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Work safety climate, safety behaviors, and occupational injuries of youth farmworkers in North Carolina

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  • Kearney, G.D.
  • Rodriguez, G.
  • Quandt, S.A.
  • Arcury, J.T.
  • Arcury, T.A.

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Objectives. The aims of this project were to describe the work safety climate and the association between occupational safety behaviors and injuries among hired youth farmworkers in North Carolina (n = 87). Methods. We conducted personal interviews among a cross-sectional sample of youth farmworkers aged 10 to 17 years. Results. The majority of youths reported that work safety practices were very important to management, yet 38% stated that supervisors were only interested in "doing the job quickly and cheaply." Few youths reported appropriate work safety behavior, and 14% experienced an injury within the past 12 months. In bivariate analysis, perceptions of work safety climate were significantly associated with pesticide exposure risk factors for rewearing wet shoes (P = .01), wet clothes (P = .01), and shorts (P = .03). Conclusions. Youth farmworkers perceived their work safety climate as being poor. Although additional research is needed to support these findings, these results strengthen the need to increase employer awareness to improve the safety climate for protecting youth farmworkers from harmful exposures and injuries.

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  • Kearney, G.D. & Rodriguez, G. & Quandt, S.A. & Arcury, J.T. & Arcury, T.A., 2015. "Work safety climate, safety behaviors, and occupational injuries of youth farmworkers in North Carolina," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(7), pages 1336-1343.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302519_8
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302519
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    1. Rima R Habib & Diana Mikati & Josleen Al-Barathie & Elio Abi Younes & Mohammed Jawad & Khalil El Asmar & Micheline Ziadee, 2021. "Work-related injuries among Syrian refugee child workers in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon: A gender-sensitive analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(9), pages 1-17, September.
    2. Hui-Ting Huang & Chung-Hung Tsai & Chia-Fen Wang, 2019. "A Model for Promoting Occupational Safety and Health in Taiwan’s Hospitals: An Integrative Approach," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-13, March.
    3. Thomas A. Arcury & Sydney A. Smith & Jennifer W. Talton & Sara A. Quandt, 2022. "The Abysmal Organization of Work and Work Safety Culture Experienced by North Carolina Latinx Women in Farmworker Families," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-19, April.
    4. Mario Fargnoli & Mara Lombardi, 2020. "NOSACQ-50 for Safety Climate Assessment in Agricultural Activities: A Case Study in Central Italy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-20, December.

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