Colorado surveys certified pesticide applicators.

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• Personal Author:
  Towle M
• Description:
  With funding support from the NIOSH High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) partnered with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and researchers at Colorado State University to conduct a public health survey with 2,000 of the state's certified pesticide applicators. Preliminary findings suggest that pesticide illness and injury surveillance using poison center data alone is likely an under-estimation of the true incidence among this group of workers, researchers said. Results also suggest that other common data sources for occupational health surveillance in Colorado, such as hospital discharge data, may not be effective at filling this data gap, the survey also found. A final report will be published by CDPHE's Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Pollutants, Occupational Behavior Blood Eye Eye Foreign Bodies Hematologic Tests Irritants Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Safety Sense Organs Solvents Urine Volatilization

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Demographic Characteristics Exposure Levels Hazards Injuries Pesticide Industry Pesticides Poisons Public Health Risk Factors Surveillance Work Environment Workers

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047886
• Citation:
  NIOSH eNews 2013 Feb; 10(10):1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  NIOSH eNews
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181677/cdc_181677_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 248.36 KB ]