency	Storage 2	Storage 3	Storage 4-low frequency

Other (please describe)

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* 3. On a scale from 1 (very severe) to 4 (not severe) please rate each of the following potato-growing operations with regard to the relative severity of potential injuries.

	1-very severe	2	3	4-not severe
Planting	Planting 1-very severe	Planting 2	Planting 3	Planting 4-not severe
Pesticide Application	Pesticide Application 1-very severe	Pesticide Application 2	Pesticide Application 3	Pesticide Application 4-not severe
Field Prep	Field Prep 1-very severe	Field Prep 2	Field Prep 3	Field Prep 4-not severe
Harvest	Harvest 1-very severe	Harvest 2	Harvest 3	Harvest 4-not severe
Storage	Storage 1-very severe	Storage 2	Storage 3	Storage 4-not severe
Irrigation	Irrigation 1-very severe	Irrigation 2	Irrigation 3	Irrigation 4-not severe

Other (please describe)

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* 4. On a scale from 1 (high frequency) to 4 (low frequency) please rate each of the following potato-growing tasks with regard to the relative frequency of potential injuries.

	1-high frequency	2	3	4-low frequency
Shop Work	Shop Work 1-high frequency	Shop Work 2	Shop Work 3	Shop Work 4-low frequency
ATV Driving	ATV Driving 1-high frequency	ATV Driving 2	ATV Driving 3	ATV Driving 4-low frequency
Tractor Driving	Tractor Driving 1-high frequency	Tractor Driving 2	Tractor Driving 3	Tractor Driving 4-low frequency
Pesticide Handling	Pesticide Handling 1-high frequency	Pesticide Handling 2	Pesticide Handling 3	Pesticide Handling 4-low frequency
Truck Driving	Truck Driving 1-high frequency	Truck Driving 2	Truck Driving 3	Truck Driving 4-low frequency
Pesticide Application	Pesticide Application 1-high frequency	Pesticide Application 2	Pesticide Application 3	Pesticide Application 4-low frequency
Potato Sorting on Harvester	Potato Sorting on Harvester 1-high frequency	Potato Sorting on Harvester 2	Potato Sorting on Harvester 3	Potato Sorting on Harvester 4-low frequency
Electrical Work	Electrical Work 1-high frequency	Electrical Work 2	Electrical Work 3	Electrical Work 4-low frequency
Lifting	Lifting 1-high frequency	Lifting 2	Lifting 3	Lifting 4-low frequency
Potato Sorting on Sorting Table	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 1-high frequency	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 2	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 3	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 4-low frequency

Other (please describe)

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* 5. On a scale from 1 (very severe) to 4 (not severe) please rate each of the following potato-growing tasks with regard to the relative severity of potential injuries.

	1-very severe	2	3	4-not severe
Potato Sorting on Sorting Table	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 1-very severe	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 2	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 3	Potato Sorting on Sorting Table 4-not severe
Electrical Work	Electrical Work 1-very severe	Electrical Work 2	Electrical Work 3	Electrical Work 4-not severe
Pesticide Handling	Pesticide Handling 1-very severe	Pesticide Handling 2	Pesticide Handling 3	Pesticide Handling 4-not severe
Truck Driving	Truck Driving 1-very severe	Truck Driving 2	Truck Driving 3	Truck Driving 4-not severe
ATV Driving	ATV Driving 1-very severe	ATV Driving 2	ATV Driving 3	ATV Driving 4-not severe
Pesticide Application	Pesticide Application 1-very severe	Pesticide Application 2	Pesticide Application 3	Pesticide Application 4-not severe
Tractor Driving	Tractor Driving 1-very severe	Tractor Driving 2	Tractor Driving 3	Tractor Driving 4-not severe
Shop Work	Shop Work 1-very severe	Shop Work 2	Shop Work 3	Shop Work 4-not severe
Lifting	Lifting 1-very severe	Lifting 2	Lifting 3	Lifting 4-not severe
Potato Sorting on Harvester	Potato Sorting on Harvester 1-very severe	Potato Sorting on Harvester 2	Potato Sorting on Harvester 3	Potato Sorting on Harvester 4-not severe

Other (please describe)

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* 6. Rate the cause of injuries from 1 (important cause of injury) to 4 (does not cause injury).

	1-important	2	3	4-unimportant
Not Attentive, distracted	Not Attentive, distracted 1-important	Not Attentive, distracted 2	Not Attentive, distracted 3	Not Attentive, distracted 4-unimportant
Lack of Experience	Lack of Experience 1-important	Lack of Experience 2	Lack of Experience 3	Lack of Experience 4-unimportant
Clothing, Shoes, not Right for the Job	Clothing, Shoes, not Right for the Job 1-important	Clothing, Shoes, not Right for the Job 2	Clothing, Shoes, not Right for the Job 3	Clothing, Shoes, not Right for the Job 4-unimportant
Poor Communication, Lanquage Skills	Poor Communication, Lanquage Skills 1-important	Poor Communication, Lanquage Skills 2	Poor Communication, Lanquage Skills 3	Poor Communication, Lanquage Skills 4-unimportant
Working to Fast	Working to Fast 1-important	Working to Fast 2	Working to Fast 3	Working to Fast 4-unimportant

Other (please describe)

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* 7. What tasks are most associated with injuries to the following body parts?

Back

Finger

Hands

Eyes

Legs/Feet

Internal

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* 8. Please list the following information for the last 5 claims made against insurance regarding workplace injury:

	Body Part Affected	Equipment Causing Injury	Task During Injury	Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe)
1	1 Body Part Affected menu	1 Equipment Causing Injury menu	1 Task During Injury menu	1 Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe) menu
2	2 Body Part Affected menu	2 Equipment Causing Injury menu	2 Task During Injury menu	2 Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe) menu
3	3 Body Part Affected menu	3 Equipment Causing Injury menu	3 Task During Injury menu	3 Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe) menu
4	4 Body Part Affected menu	4 Equipment Causing Injury menu	4 Task During Injury menu	4 Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe) menu
5	5 Body Part Affected menu	5 Equipment Causing Injury menu	5 Task During Injury menu	5 Severity of Injury (1-Severe to 4-Not as Severe) menu

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* 9. What is your preferred method to train employees? (mark all that apply)

Send them to private safety trainers

Send them to state government safety trainers (WSDA, WSDL&I)

Train them “in house”

We do not provide training (it’s ok to admit it, this survey is anonymous!)

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* 10. Does your farming operation have the following (Yes or No):

	Yes	No
A written, farm-specific Accident Prevention Program	A written, farm-specific Accident Prevention Program Yes	A written, farm-specific Accident Prevention Program No
Documented Safety Meetings	Documented Safety Meetings Yes	Documented Safety Meetings No
A Chemical Hazard Communication Program (inventory, SDS’s, training)	A Chemical Hazard Communication Program (inventory, SDS’s, training) Yes	A Chemical Hazard Communication Program (inventory, SDS’s, training) No

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* 11. Rate the following ways the WSPC can enhance agricultural safety from 1 (very important) to 4 (unimportant).

	1-Very Important	2	3	4-Unimportant
Provide agricultural safety training materials (i.e. videos)	Provide agricultural safety training materials (i.e. videos) 1-Very Important	Provide agricultural safety training materials (i.e. videos) 2	Provide agricultural safety training materials (i.e. videos) 3	Provide agricultural safety training materials (i.e. videos) 4-Unimportant
Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for workers	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for workers 1-Very Important	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for workers 2	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for workers 3	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for workers 4-Unimportant
Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for supervisors	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for supervisors 1-Very Important	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for supervisors 2	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for supervisors 3	Provide periodic agricultural safety training sessions for supervisors 4-Unimportant

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* 12. Rate the areas of safety training you would like provided from 1 (very important) to 4 (unimportant).

	1	2	3	4
Tractor Driving	Tractor Driving 1	Tractor Driving 2	Tractor Driving 3	Tractor Driving 4
Truck Driving	Truck Driving 1	Truck Driving 2	Truck Driving 3	Truck Driving 4
ATV Driving	ATV Driving 1	ATV Driving 2	ATV Driving 3	ATV Driving 4
Pesticide application	Pesticide application 1	Pesticide application 2	Pesticide application 3	Pesticide application 4
Annual Worker Protection Standard	Annual Worker Protection Standard 1	Annual Worker Protection Standard 2	Annual Worker Protection Standard 3	Annual Worker Protection Standard 4
Shop work	Shop work 1	Shop work 2	Shop work 3	Shop work 4
Pesticide mixing, loading	Pesticide mixing, loading 1	Pesticide mixing, loading 2	Pesticide mixing, loading 3	Pesticide mixing, loading 4
Pesticide application	Pesticide application 1	Pesticide application 2	Pesticide application 3	Pesticide application 4
Respirator use, fit testing	Respirator use, fit testing 1	Respirator use, fit testing 2	Respirator use, fit testing 3	Respirator use, fit testing 4
Electrical work	Electrical work 1	Electrical work 2	Electrical work 3	Electrical work 4

Other (please describe):

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* 1. Where do you grow:

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* 2. On a scale from 1 (high frequency) to 4 (low frequency) please rate each of the following potato-growing operations with regard to the relative frequency of potential injuries.

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* 3. On a scale from 1 (very severe) to 4 (not severe) please rate each of the following potato-growing operations with regard to the relative severity of potential injuries.

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* 4. On a scale from 1 (high frequency) to 4 (low frequency) please rate each of the following potato-growing tasks with regard to the relative frequency of potential injuries.

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* 5. On a scale from 1 (very severe) to 4 (not severe) please rate each of the following potato-growing tasks with regard to the relative severity of potential injuries.

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* 6. Rate the cause of injuries from 1 (important cause of injury) to 4 (does not cause injury).

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* 7. What tasks are most associated with injuries to the following body parts?

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* 8. Please list the following information for the last 5 claims made against insurance regarding workplace injury:

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* 9. What is your preferred method to train employees? (mark all that apply)

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* 10. Does your farming operation have the following (Yes or No):

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* 11. Rate the following ways the WSPC can enhance agricultural safety from 1 (very important) to 4 (unimportant).

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* 12. Rate the areas of safety training you would like provided from 1 (very important) to 4 (unimportant).

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* 13. Please let us know if there are other ways we can enhance farm safety: