title: Dangerous dining: health and safety in the New York City restaurant industry.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We characterized the health and safety conditions of New York City restaurant workers, a population comprising largely of immigrants and people of color.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted an anonymous questionnaire survey of 502 New York City restaurant workers, addressing working conditions, benefits, demographic factors, psychosocial exposures, and medical symptoms and conditions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Restaurant workers reported fast-paced, repetitive, and physically demanding jobs that sometimes involve chemical exposures. Despite their youth, they experience a high prevalence of musculoskeletal and traumatic injuries. Few receive job benefits despite significant symptoms. Job-related injuries are positively associated with practices that pose a danger to consumers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  New York City restaurant workers have stressful jobs, experience significant injury, and illness but receive few job benefits. A healthier work organization and greater access to benefits for restaurant workers would improve their health and public health.
authors: saru@rocunited.org
authors: Saru
authors: S
authors: Jayaraman
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Dropkin
authors: Sekou
authors: S
authors: Siby
authors: Laine Romero
authors: LR
authors: Alston
authors: Steven
authors: S
authors: Markowitz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012147:Restaurants; D012449:Safety; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce; D055815:Young Adult