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Apps and Wearables for Agricultural Safety and Health

This presentation discusses the evaluation and selection of smartphone apps and wearable technology for agricultural safety and health. It highlights the need for standardized evaluation criteria and shares a framework for evaluating mobile apps. The presentation also introduces various apps and wearables, such as the OSHA Heat Safety Tool and Ryobi Phone Works™ Hearing Protection, that can assist in preventing heat illness and enhancing safety on farms. Attendees will gain insights into the value of these technologies and their potential impact on health and safety in agriculture.

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Apps and Wearables for Agricultural Safety and Health

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  1. There's an App or Wearable for That! Aaron M. Yoder, PhD Central States Center for Ag Safety and Health (CS-CASH) University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE • Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) • NIH-NIOSH U54 OH010162

  2. Goals for today ... • Learn how to evaluate apps and technology. • Identify smartphone applications or wearable technology for health and safety. • Share smartphone applications and/or wearable technology with attendees.

  3. Objective • Develop an evaluation tool for mobile “apps” in agricultural safety and health

  4. Background • Apps are everywhere. • No standards for the design and use of apps in agricultural safety and health exist. • http://unitedsoybean.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Photo_webstory_FuelConservation.jpg

  5. Significance • Guide future design and selection of apps for agricultural safety and health considerations

  6. Methods • Literature review – Usability Guidelines • Developed framework – Expert Panel • Tested rubric and calculator • Submit Publication

  7. Rubric

  8. Calculator

  9. Testing of Rubric and Calculator • Varied health and safety occupations • Familiar with apps • Android or iOS • Smartphone or tablet • n=13 • http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6228427.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/Young_child_using_phone.jpg

  10. Apps Tested • OSHA Heat Safety Tool • NIOSH Ladder Safety • https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness/heat_index/heat_app.html • http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/upd-06-17-13.html

  11. Feedback

  12. Feedback

  13. Feedback • Review will vary depending on platform and device type. • Lack of knowledge on data privacy… “I am not concerned with saving, exporting and sharing data because that is not their function” “I have no idea how much the app might access information” “Re: privacy disclosure and confidentiality there should be a field for "n/a" because I could not find this info”

  14. Conclusions • Apps can do calculations, measurements, or evaluations quickly and accurately • Identifying apps that truly are of value is key • We need to standardize the evaluation of ASH apps • Will benefit health and safety specialist • Mobile app developers will find this evaluation framework insightful and practical • Available online at the National Farm Medicine Center website: www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc • http://www.marshfieldresearch.org/nfmc/mobile-app-evaluation • Journal article published in Journal of Agromedicine in October 2016.

  15. Wearables

  16. Ryobi Phone Works™ Hearing Protection

  17. Preventing Heat Illness

  18. Automated Systems Yellowbox – Loadout Technologies

  19. Green Heron Tools • Women in Agriculture

  20. Apps Listed on eXtension.orghttp://articles.extension.org/pages/69286/agricultural-safety-and-health-mobile-apps

  21. Farm MAPPER – Augmented Reality • WHAT IS IT? • Farm Mapping to Assist Protect, and Prepare Emergency Responders (Farm MAPPER) is an interactive, device-agnostic, web-based prototype that was developed to information about hazards, resources and the physical environments of agricultural operations. • GOAL • The overall goal is to improve the MAPPER platform, its usefulness, and enhance dissemination to farmers and first responders.

  22. Sharing time! Aaron M. Yoder, PhD aaron.yoder@unmc.edu

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