Dairy Worker Safety and Health: A New Column from David Douphrate

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• Personal Author:
  Douphrate D ; Hagevoort R
• Description:
  Agricultural production is among the most dangerous occupations and accounts for a large percentage of worker fatalities and injuries. Researchers have identified dairy farming as having the second-highest risk for injuries among all U.S. agricultural sectors. Over the past three decades, the dairy industry has changed to more efficiently produce dairy products to meet higher demands. Herd sizes continue to increase, forcing farms to employ more workers. Having larger numbers of employed workers presents new challenges for owners and managers in ensuring safe working environments and complying with state or federal occupational health and safety (OHS) regulatory standards. Many owners and managers are now responsible for managing human resources and safety programs, yet most have not had formal training in human resource management or occupational safety. Owners and managers are challenged with complying with a large number of health and safety standards while simultaneously training an increasingly non-English speaking workforce on health and safety topics. This short communication is the first of several Progressive Dairyman articles addressing worker health and safety on U.S. dairy farms. The purpose of these articles is to present relevant and useful information to owners and managers related to not only OHS regulatory standards, but also practices and interventions directed toward maintaining a safe working environment for dairy workers and families. These articles will provide vital resources and information that owners and managers can utilize related to worker health and safety hazards and issues on dairy farms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Cattle Dairy Products Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Animal Handlers Cattle Industry Dairy Products Fatalities Injuries Intervention Effectiveness Language Barrier Safety Education Training Worker Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052246
• Citation:
  Prog Dairyman 2013 Jan; :1-3
• Email:
  David.I.Douphrate@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  The Progressive Dairyman
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211802/cdc_211802_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 121.66 KB ]