3.5 Use of Personal Protective Equipment
to Protect the Body
The use of personal protective equipment had
been one of the best ways of freeing the human
body from contacts with dangerous chemicals
used on the farm for almost all farming activities.
It had therefore become very important to take
into consideration certain precautions to
eliminate the occurrences of occupational risk on
the farm. Table 2 present the responses of
respondents on how often some personal
protective equipment were used. It indicated that,
majority of the respondents were in agreement
with the statements that they used these
protective equipment when dealing with Agro
chemicals on the farm. The reality for their
acceptance were that, these protective
equipment were used to protect their feet, eyes, hands as well as their respiratory tracts. As
suggested by [10] most agrochemicals present a
risk to the user which may be controlled by
engineering control measures. Where recourse
to the above measures does not suffice, personal
protective equipment should be used. However,
the use of goggles and respiratory devices
showed a little alarm as about 45% and 47% of
the respondents showed indifference in their
uses respectively. The researchers personally
observed the farmers dress for spraying of their
field and some of them did not put on the
aforementioned two gargets. It implies that the
results obtained through the questionnaires are
consistent with observations made by the
researchers. Nevertheless, it can be concluded
that majority of the respondent did not take for
granted their health when using agro chemicals
on their farms.
3.5 Use of Personal Protective Equipment to Protect the Body The use of personal protective equipment had been one of the best ways of freeing the human body from contacts with dangerous chemicals used on the farm for almost all farming activities. It had therefore become very important to take into consideration certain precautions to eliminate the occurrences of occupational risk on the farm. Table 2 present the responses of respondents on how often some personal protective equipment were used. It indicated that, majority of the respondents were in agreement with the statements that they used these protective equipment when dealing with Agro chemicals on the farm. The reality for their acceptance were that, these protective equipment were used to protect their feet, eyes, hands as well as their respiratory tracts. As suggested by [10] most agrochemicals present a risk to the user which may be controlled by engineering control measures. Where recourse to the above measures does not suffice, personal protective equipment should be used. However, the use of goggles and respiratory devices showed a little alarm as about 45% and 47% of the respondents showed indifference in their uses respectively. The researchers personally observed the farmers dress for spraying of their field and some of them did not put on the aforementioned two gargets. It implies that the results obtained through the questionnaires are consistent with observations made by the
researchers. Nevertheless, it can be concluded
that majority of the respondent did not take for
granted their health when using agro chemicals
on their farms.
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