Knowledge and Practices for Adapting to Working in the Heat Among Latino Farmworkers in the Florida-Georgia Border Region

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• Personal Author:
  Becker A ; Bossak B ; Grzywacz JG ; Guo Y ; Luque J ; Tovar A
• Description:
  Background: Farmworkers in field production are at increased risk for workplace hazards, including heat exposure and heat-related illness (HRI). The purpose of this study was to (1) train crew leaders to use the OSHA heat safety tool app; and (2) characterize heat safety knowledge, preventive practices, and perceptions of HRI risk among Latino farmworkers. Methods: In 2018, six crew leaders completed a two-hour OSHA heat illness prevention training, including evaluation of the OSHA Heat Safety Tool app. Also, two native Spanish-speaking research assistants collected data from Latino farmworkers (N=101) using interviewer-administered survey questionnaires. Participants responded to questions about heat safety practices, HRI knowledge, and sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Crew leaders using the heat safety app rated it very highly on relevance, functionality, and value and privacy and highly valued the training provided from the app. Roughly one-in-five farmworkers (19%) experienced non-specific symptoms from working in the heat, such as headache, dizziness, and nausea, which may have been HRI-related. Results from multivariate regression models indicated that farmworkers who did not have an H-2A visa, were male, and were "very concerned" relative to "a little concerned" about working in the heat had significantly higher heat safety knowledge. Conclusion: These findings provide evidence for the potential of the heat safety app for an educational intervention with crew leaders. Moreover, the findings suggest that female farmworkers and those without a H-2A visa are most in need of heat safety training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Survey Climate And Health Farm Workers Heat Exposure Training Effectiveness
• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4 ; South Carolina
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070678
• Citation:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health. APHA 147th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 2-6, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2019 Nov; :431357
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Florida, Gainesville
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160930
• Source Full Name:
  Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health. APHA 147th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 2-6, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9e274f2e751d065b6dd1ba54bde4d61a9623fb77268f21f3cb62fc7b8bce7df65efeed13cb83a56abe429fad8219dc3fc8eaa4e4ec10d491a1fa6656b13b15fc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208854/cdc_208854_DS1.pdf
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