Occupational Risk Assessment in French Agriculture: DUERP Guide

The DUERP is a regulatory framework for assessing occupational risks in agriculture, covering physical, organisational, and psychosocial hazards. It supports collaborative risk management among farmers, workers, and external experts like veterinarians and advisers. The framework promotes preventive actions such as equipment upgrades and job rotation, though implementation is hindered by limited farmer focus on safety, informal knowledge sharing in family farms, and the need for regular updates. Psychosocial risks like stress and isolation are hard to assess and require targeted training or advisory support. Tools like the *Delicic Travail* platform and studies by Hugues (2023), MSA (2021), and Urrutia (2021) inform risk assessment. Collective involvement in DUERP development is encouraged, with guidance from the 'Charter of Good Agricultural Practices'. Regular monitoring and shared responsibility ensure sustained compliance. The document, funded by the European Union and produced by SafeHabitus, Idelle, and international agricultural clusters, integrates risk assessments with safety data sheets and accident registers for comprehensive safety protocols. [EU disclaimer: Views are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the EU or its agencies.]