Violations of Pesticide Use and Worker Safety Regulations in North Carolina

Buhler, W. G.; Langley, Ricky L.; Luginbuhl, R. C.; Jones, Judi P.; Burnette, Jane

doi:10.13031/2013.22619

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“…10,14,56 And adequate application and enforcement of existing regulations has shown to be deficient. 10,[57][58][59][60][61][62] A multifaceted approach to address these occupational and health disparities among hired crop workers is required yet will be very challenging to implement.…”

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“…Agricultural exceptionalism denies crop workers the regulatory protections afforded to workers in other industries and must be eliminated 10,14,56 . And adequate application and enforcement of existing regulations has shown to be deficient 10,57–62 . A multifaceted approach to address these occupational and health disparities among hired crop workers is required yet will be very challenging to implement.…”

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Hired crop worker injury risks on farms in the United States during three different periods between 2002 and 2015

Layne,

Siordia

2024

American J Industrial Med

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BackgroundHired crop workers have high incidence of work‐related injuries, but little has been documented about potential risks at the national level.MethodsData were obtained from a national probability sample of hired crop workers in the United States (U.S.) during 2002–2004 (period I), 2008–2010 (period II), and 2014–2015 (period III). Multivariable logistic regression models of work‐related injury were constructed using an occupational exposure adjustment for weeks worked in the previous year.ResultsHired crop workers reporting that their employer did not provide clean drinking water and disposable cups every day were estimated to be at greater odds of injury during all three periods. Having at least some English‐speaking ability was associated with increased odds of injury in two periods, while owning a dwelling in the U.S. showed greater injury risk during period II but was associated with lower risk during period III. Other items significantly associated with injury during at least one of the study periods in the final multivariable logistic models included being a direct‐hire, a migrant worker, U.S.‐born, receiving public aid, and having a health condition.ConclusionsHired crop workers are an extremely marginalized population of workers in the U.S. Innovative intervention methods must extend beyond traditional occupational models to focus on the overall health of hired crop workers, including increasing healthcare access, ending agricultural exceptionalism to provide equal regulatory protections afforded to workers in other industries, and adequate enforcement of existing regulations. These findings contribute to the understanding of correlates related to increased work‐related injury among hired crop workers, and have implications in fields of prevention, intervention, and policy.

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Hired crop worker injury risks on farms in the United States during three different periods between 2002 and 2015

Layne,

Siordia

2024

American J Industrial Med

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“…exposure to endotoxins and dust during harvest season has been linked to cross-shift respiratory changes among workers in northeastern Colorado (Viet et al, 2001). Agricultural workers are exposed to pesticides when handling, transporting, mixing, and applying pesticides, when entering pesticide-treated locations, when cleaning application equipment, from pesticide drift, and during disposal of waste pesticides (Buhler et al, 2007).…”

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Utah Regional Differences in Respirator Use and Fit Testing among Pesticide Applicators

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Beard

Hall

2017

J. Agric. Safety and Health

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The purpose of this study was to determine regional differences within Utah in response to piloting a mobile respirator training and fit assessment program for pesticide applicators. The objectives were to describe worker perceptions of respirator use and training experiences. Pilot trainings were offered in two southern counties and two northern counties of Utah. A total of 141 individuals completed the post-training questionnaire regarding use and fit testing experience with respirators as well as perceptions of the benefits to protecting respiratory health. The majority of respondents were male (95.7%, f = 112). The proportion of participants in the southern counties who had respirator training experience (61.0%, f = 25) was not significantly higher (2 = 3.763, df = 1, p = 0.05) than the proportion of participants in the northern counties (43.0%, f = 43). Three-fourths (73.5%, f = 72) of participants in the northern counties agreed that they expect to wear a respirator in dusty conditions, while two-thirds (61.0%, f = 25) of participants in the southern counties agreed that they expect to wear a respirator in dusty conditions. The results indicated that more training should be done to improve perceptions and beliefs about using respirators. A high priority for this population will be identification of comfortable respirator options as well as communicating the importance of proper fit testing.

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Migrant farmworkers' housing conditions across an agricultural season in North Carolina

Vallejos

Quandt

Grzywacz

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American J Industrial Med

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Violations of Pesticide Use and Worker Safety Regulations in North Carolina

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Hired crop worker injury risks on farms in the United States during three different periods between 2002 and 2015

Hired crop worker injury risks on farms in the United States during three different periods between 2002 and 2015

Utah Regional Differences in Respirator Use and Fit Testing among Pesticide Applicators

Migrant farmworkers' housing conditions across an agricultural season in North Carolina

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