Risto Rautiainen

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Clinical Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Deputy DirectorAppointed: 2006
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Mailing Address

Occupational and Environmental Health
103 IREH
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52245
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-4887
Fax: (319) 335-4225
risto-rautiainen@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=risto-rautiainen@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Iowa, Occupational and Environmental Health, 2002.
Certificate, University of Manitoba, Occupational Health and Safety, 1994.
M.S., University of Helsinki, Agriculture, 1986.

Expertise and Research Interests

Agricultural Health and Safety
Occupational Health and Safety
Intervention Effectiveness Research
Injury Epidemiology
Agricultural Safety Engineering
Health and Safety Training
Education and Outreach
Economics of Occupational Health and Safety
Risk Management
Agricultural Business Management

Other Expertise

Publications or Creative Works

1. Rautiainen R. Guarding of PTO-shafts. University of Helsinki, Department of Agricultural Engineering; 91 pages, 1985. (MS, Agricultural Engineering Thesis in Finnish, English summary)

2. Rautiainen R. Author of the following chapters: Dairy production; Swine production; Poultry production; Gases in confinements; Silo gases; Detergents; Crop production work; Machinery and equipment; Repair shop; Farm buildings; Construction work; Forestry work; Personal protective equipment; Ergonomics; Break exercising; Farm as a workplace; Injuries; Occupational diseases; Injury costs; Occupational health services; and First aid. In: Kivikoski T, editor. Maatilan Tyoturvallisuus (Safety on a Farm). Textbook (in Finnish, and in Swedish 'Skydd I arbetet pa en lantgard'). Espoo, Finland: Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), 192 pgs, 1992.

3. Kross BC, Merchant JA, Ungar RL, Rautiainen R, Ogilvie L, Ferguson K. Agricultural safety and health priority assessment study. TheUniversity of Iowa; Sep 1995.

4. Lehtola CJ, Rautiainen RH. TRAC-SAFE. A community-based program for reducing injuries and deaths from tractor overturns. Facilitator's Manual. DHHS (NIOSH), Publication No. 96-108, 1996.

5. Donham KJ, Rautiainen R,Schuman SH, Lay JA (editors). Agricultural health and safety: Recent advances. Binghampton, NY: The Haworth Medical Press; 428 pgs, 1997.

6. Johnson W, Rautiainen RH. Welder falls 19 stories after welding lead melts steel cable. The World of Welding. The Hobart Institute of Welding Technology, Summer: 15-16, 1997.

7. Rautiainen RH. Recent childhood agricultural injury prevention activities in the United States. Proceedings of the International Roundable Discussion on Rural Childhood Injury Prevention; Espoo, Finland; Jun 15-16, 1998.

8. Pies B, Rautiainen R, Tisch J (editors). Educational resources in agricultural health and safety. 1999 Catalog. Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Clearinghouse. The University of Iowa. 1999.

9. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Farm wife killed. Wallaces Farmer; pp. 38-39, Nov 1999.

10. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Crushed by grain wagon. Wallaces Farmer; pp. 38-39, Nov 1999.

11. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Beware of the driveline. Wallaces Farmer; pp. 88-92, Feb 2000.

12. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Fatalities in the workplace. American Towman; pp. 34-38, Mar 2000.

13. Rautiainen R. Agricultural injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland; cost, length of disability and preventive effect of a no-claims bonus. PhD Dissertation, The University of Iowa, May 2002.

14. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Towman crushed to death while hooking up disabled propane truck. American Towman, pp 40-1, January 2002.

15. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Analyzing a fatal crane accident. Incident investigation. Professional Safety, January 2003.

16. Johnson W, Rautiainen R. Investigating a fatal tree shear incident. Arborage, p. 38, April 2003.

Books/Monographs

1. Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Schuman SH, Lay JA (editors). Agricultural health and safety: Recent advances. 428 pages. Binghampton, New York: The Haworth Medical Press, 1997.

Chapters

1. Rautiainen R. Author of the following chapters: Dairy production; Swine production; Poultry production; Gases in confinements; Silo gases; Detergents; Crop production work; Machinery and equipment; Repair shop; Farm buildings; Construction work; Forestry work; Personal protective equipment; Ergonomics; Break exercising; Farm as a workplace; Injuries; Occupational diseases; Injury costs; Occupational health services; and First aid. In: Kivikoski T, editor. Maatilan Tyoturvallisuus (Safety on a Farm). Textbook (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland: Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), 192 pages, 1992.

2. Rautiainen R, et al. In: Kivikoski T, editor. Maatilan Tyoturvallisuus (Safety on a Farm). Instructors Manual, including color transparencies (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland: Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), 220 pages, 1992.

3. Rautiainen R. Authorof the following chapters: Dairy production; Swine production; Poultry production; Gases in confinements; Silo gases; Detergents; Crop production work; Machinery and equipment; Repair shop; Farm buildings; Construction work; Forestry work; Personal protective equipment; Ergonomics; Break exercising; Farm as a workplace; Injuries; Occupational diseases; Injury costs; Occupational health services; and First aid. In: Kivikoski T, editor. Skydd I arbetet pa en lantgard (Safety on a Farm). Textbook (in Swedish). Espoo, Finland: Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), 192 pages, 1993.

4. Rautiainen R, et al. In: Kivikoski T, editor. Skydd I arbetet pa en lantgard (Safety on a Farm). Instructors Manual, including color transparencies (in Swedish). Espoo, Finland: Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), 220 pages, 1993.

Electronic Publications

Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Clearinghouse. http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/gpcah/clearinghouse/


Iowa Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation reports. http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/face/index.html


Professional Consulting

Year - Organization

1991-1992 - Curriculum and educational materials for agricultural health and safety education in Finnish agricultural colleges. Submitted to Farmers Social Insurance Institution, Finland, Winnipeg, MB.

1992 - Workplace health and safety inspection in a flexible packaging manufacturing facility. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

1993 - Job hazard analysis - PTO-clutch assembly work station at a tractor manufacturing facility. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

1994 - Farm safety programs in Manitoba - Current programs and possibilities in future program development. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB.

1996 - Safety audits at Regina, SK, and Calgary, AB, field station facilities, Ciba-Geigy, Canada.

1996 - Translation of 76 MELA-funded agricultural health and safety research abstracts from Finnish into English. Farmers Social Insurance Institution,MELA, Espoo, Finland.

1997 - Facilitate and arrange location for recording video footage for Fuji TV, including an interview with Dr. Burton Kross regarding groundwater contamination. Fuji TV, Japan, North Liberty, IA.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Agricultural Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety.

Additional Terms:

Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Health and Safety, Education and Outreach.

Memberships

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
American Society of Agricultural Engineers
National Institute for Farm Safety

Honors and Awards

2007, Honorary Public Health Society Award, Delta Omega
2002, Research Award, National Institute for Farm Safety
2001, Jack Beno Award, Iowa Governor's Safety Council

Previous Positions

2001-2006, Deputy Director, Prevention/Intervention, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Occupational & Environmental Health, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
2000-2001, Associate Director, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
1994-2000, Coordinator, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Occupational and Environmental Health, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
1991-1994, Farm Safety Consultant, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1987-1991, Head, Farmers Social Insurance Institution (MELA), Espo, Finland, Occupational Safety Dept.
1985-1987, Safety Agronomist, Farmers Social Insutrance Institution (MELA), Espoo, Finland
1982-1984, Research Assistant, University of Helsinki (Finland), Department of Agricultural Engineering
1981-1981, Mechanic's Assistant, Guertin Implements (John Deere Dealership), St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada
1980-1980, Agricultural Equipment Marketing Assistant, Tukkukauppojen Oy (Wholesalers' Ltd), Agricultural Engineering, Vantaa, Finland
1979-1979, Mechanic's Assistant, Guertin Implements (John Deere Dealership), St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada
1977-1978, Farm Trainee, Peloquin Farms, Ile Des Chenes, Manitoba, Canada
1975-1976, Second Lieutenant, Armed Forces of Finland

Funding Received

  • NIH: Agricultural Injuries in Finland (PI: Rautiainen), $50,000, 8/1/00 to 7/31/02.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (PI: Sanderson; Deputy Director, Admin Core: Rautiainen), $4,224,241, 2006 to 2011.
  • NIOSAH SERCA Grant Program: Intervention Effectiveness in Finnish Agriculture (PI: Rautiainen), $300,000, 2005 to 2008.
  • Iowa Project: Tractor Safety Initiatives (PIs: Sanderson/Marsden), $112,000/$50,000, 2005 to 2007.
  • CDC: Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms - Evaluation (PI: Rautiainen), $675,000, 2003 to 2006.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Certified Safe Farm: Evaluation Health Insurance (PI: Donham), $180,000, 2003 to 2007.
  • NIOSH: Certified Safe Farms - Prospective Research and Sustainability (Evaluating Health Insurance Claims) (PI: Donham, Technical Advisor: Rautiainen, $720,000, 2003 to 2007.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant - Education and Research Center (PI: Sprince), $6,208,040, 2000 to 2008.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Iowa FACE (Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation) (PI: Zwerling, Co-I: Rautiainen), $2,456,293, 1995 to 2011.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health (PI: Merchant), $974,466, 09/30/01 to 02/29/06.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health - Administrative Core (Center Deputy Director: Rautiainen), $216,559, 09/30/01 to 09/29/06.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health - Education and Outreach (Core Coordinator: Rautiainen), $81,500, 09/30/01 to 09/29/06.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health - Certified Safe Farms for Iowa Diary Farmers (PI: Rautiainen), $39,737, 09/30/01 to 09/29/06.
  • NIOSH: Certified Safe Farms - Prospective Research and Sustainability (PI: Donham; Tech Advisor: Rautiainen), $166,815, 08/01/99 to 07/31/03.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant - Education and Research Center - Ag Training Program (Safety Specialist/Ag Engineer: Rautiainen), $49,327, 07/01/00 to 06/30/03.
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: 2001-2005 Iowa Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (PI: Zwerling; Ag Engineer: Rautiainen, $116,300, 02/01/95 to 08/31/02.

Publications

  • Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Donham KJ, Ohsfeldt RL, Zwerling C (Feb 2009) Risk factors for serious injury in Finnish agriculture., American journal of industrial medicine Abstract
  • Burgus SK, Madsen MD, Sanderson WT, Rautiainen RD (2009) Youths operating all-terrain vehicles--Implications for safety education, Journal of Agromedicine, 14 (2), 97-104
  • Mattila TE, Kaustell KO, Rautiainen RH, Pitkanen TJ, Lotjonen T, Suutarinen J (2008) Slip, trip and fall injuries in potato, sugar beet and open field vegetable production in Finland., Ergonomics, 51 (12), 1-16 Abstract
  • Lehtola MM, Rautiainen RH, Day LM, Schonstein E, Suutarinen J, Salminen S, Verbeek JH (Oct 2008) Effectiveness of interventions in preventing injuries in agriculture--a systematic review and meta-analysis., Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health, 34 (5), 327-36 Abstract
  • Rautiainen R, Lehtola M, Day L, Salminen S, Schonstein E, Suutarinen J (2008) Interventions for preventing injuries in the agriculture industry, The Cochrane Collaboration, The Cochrane Library
  • Kaustell KO, Mattila TE, Rautiainen RH (Nov 2007) Safety performance of animal confinement floors: slip, trip, and fall injuries in Finland., Journal of agricultural safety and health, 13 (4), 395-406 Abstract
  • Donham KJ, Rautiainen RH, Lange JL, Schneiders S (2007) Injury and illness costs in the certified safe farm study, J Rural Health, 23 (4), 348-55
  • Culp K, Kuye R, Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Umbarger-Mackey M, Marquez S (2007) Agricultural-related injury and illness in the gambia: a descriptive survey of a rural nursing service and area farmers, Clin Nurs Res, 16 (3), 170-88
  • Kline A, Leedom-Larson K, Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Schneiders S (2007) Farmer assessment of the certified safe farm program., Journal of agromedicine, 12 (3), 33-43 Abstract
  • Kuye RA, Donham KJ, Marquez SP, Sanderson WT, Fuortes LJ, Rautiainen RH, Jones ML, Culp KR (2007) Pesticide handling and exposures among cotton farmers in the gambia., Journal of agromedicine, 12 (3), 57-69 Abstract
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling, C (2006) Sleep quantity and quality as a predictor of injuries in a rural population, Am J Emerg Med, 24 (2), 189-96
  • Rautiainen RH, Ohsfeldt R, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Saarimaki P, Zwerling C (2006) Cost of injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 21-9
  • Chow SW, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen R, Whitten PS, Flamme GA (2006) A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Survey, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 31-9
  • Kuye R, Donham K, Marquez S, Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, Jones M, Culp K (2006) Agricultural health in the Gambia I: agricultural practices and developments, Ann Agric Environ Med, 13 (1), 1-12
  • Kuye R, Donham K, Marques S, Sanderson W, Fuortes L, Rautiainen R, Jones M, Culp K (2006) Agricultural health in the Gambia II: a systematic survey of safety and injuries in production agriculture, Ann Agric Environ Med, 13 (1), 119-28
  • Sanderson WT, Madsen MD, Rautiainen R, Kelly KM, Zwerling C, Taylor CD, Reynolds SJ, Stromquist AM, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA (2006) Tractor overturn concerns in Iowa: Perspectives from the Keokuk County Rural Health Study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 12 (1), 71-81
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Donham KJ, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (Oct 2005) Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuries., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 48 (4), 293-301
  • Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Ohsfeldt R, Reynolds SJ, Phillips K, Zwerling C (2005) Effects of premium discount on workers' compensation claims in agriculture in Finland, Am J Ind Med, 48 (2), 100-9
  • Rautiainen R, Zwerling C, Donham K, Burmeister L, Sprince N, Ohsfeldt R, Reynolds S, Eskola E, Saarimaki P, Siitonen T (2005) Cost of compensated injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland, J of Agromedicine, 10 (3)
  • Rautiainen RH, Lange JL, Hodne CJ, Schneiders SL, Donham KJ, Injuries in the Iowa Certified Safe Farm Study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 10(1), 51-63, 2004
  • Nonnenmann MW, Donham KJ, Rautiainen RH, O'Shaughnessy PT, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Vegetable Oil Sprinkling As a Dust Reduction Method in Swine Confinement., Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 10(1), 7-15, Jan 2004 Abstract
  • Rautiainen RH, Reynolds SJ, Mortality and morbidity in agriculture in the United States, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 8(3), 259-76, 2002
  • Higgins DN, Casini VJ, Bost P, Johnson W, Rautiainen R, The Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation program's role in the prevention of occupational fatalities, Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention., 7 Suppl 1, i27-33, September 2001 Abstract
  • DeRoo LA, Rautiainen RH, A systematic review of farm safety interventions, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 18(4 Suppl), 51-62, May 2000 Abstract
  • Pedersen S, Nonnenmann M, Rautiainen R, Demmers TGM, Banhazi T, Lyngbye M, Dust in pig buildings, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 6(4), 261-74, 2000
  • Nonnenmann MW, Rautiainen RH, Donham KJ, Kirychuk SP, Reynolds SJ, O'Shaughnessy PT, Thorne PS, Vegetable oil sprinkling as a dust reduction method in a swine confinement. Proceedings, International Symp on Dust Control in Animal Production Facilities. Horsens, Denmark, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 271-8, 1999
  • Kirychuk S, Donham K, Reynolds S, Burmeister L, Barber E, Thorne P, Senthilselvan A, Rautiainen R, Oil/water sprinkling intervention in a swine building. Proceedings, International Symp on Dust Control in Animal Production Facilities. Horsens, Denmark, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, 335-42, 1999
  • Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Introduction to the Proceedings of the Third NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Conference, Journal of Agromedicine, 4 1/2, 1997
  • Thorne PS, Subramanian P, Sutphin JE, O'Neill ME, Rautiainen R, Reynolds, SJ, Merchant JA, Ocular trauma from ballast fluid after a tractor tire explosion, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 3(1), 41-54, 1997
  • Ungar RL, Kross BC, Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Merchant JA, Report on the University of Iowa International Workshop on Agricultural Health and Safety, Journal of Agrimedicine, 1995

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