1. Farm Production Systems Safety

1.1 National Farm Injury Data Collection and Surveillance

Farm Fatalities Research Studies

• Pollock K, Fragar l, Morton C. Traumatic deaths in Australian agriculture. 2007 Chartbook series
• Franklin R, Mitchell R, Driscoll T, Fragar L. Farm related fatalities in Australia, 1989-1992. Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, Moree, RIRDC Canberra and NOHSC 2000.

Farm Injury Studies

• Franklin R, Fragar L. The health and safety of Western Australian farmers, farm workers and farm families. Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra. 2002.
• Franklin RC, Thomas, PR, Fragar LJ.  The Health and Safety of New South Wales Farmers, Farm Families and Farm Workers. Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra. 2002
• Fragar LJ, Franklin RC. The Health and Safety of Australia's Farming Community 2000.  Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, Moree. 2002.
• Franklin R, Chater A B, Fragar L, Ferguson K. Rural Injury in Central Queensland. Division of Workplace Health & Safety, Dept. Empolyment, Training and Industrial Relations QLD. 2000
• Franklin R, Fragar L, Page A. The Health and Safety of South Australian Farmers, Farm Families and Farm Workers. RIRDC Canberra .1999
• Coleman R, Fragar L, Morton C, Winter K. Profile of Health and Safety of Australian Farmers, Farm Families and Farm Workers.RIRDC Canberra. 1996

Chartbook Series

• Morton C, Fragar L, Pollock K. Vehicle injury associated with Australian Agriculture  – The Facts. ACAHS 2008.
• Morton C, Fragar L, Pollock K. The Safety of Young People in Australian Agriculture  – The Facts. ACAHS 2008. 
• Fragar L, Henderson A, Morton C, Pollock K. The Mental Health of People on Australian Farms – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2008.
• Pollock K, Fragar L, Morton C. Traumatic deaths in Australian agriculture – The facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007.
• Morton C, Fragar, Pollock, K. Health and safety in older farmers in Australia – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007
• Morton C, Fragar L, Pollock K, Day L. Occupational health and safety in the Australian dairy industry – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007.
• Fragar LJ, Pollock K, Morton C. ATV Injury on Australian farms – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007.
• Fragar LJ, Thomas P, Morton C. Injury on Farms in New South Wales - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005.
• Fragar LJ, Sankaran B, Thomas P. Pesticides and Adverse Health Outcomes in Australia - The Facts ACAHS and RIRDC 2005.
• Fragar LJ, Stiller L, Thomas P Child Injury on Farm - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005.
• Fragar LJ, Thomas P.  Machine Injuries on Australian Farms - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005
• Fragar LJ, Pollock, K, Morton C. Occupational health and safety risk in the Horticulture Industries - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005
• Fragar LJ, Pollock K, Morton C. Occupational health and safety risk in the Poultry Industry - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005
• Fragar LJ, Pollock K, Morton C. Occupational health and safety risk in the Australian Beef Cattle Industry - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005

Farm Safety Research Methods

• Fragar L, Franklin R, Coleman R.  The farm injury optimal dataset. Version 1.2 RIRDC & ACAHS: Moree. 2000.

1.2 Agricultural industries health and safety programs

Specific commodity programs

• Fragar LJ, Franklin RC, Allen C, Harding W.  Occupational Health and Safety Risk Associated with Sugarcane Production.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2001.
• Franklin RC, Fragar LJ, Houlahan J. Health and safety risks associated with beef cattle production.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2002.
• Franklin RC, Fragar LJ, Houlahan JB, Brown P, Burcham J.  Health and Safety Risks Associated with Cotton Production On-Farm. Version 1.2.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2001
• Franklin RC, Brown P, Fragar LJ, Houlahan JB.  Health and Safety Risks Associated with Horticultural Produce Production.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2001.
• Fragar LJ, Franklin RC, Lower A. Occupational Health and Safety Risk Associated with Sheep and Wool Production in Australia. ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2001.
  

2. Prevention of farm injury associated with specific hazards

2.1  Tractor and Machinery Safety Program

   Tractor Safety

• Franklin R Evaluation of the New South Wales Rollover Protective Structure Rebate Scheme 2000-2004.  Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety, Moree. 2005.
• Davidson A. National Tractor Safety Project Final Report. Australian Agricultural Health Unit. Moree. 1996.
• Davidson A, McDonald G, Tullberg J, Collie S. Safe Tractor Access Platform. Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety Moree 1996.

Other Machinery Safety

• Fragar LJ, Thomas, P. Machine Injuries on Australian Farms - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005. (Chartbook Series) 
•  Athanasiov A, Fragar L, Gupta M.  Farm Machinery Safety – Injuries associated with Grain augers in Australia.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2004.
•  Athanasiov A, Gupta M, Hewitt RJ, Franklin RC, Fragar LJ.  Farm machinery safety – Power take off shaft guards.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2004.
•  Miller J, Fragar L, Franklin R.  Farm Machinery Safety – Injury involving tractor run-over.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2004.
•  Miller J, Fragar L, Franklin R.  Farm Machinery Safety – Injuries associated with posthole diggers.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2004.

2.2 Farm Vehicle Safety Program

Motorcycle Safety - (2 and 4 wheeled motorcycles)

• ATV Safety on Australian Farms 2008   www.farmsafe.org.au
• Fragar LJ, Pollock K, Morton C ATV Injury on Australian farms – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007. (Chartbook series)
• Morton C, Fragar L, Pollock K. Vehicle injury associated with Australian Agriculture – The Facts. ACAHS 2008. (Chartbook series) in press
• Schalk T, Fragar L. Reducing Risk of Injury Associated with Farm Motorcycles on Farms in Australia. NOSCH 1999

2.3 Pesticides and Human Health Project

Pesticides Safety Systems

Pesticides and Health - general 

• Fragar LJ, Sankaran B, Thomas P.  Pesticides and Adverse Health Outcomes in Australia – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005. (Chartbook series)
• Faulkner L. Human health and pesticides in agriculture in NSW – Issues, programs, and future directions for health workers. ACAHS 1993.
• Clarke L, Leatherman C. Survey of accidental exposure to pesticides. ACAHS 1989.
• Clark L, Christopher P, Churches T, Faulkner L, Hlavacek P, Kenyon R, Kolbe T, McMullen B. Pesticide exposure in horticultural industries in central, south east and south west NSW 1992-93. ACAHS, CWPHU & WorkCover NSW

Pesticides and the Health Impact on Communities

• Fragar L, Loblay R, Hartigan C, Baker D. Report of the health impact of pesticides on affected persons in the Gunnedah community. ACAHS 1996

Worker Exposure Studies

• Sankaran B, Fragar L. Cholinesterase screening for organophosphate exposure – preliminary results of the blood screening program of the ACAHS, 2002. 
• Clarke L, Churches T. Pesticide exposure in cotton chippers in the Gwydir Valley 1991-1992. ACAHS 1992.

2.4 Farm Noise Injury Prevention Program

• Depczynski JD, Franklin RC, Challinor KC, Williams W, Fragar LJ. Farm noise hazards: noise emissions during common agricultural activities. ACAHS, Moree with the RIRDC, Canberra 2002. 
• Franklin RC, Challinor KC, Depczynski JD, Fragar LJ. Noise exposure, hearing protection and noise injury in young adult farmers. ACAHS, Moree with the RIRDC, Canberra 2002.
• Franklin R.4th National Farm Injury Prevention Conference. RIRDC, Canberra 2002.

• Depczynski, J, Fragar, L, Challinor, K. Changes in the hearing status and noise injury prevention practices of Australian farmers from 1994‐2008. ACAHS and Hunter New England Area Health Service, Moree 2010.

3. Farm Population Safety

3.1 Child Safety on Farms

• CONTACT inc.  Current State of Play in Child Care for Australian Farming Families. Farmsafe Australia Moree 2005.
• L Stiller, S, Baker W. Safer Fences for Children on Farms - Effective safe play area fencing options for rural properties.  ACAHS and RIRDC 2005.
•  Fragar, LJ, Stiller L, Thomas P. Child Injury on Farm - The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2005. (Chartbook series)
• Fragar L, Gibson C, Peters A, Franklin R. Farmsafe farms for kids: evidence based solutions for child injury on Australian farms. ACAHS 2002.
• Farmsafe Australia. Child Safety on Farms: A Framework for a National Strategy. 1999

3.2 Safety of Young People on Farms

• Morton C, Fragar L, Pollock K. The Safety of Young People in Australian Agriculture  – The Facts. ACAHS 2008.  In press

3.3 Safety of Older Farmers

• Morton C, Fragar, Pollock, K. Health and safety in older farmers in Australia – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2007. (Chartbook series).
  

4. Rural Population Health

4.1 Rural Health Studies

• Fragar LJ, Gray EJ, Franklin RJ, Petrauskaus V. A picture of health? A preliminary report of the health of country Australians. ACAHS 1997.

Falls Injury Prevention

• Franklin RC, Thomas, PR, Fragar LJ.  Fall related injury in Australian Agriculture.  ACAHS, Moree and RIRDC, Canberra 2004.

4.4 Osteoarthritis in Farming Research Program 

Rehabilitation and return to work of injured and disabled farmers and farm workers

• Boughton, K., Fragar, L., Davies G. Vocational Rehabilitation in Australian Agriculture, background paper. Australian Agricultural Health Unit 1996.

4.5  Zoonoses Program

• Fragar L, Milazzo A. Optimal Dataset for Q fever surveillance. Report produced for the national Q Fever Surveillance and Target Working Party. ACAHS 2001.

4.6 Stress, Mental Health and Suicide Program

• Fragar L, Henderson A, Morton C, Pollock K. The Mental Health of People on Australian Farms – The Facts. ACAHS and RIRDC 2008.