Health and Safety Hazards in Northwest Agriculture: Setting an Occupational Research Agenda

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• Personal Author:
  Fenske RA ; Harrington MJ ; Hidy A ; Keifer C ; Morris SL
• Description:
  Background: Agriculture is among the most hazardous occupations in the United States. Research can provide new insights about disease and injury and serve as the foundation for occupational health and safety policies. The determination of research priorities can be problematic. Public participation approaches offer opportunities to identify and integrate various perspectives. Methods: The agenda process was modeled on the NIOSH National Occupational Research Agenda. Center staff contacted representatives of producer groups, labor, health care, academia, and public agencies to participate in telephone interviews and a daylong workshop. Results: Twelve research priorities were identified: musculoskeletal disorders; respiratory disease; skin disease; traumatic injuries; chemical exposures; special populations at risk; social and economic foundations of workplace safety; risk communication barriers; diagnostic approaches; hazard control technology; intervention effectiveness; and surveillance research methods. Conclusions: The agenda process engaged stakeholders in priority setting. The resulting document is a useful guide for occupational safety and health in agriculture. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Exposure-levels Hazards Safety-education Safety-monitoring Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Workplace-monitoring
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  62-67
• Volume:
  42
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032292
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2002 Aug; 42(S2):62-67
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard A. Fenske, Department of Environmental Health, Box 357234, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
• Email:
  rfenske@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Neurotoxic Disorders ; Neurotoxic Effects
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19960930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c38d20510cd67e7478ee9fd990a501cddb216b2e27d4f11b5b16ee2d89479fdb3599d3ae3dadc58cd4f78574c1cf9da929453b3b19f2a549688e310eebc457cf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186319/cdc_186319_DS1.pdf
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