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:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Climate Change Climate Change Extreme Weather Farm Workers Farmworkers Global Warming Health And Safety Hot Environments Occupational Safety And Health
• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1148eef4047f15ed7afe7dab8c10a47cf84411b776e2c2c66be3746bb1afec1135fbd193f51eba59833ed9e4a1a738fd60086307d488e95d7b8bcac961deed4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/226148/cdc_226148_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 129.56 KB ]