Retrofitting tractors with rollover protective structures: Perspective of equipment dealers

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-375

  Tonelli, Shalome M ^a   Donham, Kelley J ^b,d   Leedom Larson, Kerry ^b   Sanderson, Wayne ^b   Purschwitz, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dealer; Overturns; Rollover protective structures; ROPS; Safety cabs; Tractors

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; IOWA; MOTOR VEHICLES; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NEBRASKA; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350439853     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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