Copyright (c) by the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators, ISSN 1553-4863
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Abstract
Journal of Pesticide Safety Education, 2004, Volume 6, Pages 24-33.
Non-English Language Needs for Pesticide Safety Education
Jennifer Weber, Field Consultant, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Phoenix, AZ, jweber@azda.gov
Gerald Kinro, Pesticide Specialist, State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Honolulu, HI, Gerald.Y.Kinro@hawaii.gov
Suzanne Snedeker, Associate Director for Translational Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, sms31@cornell.edu
Sabina F. Swift, Farm Safety Coordinator, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, sabina@hawaii.eduChanges in the demographics of the United States agricultural workforce, specifically occupations requiring employees to handle pesticides, or work in areas where pesticides have been applied, have led to increased needs for non-English language training materials. A study was performed to assess the linguistic needs of these agricultural employees. Results of this study indicate a need for development of pesticide safety materials in many of the over 50 non-English languages spoken or read by agricultural workers.
Keywords: pesticide, workers, non-English, language, safety, education, employees
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