Whose Jurisdiction Is Home Contamination? Para-Occupational 'Take-Home' Herbicide Residue Exposure Risks among Forestry Workers' Families in South Africa

Para-occupational "take-home" exposure risks among forestry workers and their families in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been well characterized. This is a concern because research shows an association between chronic low-dose herbicide exposure and adverse health effects...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-09, Vol.18 (19), p.10341
Main Authors: Pududu, Bonolo Anita, Rother, Hanna-Andrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Asthma
Community involvement
Community participation
Contamination
Exposure
Farmworkers
Flowers & plants
Focus groups
Forestry
Health risk assessment
Health risks
Herbicide residues
Herbicides
Herbicides - analysis
Herbicides - toxicity
Humans
Kidney diseases
Legislation
Occupational Exposure
Personal protective equipment
Pesticides
Residues
Risk management
Risk reduction
South Africa
Workers
Workplace
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Summary:Para-occupational "take-home" exposure risks among forestry workers and their families in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been well characterized. This is a concern because research shows an association between chronic low-dose herbicide exposure and adverse health effects. This study explored take-home herbicide residue exposure risks among forestry workers in the Western Cape, South Africa, through the community-based participatory research approach of photovoice. A key finding of the study was the absence of provisions related to take-home exposure in the national legislation and workplace policies, which largely contributed to poor adherence to risk reduction practices at worksites, in addition to workers transporting residues to their homes. This study demonstrated evidence of the key omissions regarding take-home exposure at the policy level (e.g., recommendations for employers to reduce take-home risks among employees, and training of workers and their families on take-home exposure) and take-home herbicide residue exposure among worker's families, including children.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph181910341