scholarly journals Agricultural Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Occupational Health and Safety in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal States

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6605
Author(s):  
Tracy Irani ◽  
Beatrice Fenelon Pierre ◽  
Tyler S. Nesbit
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Care Access ◽  
Current State ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Agriculture remains a highly dangerous industry for occupational health and safety. This study sought to understand the perspective of agricultural professionals with respect to the current state of the industry, challenges, and opportunities relevant to occupational health and safety. Additional questions related to the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in the findings as well. Eleven industry professionals were interviewed, and the transcripts were qualitatively analyzed for emergent themes following a constant comparative method. Three themes emerged in our findings: a description of the current state of occupational health and safety in the agricultural industry, barriers to improving occupational health and safety, and enablers of occupational health and safety. Each theme contained subthemes. The description of the industry encompassed regulations, inherent danger, and attitudes and education. Barriers included education, health care access, logistics, discrimination and cultural competency, economic considerations, and the labor contracting system. Enablers included education, regulations, and health care and prevention. These findings are consistent with existing literature, revealing interconnected and overlapping challenges and opportunities. Further research is recommended with a broader sample of participants, especially farmworkers.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in the UK and Occupational Health and Safety: Predictable not Inevitable Failures by Government, and Trade Union and Nongovernmental Organization Responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Watterson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Uk

This commentary examines the occupational health and safety issues faced by the UK workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, against the background of government cuts in health care and in occupational health and safety budgets, and a deregulatory climate. The UK government has been obsessed, blinkered, and distracted by the desire to leave the European Union (Brexit). The state of knowledge about the virus, especially from international agencies that identified pandemic threats and strategies to combat it, is outlined. UK politicians, government bodies, medical and scientific advisors, and employers periodically ignored or abused that knowledge. Regulatory and ministerial inaction and errors on the workplace virus risks emerged. In contrast, several trade unions, health professional bodies, and nongovernmental organizations identified COVID-19 threats from poor personal protection equipment, working practices, and knowledge gaps and offered solutions for health care workers, social care workers, production workers, and service workers in “essential” occupations.

scholarly journals The Occupational Health and Safety of First Responders and Health Care Professionals in Magway, Myanmar

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (S1) ◽  
pp. S202
Author(s):  
Kristin Ringstad ◽  
Cho Cho San ◽  
Marlar Than ◽  
Thinzar Win ◽  
Khin Thein Oo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety

scholarly journals Agricultural Professionals’ Perceptions of COVID-19 and Occupational Health and Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-81
Author(s):  
Tracy Irani ◽  
Beatrice Pierre ◽  
Tyler Nesbit
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Cdc Guidelines ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Safety Guidelines

The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous challenges to citizens and industries worldwide. The present study contributed to efforts underway toward developing alternatives to combat COVID-19 in the agricultural industry, including the farm and forestry sectors. The study utilized qualitative interviews to assess the perceptions of agricultural stakeholders in the Southeastern United States on the impact of the pandemic to occupational health and safety and the likelihood of implementation of safety guidelines established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eleven individuals, purposefully selected, were interviewed. The results suggested that despite its challenging aspects, the pandemic offers an array of opportunities to the industry to revamp operations and adjust approaches. The challenges related more to the uncertainties due to the unfolding elements of the pandemic. Transportation, housing, and culture were the top three barriers identified to implementing CDC guidelines. These barriers depend on the size of the companies, the types of operations, and the amount of required labor. Agricultural stakeholders' positive behavior, the availability of incentives, and the use of innovation, including technology, were revealed to be the three main supportive factors relating to the execution of the CDC guidelines. These results could evolve as the pandemic continues to unfold. Therefore, we suggest that continuing assessments be conducted to capture shifting perceptions and attitudes as they change to reflect updated information. Further investigations about the side effects of mask-wearing on heat-related illnesses were also advised to explore in terms of guidelines for agricultural workers. Keywords: COVID-19; agriculture; health; safety; guidelines

scholarly journals ICT-Enabled Mobile Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Occupational Health and Safety Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7498
Author(s):  
Swantje Robelski ◽  
Sabine Sommer
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Mobile Work ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Safety Systems

The development and dissemination of new technologies has brought forward a rise in flexible work arrangements, such as mobile work. In the literature, mobile work has mostly been discussed from a microergonomic perspective, considering detachment, stress, strain, and life-domain balance. However, the macroergonomic or institutional perspectives have often been neglected, although for occupational health and safety (OHS) management, as well as occupational health and safety systems, many questions remain unanswered. Therefore, in the present paper, information and communication technologies (ICT)-enabled mobile work is described taking into account institutional and regulative, as well as company-related, requirements. As the literature-based analysis was able to show, existing regulations cover many aspects of mobile work arrangements but also offer starting points for a more concrete protection of mobile workers. Furthermore, there are challenges regarding the enforcement of regulation. In this regard, new technologies might offer the chance to improve the interactions between institutional and company-related occupational health and safety systems. Additionally, 278 co-funded research projects in Germany were categorized, yielding 18 projects on new ways of work, of which another eleven projects addressed different aspects of mobile work. The project analysis revealed that current research focuses on tools and strategies for designing communication and cooperation. In conclusion, the examination of research trends can be used to generate new knowledge for better OHS management and effective OHS systems.

scholarly journals Economic evaluation of occupational health and safety programmes in health care

2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 590-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Guzman ◽  
E. Tompa ◽  
M. Koehoorn ◽  
H. de Boer ◽  
S. Macdonald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety
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