Abstract
Explore workplace control frequencies and factors associated with US food retail workers' safety perceptions during COVID-19.Methods:An online, cross-sectional survey captured working conditions and safety perceptions among a large, national sample of US food retail workers from July to October 2020.Results:Overall, 40.3% reported feeling "not so" or "not protected" by COVID-19 controls. Administrative controls were more commonly reported (56.8% reported ≥5 controls) than engineering (19.5% reported ≥3). Fomite-related controls were more common than those reducing interpersonal contact. After adjustment, organizational safety climate (prevalence ratio (PR): 1.53, 95% CI: 1.24, 1.89), and perceived strict prevention measure enforcement (PR: 0.60, 95% CI: 0.46, 0.78) were associated with safety perceptions.Conclusions:Many workers do not feel well-protected by COVID-19 controls. Safety climate and control enforcement are associated with workers' COVID-19 safety perceptions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 557-564 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- food retail worker
- occupational health
- occupational stress
- workplace protections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health