Frequency of Workplace Controls and Associations With Safety Perceptions Among a National Sample of US Food Retail Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

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

SUBMITTER: Ceryes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8247536 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature