Dairy Worker Safety Training

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• Personal Author:
  Douphrate D ; Hagevoort R
• Description:
  As modern dairy operations around the world expand, farmers have become increasingly dependent on immigrant workers to milk cows, feed cows and treat cows. Hispanic laborers from Mexico, Central and South America are increasingly being utilized on larger U.S. dairies. Research shows that Hispanic immigrant men in the U.S., particularly those with limited English skills, work in occupations with significantly higher rates of fatal and non-fatal injuries and illnesses than U.S.-born Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic white men in 2000. Lower education levels, illiteracy and limited English proficiency increase the possibility of injury or death associated with higher risk occupations. Safety issues related to low English literacy levels of Hispanic workers on U.S. dairy farms are a potential concern to dairy owners. A survey of safety behaviors among U.S. dairy producers known to employ Latino workers in a single county in a Midwest U.S. state was conducted. At least two-thirds of respondents rated five of 10 safety behaviors as of moderate, high or extreme concern due to their employees' inability to read, write, speak or understand English. Inadequate safety education and inadequate instruction are two factors directly related to safety training and can be compounded by a language barrier. Cultural, linguistic and attitude barriers should be addressed in safety trainings of foreign-born workers. Training is one of the most important elements of any safety program. Safety training allows employees to learn their job properly, brings new ideas into the workplace, reinforces existing ideas and puts a safety program into action. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Cattle Dairy Products Emigration And Immigration Livestock Mortality Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Animal Handlers Attitude Cattle Industry Dairy Products Fatalities Immigrant Workers Injuries Intervention Effectiveness Language Barrier Migrant Workers Safety Education Safety Programs Training Worker Safety

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• 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:20052247
• Citation:
  Prog Dairyman 2013 Oct; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• 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:
  urn:sha-512:931d4c88e840f69aeca5d19afef84c353b901d240a61bb8eeee0d1db4cc299a4a7819d9cd7a0219b8a9569d9190b44f9ddac65e15958ac8ea47a7199a901f4f7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211803/cdc_211803_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 115.69 KB ]