Agricultural Hazard and Intervention Effectiveness Research Translated into Practice Through the Community Collaboration for Farmworker Health & Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Hawkes L ; May JJ ; Viebrock S
• Description:
  Background: Previous Northeast Center research has demonstrated that eye irritation is a common agricultural health problem in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York State, and are that ergonomic hazards of blueberry raking in Maine. Research has also shown that injury prevention interventions are more effective and sustainable when developed collaboratively with farmers, farmworker groups and local farm communities. Objectives: to translate research results regarding specific agricultural hazards in New York and Maine, and results regarding community organizing as an effective intervention method to develop 2 sustainable agricultural health programs. Methods: Using the Precede/proceed methodology, a community training and organizing program is in its third year in both Maine and New York State. These "intervention development coalitions" have each identified an intervention, and are currently evaluating a pilot implementation. In New York an intervention trial involving 120 participants is in progress to evaluate the effectiveness of conducting eye safety education and distributing safety glasses and saline solution on eye irritation. A coalition member clinician is evaluating the incidence of pterygium among study participants by conducting eye exams of farmworkers. In Maine, a trial involving 48 participants and eight rake designs is currently underway to understand how different rake designs affect the raker's musculoskeletal symptoms and productivity. End points for this trial include: 1) time to onset of excessive and/or unusual pain; 2) pain intensity; 3) productivity; and 4) worker acceptance of the rake. Results/Conclusions: results of both of these field evaluations will be presented. The presenter will also discuss process evaluation results from both regions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Ergonomics Eye Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs Sense Organs / Injuries Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Eye Irritants Eye Protection Injury Prevention Training
• Publisher:
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maine ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059777
• Citation:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California. Davis, CA: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 2006 Sep; :10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20030901
• Source Full Name:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California
• End Date:
  20080831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:019c15e5a6cca3c3c86a6c57c69da877d27effbd474adc4126505396dfd475cab1ea4f6c36b08292f47e2c9049ee01d944740a6f0ac1092f311fa460bf0ec223
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223867/cdc_223867_DS1.pdf
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