@article{ref1,
title="Are Cal/OSHA Regulations protecting farmworkers in California from heat-related illness?",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2021",
author="Langer, Chelsea E. and Mitchell, Diane C. and Armitage, Tracey L. and Moyce, Sally C. and Tancredi, Daniel J. and Castro, Javier and Vega-Arroyo, Alondra J. and Bennett, Deborah H. and Schenker, Marc B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Determine compliance with and effectiveness of California regulations in reducing farmworkers' heat-related illness (HRI) risk and identify main factors contributing to HRI. <br><br>METHODS: In a cross-sectional study of Latino farmworkers, core body temperature (CBT), work rate, and environmental temperature (WBGT) were monitored over a work shift by individual ingestible thermistors, accelerometers, and weather stations, respectively. Multiple logistic modeling was used to identify risk factors for elevated CBT. <br><br>RESULTS: Although farms complied with Cal/OSHA regulations, worker training of HRI prevention and hydration replacement rates were insufficient. In modeling (AOR [95% CI]) male sex (3.74 [1.22 - 11.54]), WBGT (1.22 [1.08 - 1.38]), work rate (1.004 [1.002 - 1.006]), and increased BMI (1.11 [1.10 - 1.29]) were all independently associated with elevated CBT. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Risk of HRI was exacerbated by work rate and environmental temperature despite farms following Cal/OSHA regulations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000002189",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002189"
}