Street corner hazard surveillance and health intervention among Chicago day laborers

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• Personal Author:
  Buchanan SN ; Buckley C ; Evens A ; Friedman L
• Description:
  Day laborers in Chicago are often hired for hazardous jobs and have little access to basic health care. In this study, the researchers offered tetanus vaccinations and blood lead tests to workers waiting on street corners, who then completed a survey on hazardous job tasks (N = 92). All participants were male, 97% were foreign-born, and 93% had performed demolition and rehabilitation, window removal and installation, or paint removal in the previous month. Most were not current with tetanus immunization. The geometric mean blood lead level was 3.8 mug/dL. Nonparametric statistical analysis showed a significant association (p < .05) between blood lead level and country of origin. The results demonstrate the feasibility of hazard surveillance and health intervention at street corner hiring sites. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Dust Lead Men Occupational Health Paint Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Day Labor Construction-industry Construction-workers Demolition-industry Humans Lead Lead-dust Paint-removers Paints Surveillance
• ISSN:
  1933-8244
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9-12
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045570
• Citation:
  Arch Environ Occup Health 2008 Spring; 63(1):9-12
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1458ac3d86823c459fe0e8962a864b9bd2e406f3b0bd86834f5fcb72b8d67604e9822403ee0d5148e3f5c6868d95f8d51e771c2c49e081f99f35a818fe62caa5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200943/cdc_200943_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 117.43 KB ]