Risk of Heat Related Illness in Latino Agricultural Workers: Work Exposures and Increase in Core Body Temperature: California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS)

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• Personal Author:
  Armitage T ; Mitchell D ; Schenker M ; Tancredi D
• Description:
  California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS): Basic Study Aims: 1] Quantify heat strain risk of farmworkers throughout California. Assess hydration, core body temp, heart rate, work load and environmental conditions for different crop and tasks. 2] Examine socio-cultural perspective of Heat Related Illness using focus groups and key interviews. Our goal is to combine this information and create improved heat illness prevention strategies for farmers and their hired farm workers. Field Study Conclusions: All farms studied complied with Cal/OSHA regulations; still about 7% workers at risk of HRI (as indicated by CBT). The environmental temperature and work rate are major risk factors for elevated HRI. Men, especially if they work piece rate are at higher risk. Dehydration (>1.5% loss of body weight) had a more ambivalent role. Clothing choice and work rate contribute to dehydration, and men are more likely to be dehydrated, despite drinking more than women. About 16% of men were dehydrated (3% of women). A significant proportion of California farmworkers are still at risk of HRI, despite required yearly training and field resources (shade, water). Even those exhibiting knowledge often do not translate it into self-protective actions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Clothing Exposure Assessment Farm Workers Gender Factors Heat Exposure Heat Stress Hot Environments Risk Factors
• Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061554
• Citation:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington. Seattle, WA: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH), 2019 Aug; :1-18
• Email:
  mbschenker@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b8bd3261a8d602d8f8b6b4cc2a141da138b193e71765df0f2fba429ec5a236bb8c3e0efe87ed8dc6acddc5f7d83783fda75522b293b34e574f0835d9ddc3f883
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225058/cdc_225058_DS1.pdf
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