Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27175-1084, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2011 Jun;54(6):474-85. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20942. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
The golf course industry has a growing Latino work force. Little occupational health research has addressed this work force. This article examines golf course superintendents' and Latino grounds maintenance workers' pesticide knowledge, beliefs, and safety training. In particular, it focuses on knowledge of and adherence to OSHA Right-to-Know regulations.
In person, in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 golf course superintendents in five states and with 16 Latino grounds maintenance workers in four states.
Few superintendents were in compliance with Right-to-Know regulations or did pesticide safety training with all of their workers. Few workers had any pesticide safety knowledge. Most safety training on golf courses was rudimentary and focused on machine safety, and was usually conducted in the off-season or on rainy days, not before workers were assigned tasks.
More Right-to-Know training is necessary for superintendents and grounds maintenance workers. Culturally and linguistically appropriate Spanish language materials need to be developed or made more widely available to train workers. Better enforcement of safety and training regulations is necessary.
高尔夫球场行业拥有日益增长的拉丁裔劳动力。很少有职业健康研究关注这一劳动力。本文研究了高尔夫球场主管和拉丁裔场地维护工人的农药知识、信念和安全培训。特别是，它侧重于了解和遵守职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）的知情权规定。
在五个州对 10 名高尔夫球场主管和在四个州对 16 名拉丁裔场地维护工人进行了深入的现场访谈。
很少有主管遵守知情权规定，或者对所有工人进行农药安全培训。很少有工人有任何农药安全知识。高尔夫球场上的大多数安全培训都是基础的，侧重于机器安全，通常在淡季或雨天进行，而不是在工人被分配任务之前。
主管和场地维护工人需要更多的知情权培训。需要开发或更广泛地提供文化和语言适宜的西班牙语材料，以培训工人。有必要更好地执行安全和培训法规。
