Dangers and safety measures while using machines for plant protection in agriculture

Današnja poljoprivredna proizvodnja bila bi nezamisliva bez primjene sredstava za zaštitu bilja. S obzirom na neželjene kratkoročne i dugoročne posljedice na zdravlje do kojih može doći prilikom primjene pesticida, svaka informacija o nepravilnom rukovanju može zaštititi zdravlje radnika, ali i ljudi. U ovom radu prikazane su moguće opasnosti u primjeni pesticida, te mjere sigurnosti koje bi trebalo primijeniti kako bi se smanjio njihov štetan utjecaj. Iz dosadašnjih istraživanja se može zaključiti da je pri uporabi pesticida ugrožen velik broj ljudi (Konradsen, 2007). Cilj ovog rada je istraživanjem primjene uređaja za zaštitu bilja utvrditi uzroke neželjenih posljedica te educirati radnike koji obavljaju postupak zaštite bilja u poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji. Potrebno je djelovanje na nacionalnoj i međunarodnoj razini kako bi se smanjila trovanja pesticidima kao globalni zdravstveni problem.The today’s agricultural production would be unthinkable without the usage of plant protection products. Considering the unwanted short and long term consequences for health which can appear during the usage of pesticides, each information on improper handling can protect the health of workers, but people as well. This paper presents the possible dangers in the usage of pesticides, as well as safety measures which should be applied in order to decrease their harmful influence. It can be concluded from previous researches that while using pesticides many people are at risk (Konradsen, 2007). The goal of this paper was to determine causative agents of the unwanted consequences and to educate workers who perform the procedure of plant protection in agricultural production by researching the application of machines for plant protection. Action is needed on national and international level in order to decrease pesticide poisoning as the global health problem