THE WEST JUTLAND STUDY OF FARM ACCIDENTS: A MODEL FOR PREVENTION

This article summarizes the main elements of the West Jutland Study on the Prevention of Farm Accidents, that was presented in four separate papers at the 1996 Occupational Injury Symposium in Sydney, Australia. The objective of the study is to develop and conduct an intervention on the basis of an initial investigation of risk factors, aimed at reducing the number of occupational accidents in a randomly selected, representative sample of Danish farms. The article focuses on the underlying model used in the study, the methods and design employed, and the form and content of the intervention that is currently underway. Results will be presented at a later date.