
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Journal or Book Title
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
Volume
20
Issue
4
First Page
283
Last Page
299
DOI
10.13031/jash.20.10639
Abstract
There is significant interest in biomass production ranging from government agencies to the private sector, both inside and outside of the traditional production agricultural setting. This interest has led to an increase in the development and production of biomass crops. Much of this effort has focused on specific segments of the process, and more specifically on the mechanics of these individual segments. From a review of the scientific literature, it is seen that little effort has been put into identifying, classifying, and preventing safety hazards in on-farm biomass production systems. This article describes the current status of the knowledge pertaining to health and safety factors of biomass production and storage in the U.S. and identifies areas of standards development that the biomass industry needs from the agricultural safety and health community.
Access
Open
Copyright Owner
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Copyright Date
2014
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Schlaufer, Douglas H.; Yoder, Aaron M.; Murphy, Dennis J.; Schwab, Charles V.; and Dehart, Abraham F., "Safety and Health in On-Farm Biomass Production and Processing" (2014). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications. 608.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_pubs/608
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Comments
This article is from Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 20 (2014): 283–299, doi:10.13031/jash.20.10639. Posted with permission.