Occupational Health and Safety Status of Indigenous and Latino Farmworkers in Oregon

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• Personal Author:
  Davis S ; Farquhar SA ; Goff NM ; Rao P ; Samples J ; Sanchez V ; Shadbeh N ; Ventura S
• Description:
  Exposure to pesticides poses great risk to agricultural workers and their families. Of the approximately 174,000 agricultural workers in Oregon, studies estimate that up to 40% of the workers in Oregon are indigenous and may be particularly vulnerable to the health risks of working in pesticide treated areas. Surveys conducted with Oregon farmworkers suggest that Latino and indigenous farmworkers differ demographically and may have diverse occupational and health needs. All Latino workers reported Spanish as their native language, while indigenous workers spoke several different native languages. Latino workers were employed mostly in orchards (28%) and nurseries (24%), while indigenous workers were mostly pickers (40%). Indigenous farmworkers reported less frequent suitable occupational safety training, and potentially less knowledge of the health consequences of pesticides. Addressing the barriers to obtaining pesticide health and safety information is of primary importance, given the changing demographics of farmworkers in Oregon. This article concludes with a discussion of these findings and the programmatic activities that have been implemented in Oregon to improve farmworkers' understanding of hazards and rights associated with agricultural work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Environmental Health Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Staff Development Workplace
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agricultural Workers Demographic-characteristics Environmental-health Indigenous Farmworkers Occupational-health Occupational-health-services Occupational-safety-programs Occupational Health Pesticides Promotores Racial-factors Safety-education Statistical-analysis Training Work-environment Work-operations

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  89-102
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035114
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2009 Jan; 15(1):89-102
• Contact Point Address:
  Stephanie Farquhar, School of Community Health, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207
• Email:
  farquhar@pdx.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Law Center
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20080731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8ccd18b7c9d03bb3b667a8121506f62aea39ca23b7b4f1d7202f5a654d7e624407b184d1be4504099d440bc5a917d22187a6e1d4fa9c01ff14dfd0874b606aaa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187072/cdc_187072_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 187.51 KB ]