Extreme Weather Resulting from Global Warming Is an Emerging Threat to Farmworker Health and Safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  Felt E ; Pinkerton KE ; Riden HE
• Description:
  A warming climate has been linked to an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including heat and cold waves, extreme precipitation, and wildfires. This increase in extreme weather results in increased risks to the health and safety of farmworkers. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Climate Change
  • Farmers
  • Fires
  • Hot Temperature
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Wildfires
• Keywords:
  • Climate change
  • Farm workers
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural workers
  • Hot environments
  • Wildfires
  • Occupational safety and health
  • Author Keywords: Climate change
  • Extreme weather
  • Farmworkers
  More +
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  189-190
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063012
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2019 Oct; 25(4):189-190
• Contact Point Address:
  Kent E. Pinkerton, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 1250 Old Davis Rd., Bldg. 3792, Rm. 29, Davis, CA 95616
• Email:
  kepinkerton@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California at Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20190831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226148/cdc_226148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 129.56 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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