Citation

de Castro AB, Wilmsen C, Post S, Harrington MJ, Bush D. J. Agromed. 2022; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1059924X.2022.2089422

PMID

35695387

Abstract

Forestry services work presents high risk for injury, illness, and fatality. How worker and employer views of workplace safety compare influence strategies to address hazardous working conditions. Interviews with forestry services workers and employers revealed themes about occupational hazards and ways to prevent work-related injury. Workers identified hazards related to the social and natural environments, and, injury prevention solutions focused on interventions beyond their control and based on employer responsibility. Employers characterized hazards within job task contexts and tied solutions to worker behaviors to improve job task performance. Discordance between worker and employer reports indicate inconsistent views about what safety measures should be provided and pursued to effectively reduce injury risk. Because many workers in the forest services industry are marginalized due to their immigrant documentation status and being racially/ethnically minoritized, power differentials between workers and employers can also influence how workplace safety and health measures are determined and implemented.

Language: en

Keywords

Latinos; minority health; occupational health; underserved populations; work environment