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5 Review of Research on High-Priority Populations at Risk
Pages 79-93

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From page 79...
... In the agricultural sector, the AFF Program presented information on research among selected populations while for the forestry and fishing sectors all workers were viewed as special populations. STRATEGIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Goal 2:  Priority Populations at Risk -- Reduce injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in subgroups of the working population determined to be at high risk or underserved by traditional occupational health approaches.
From page 80...
... As defined by NIOSH, populations at risk include children, minority groups, logging workers, and fishery workers. Child labor is a complicated issue because children living in a farm environment are involved in various farming activities often viewed as chores rather than work by parents.
From page 81...
... for youth working in agriculture and made recommendations for changing 8 of the 11 HOs. Surveys were conducted over a number of years that were focused on identified problems or populations, such as the migrant and seasonal farm workers, selected farm operations, and racial minority farm operators.
From page 82...
... Fishing Preseason dockside inspection Alaska Field Station Marine safety training Surveillance Technical assistance for fishery Fatality reduction management Partnerships Unclear definitions of populations at risk used by different agencies Lack of child labor laws Poor surveillance and reliance on outside sources of data Poor understanding of the scope and cost of AFF studies Indecisions regarding long-term support of different projects Regulatory environment External Factors FIGURE 5-1  Priority populations at risk research logic submodel. CAIS = Child Agricultural Injury Survey, CES = Cooperative Extension Service, ESA = Employment Standards Administration, FACE = Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation, FOPS = falling object protective structure, ROPS = rollover protective structure.
From page 83...
... In 1998, an Occupational Health Supplement was developed to be included in the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) in collaboration with government organizations including DOL,
From page 84...
... Department of Agriculture (USDA) con ducted a Minority Farm Operators Occupational Health Survey in 2000.
From page 85...
... In 1993, a prevention matrix was developed by the Alaska Interagency Working Group for the Prevention of Occu­ pational Injuries, which included representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. Coast Guard, the USDA Forest Service, OSHA, the Alaska Department of Labor, the Alaska Department of Social Services, and the AFF Program to identify risk factors for helicopter crashes.
From page 86...
... However, the work focused on traumatic injuries and neglected other health hazards associated with fishing. OUTPUTS Child Labor Numerous peer-reviewed publications were part of the Childhood Agricul tural Injury Survey (CAIS)
From page 87...
... Migrants The National Agricultural Workers Survey Occupational Health supplement is currently under review. The document summarizes results of the survey, will be shared with researchers and the ten Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention, and will be available on NIOSH and DOL Web sites.
From page 88...
... NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin A decline in the fatality rate in commercial fishermen has been noted since 1998, when the Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Safety Act was passed. The implication is that NIOSH work in this matter has contributed to the decline in fatalities.
From page 89...
... IFISH I, II, and III Three International Fishing Industry Safety and Health (IFISH) conferences have been held in conjunction with academic, industry, and international partners.
From page 90...
... INTERMEDIATE OUTCOMES Child Labor Surveillance activities have been influential in defining what types of outreach and research programs on childhood injury and prevention were needed. The data generated have been used by NCCRAHS and other programs, such as Farm Safety 4 Just Kids and the National Safe Kids Campaign.
From page 91...
... These activities demonstrate significant involvement of stakeholders in use of data generated through the AFF Program. Fishing Preseason Dockside Inspection Program As a result of working group activities in the 1997 FISH Workshop, USCG designed and implemented a preseason dockside inspection program for vessel safety in the Bering Sea crab fisheries.
From page 92...
... It is not easy to establish a direct association with the AFF programs that produced these results. Logging NIOSH reports that AFF Program activities and outputs have contributed to the declines in fatalities and occupational injury and illness associated with log ging since the proposed OSHA logging standard of 1989.
From page 93...
... Federal agencies are required to evaluate the economic impact of proposals, and this may be difficult to estimate when the proposals are for exploratory or qualitative studies. Child Labor The absence of adequate child labor laws, as applied to youth on family farms, may increase the risk of injury and exposure to hazards to young workers.


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