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Crop Workers Have Highest Heat-Related Death Rate
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Although the man had been given safety and health training on pesticides, there had been no training given on the dangers and prevention of heat-related illness.
To prevent heat-related deaths among crop workers requires educating both employees and employers of the dangers of working in hot weather. Such education should include recognizing symptoms of heat-related illness, and what to do should these symptoms occur, Castillo said
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In addition, workers should be monitored for signs of heat-related illness and proper medical attention should be available, she added.
More information
For more information on heat-related illness, visit the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .
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Last updated 6/19/2008
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SOURCES: June 19, 2008, teleconference with: Dawn Castillo, M.P.H., chief, Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; June 20, 2008, CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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