American journal of industrial medicine
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The North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) are a safety resource created to assist parents in selecting safe work for their children 7-16 years of age. Since their release in 1999, a growing body of scientific evidence has accumulated regarding NAGCAT. The purpose of this project was to assess the current scientific and programmatic evidence regarding the efficacy and utilization of the NAGCAT resource in order to determine the priorities for the next 5 years. ⋯ This assessment and priority identification process was successful in outlining the next steps for the NAGCAT resource. As we move toward 2010, those involved in pediatric agricultural injury prevention will have a blueprint to ensure that NAGCAT are an effective and widely used resource for preventing work-related injuries.
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U.S. Army Chemical Corps veterans handled and sprayed herbicides in Vietnam resulting in exposure to Agent Orange and its contaminant 2,3,7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD or dioxin). This study examined the long-term health effects associated with herbicide exposure among these Vietnam veterans. ⋯ Vietnam veterans who were occupationally exposed to herbicide experienced a higher risk of several chronic medical conditions relative to other non-Vietnam veterans. A potential selection bias is of concern. However, there were relatively high participation rates in both the Vietnam and non-Vietnam veteran groups, and the prevalence rates of some of these medical conditions among non-Vietnam veterans were comparable to general populations. Therefore, self-selection factors are considered unlikely to have biased the study results.