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Menger LM, Pezzutti F, Tellechea T, et al. Perceptions of Health and Safety among Immigrant Latino/a Dairy Workers in the U.S. Front Public Health. 2016;4:106doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106.
Menger, L. M., Pezzutti, F., Tellechea, T., Stallones, L., Rosecrance, J., & Roman-Muniz, I. N. (2016). Perceptions of Health and Safety among Immigrant Latino/a Dairy Workers in the U.S. Frontiers in public health, 4106. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106
Menger, Lauren M, et al. "Perceptions of Health and Safety among Immigrant Latino/a Dairy Workers in the U.S." Frontiers in public health vol. 4 (2016): 106. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106
Menger LM, Pezzutti F, Tellechea T, Stallones L, Rosecrance J, Roman-Muniz IN. Perceptions of Health and Safety among Immigrant Latino/a Dairy Workers in the U.S. Front Public Health. 2016 May 30;4:106. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106. eCollection 2016. PMID: 27303660; PMCID: PMC4885005.
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Front Public Health. 2016 May 30;4:106. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106. eCollection 2016.

Perceptions of Health and Safety among Immigrant Latino/a Dairy Workers in the U.S.

Frontiers in public health

Lauren M Menger, Florencia Pezzutti, Teresa Tellechea, Lorann Stallones, John Rosecrance, Ivette Noami Roman-Muniz

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, College of Natural Sciences, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO , USA.
  2. Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO , USA.
  3. Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO , USA.
  4. Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University , Fort Collins, CO , USA.

PMID: 27303660 PMCID: PMC4885005 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00106

Abstract

The U.S. dairy industry is increasingly relying on an immigrant workforce to help meet growing demands. Due to scant research, little is known about the factors related to workplace safety among this occupational group. The purpose of this study was to identify dairy worker perceptions of the barriers to and facilitators for enhancing workplace safety. Focus groups (FG) were conducted with 44 immigrant Latino/a workers from 2 dairies in South Dakota and 1 dairy in Colorado to gain firsthand insights into their work experiences. Interviews were conducted in Spanish, audio recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. Results were analyzed through a two-step qualitative coding process. The Contributing Factors in Accident Causation model was used as a guiding framework. Promising points of intervention identified were related to the workers, the work itself, the physical environment, equipment issues, the social-psychological environment, and management/organizational factors. Suggestions for how to improve safety outcomes in the dairy industry are provided. It is likely that the dairy industry will continue to employ a growing number of immigrant workers. Therefore, these findings have significant implications that can be used to guide the development of culturally congruent policies and practices.

Keywords: Latino/a; dairy industry; focus groups; immigrant workers; safety

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