Promoting health and safety in San Francisco's Chinatown restaurants: findings and lessons learned from a pilot observational checklist.
Public Health Rep
; 126 Suppl 3: 62-9, 2011.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21836739
ABSTRACT
Noncompliance with labor and occupational health and safety laws contributes to economic and health inequities. Environmental health agencies are well positioned to monitor workplace conditions in many industries and support enhanced enforcement by responsible regulatory agencies. In collaboration with university and community partners, the San Francisco Department of Public Health used an observational checklist to assess preventable occupational injury hazards and compliance with employee notification requirements in 106 restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown. Sixty-five percent of restaurants had not posted required minimum wage, paid sick leave, or workers' compensation notifications; 82% of restaurants lacked fully stocked first-aid kits; 52% lacked antislip mats; 37% lacked adequate ventilation; and 28% lacked adequate lighting. Supported by a larger community-based participatory research process, this pilot project helped to spur additional innovative health department collaborations to promote healthier workplaces.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Restaurantes
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Saúde Ocupacional
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Lista de Checagem
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article