Historical background of the child labor regulations: strengths and limitations of the agricultural hazardous occupations orders

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• Personal Author:
  Miller ME
• Description:
  The purpose of this paper is to review the background of key legislative and regulatory milestones of the initial laws and federal child labor provisions limiting hazardous work by children in agriculture up to the more recent developments contributing to the proposed updates to the agricultural hazardous occupations orders. A summary of the key changes are described and the significant differences between agricultural and nonagricultural regulations are highlighted. Recommendations for future policy are provided. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Behavior
  • Dust
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Insecticides
  • Occupational Health
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural safety
  • Agricultural
  • Children
  • Environmental hazards
  • Agricultural industry
  • Exposure levels
  • Risk factors
  • Organic dusts
  • Chemicals
  More +
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-185
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048927
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2012 Apr; 17(2):163-185
• Email:
  marymill@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• End Date:
  20250929
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203543/cdc_203543_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 376.44 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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