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

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• Personal Author:
  Miller ME ; 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 Safety Workload Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agriculture Chemicals Child Labor Children Environmental Hazards Exposure Levels Hazards Health Hazards Health Protection Injuries Machinery Organic Dusts Pesticides Regulations Risk Factors Safety Measures Work Capability Work Capacity Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Safety

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-185
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048927
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2012 Apr; 17(2):163-185
• Contact Point Address:
  Mary E. Miller is Child Labor/Young Worker Specialist, Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Olympia, Washington, USA
• Email:
  marymill@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:86d3c117bf917bd0e0e07334e972b173f2ecc2c1bb4b87a6da8692e217b5d27f0b16f8f3d405dfce6536c9821407f9ea2435536f55c3ac63a3d55e878029e3da
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203543/cdc_203543_DS1.pdf
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