Open AccessPesticide Exposure and Occupational Safety Training of Indigenous Farmworkers in Oregon
Author(s) -
Julie Samples,
Elizabeth A. Bergstad,
Santiago Ventura,
Valentin Sanchez,
Stephanie Farquhar,
Nargess Shadbeh
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2009.166520
Subject(s) - indigenous , occupational safety and health , environmental health , farm workers , pesticide , population , training (meteorology) , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , geography , agriculture , ecology , archaeology , pathology , meteorology , agronomy , biology
This follow-up study assessed indigenous and Latino farmworkers' occupational health and safety needs and measured variables related to pesticide exposure and pesticide safety training among this population. Results yielded differences between indigenous workers and Latino workers related to language barriers, experiences of workplace discrimination, preferred modes of information dissemination, pesticide exposures, and sufficiency of pesticide training. Employing more people who speak indigenous languages as interpreters, community and organizational leaders, and health workers may remove some of the linguistic and cultural barriers to occupational safety training.