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Agriculture ranks among the most hazardous industries. Farmers are at high
risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries, work-related lung diseases, noise-induced
hearing loss, skin diseases, and certain cancers associated with chemical
use and prolonged sun exposure. Farming is one of the few industries in
which the families (who often share the work and live on the premises) are
also at risk for injuries, illness, and death.
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a searchable bibliographic database of occupational safety and health
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in whole or in part by NIOSH.
Agricultural Safety and Health
Centers
NIOSH Agricultural Centers
The NIOSH Agricultural Centers were established by cooperative agreement
to conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address the
nation’s pressing agricultural health and safety problems. Geographically,
the Centers are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to
the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
National
Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards
associated with agricultural work and rural environments. Staff members
have advanced training in injury prevention, health promotion, agricultural
safety, and related topics. The Center is located in central Wisconsin
and is based at Marshfield Clinic, one of the largest rural healthcare
facilities in the United States with more then 650 physicians.
Community Partners for Healthy Farming Intervention Research
Community Partners
The Community Partners for Healthy Farming Intervention Research Program
(Community Partners) implements and evaluates interventions for preventing
work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths in agriculture.
NIOSH Publications on Agriculture
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Ergonomics
Simple Solutions: Ergonomics For
Farm Workers
En
Español
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-111 (February 2001)
This booklet describes how to make or order inexpensive new tools or to
modify existing ones to reduce the risk of backaches and pains in the
arms, shoulders, and hands of farm workers.
Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal
Disorders Topic page
A large amount of credible epidemiologic research exists that shows a
consistent relationship between MSDs and certain physical factors, especially
at higher exposure levels.
Grain Handling
Preventing Entrapment and Suffocation
Caused by the Unstable Surfaces of Stored Grain and Other MaterialsNIOSH
Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 88-102 (December 1987)
Entrapment and suffocation are hazards associated with storage bins and
hoppers where loose materials such as grain, sand, or gravel are stored,
handled, or transferred.
Safe Grain and Silage Handling
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 95-109 (1995)
This booklet summarizes the work practices that apply to grain- and silage-handling
tasks.
Study of the Prevalence of Chronic,
Non-Specific Lung Disease and Related Health Problems in the Grain Handling
Industry
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-117 (October 1986)
During exposure to grain dust up to 70% of grain workers frequently experienced
symptoms of cough, expectoration, wheezing, chest tightness, and eye and
nasal irritation.
Preventing Grain Auger ElectrocutionsNIOSH
Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-119 (July 1986)
This Alert describes two separate incidents that resulted in five fatalities,
and occurred within the same week (150 miles apart)
Injuries and Deaths
Injuries Among Farm Workers in the
United States, 1993
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-115 (April 1997)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the
National Safety Council (NSC) Agricultural Division, and the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) develop a Traumatic Injury Surveillance of Farmers
(TISF) survey to address the lack of non-fatal injury data of agricultural
workers.
Preventing Deaths of Farm Workers
in Manure Pits
NIOSH Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 90-103 (May 1990)
This Alert describes seven deaths from asphyxiation (suffocation) that
occurred during two incidents involving entry into manure pits.
TRAC-SAFEExecutive Summary
(HTML)
TRAC-SAFEFacilitators Manual
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-108 (April 1996)
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A community-based program for reducing injuries and deaths due to tractor
overturns.
Machinery
NIOSH Warns: Improper Hitching
to Tractors Can Be FatalUpdate
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-108 (January 1997)
Farmers and others who use tractors are at risk for severe injury or death
if proper hitching methods are not used when towing or pulling objects
with tractors.
Preventing Injuries and Deaths From
Skid Steer Loaders
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-117 (February 1998)
This Alert describes six deaths involving skid steer loaders and recommends
methods for preventing similar incidents.
Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
from Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and ToolsNIOSH Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 96-118 (1996)
Hundreds of people performing many different tasks have been poisoned
because small gasoline-powered engines and tools produced hazardous concentrations
of carbon monoxide (CO) even in relatively open buildings.
Preventing Scalping and Other Severe Injuries
from Farm MachineryNIOSH Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-105 (June 1994)
This Alert describes five cases of persons who were scalped when their
hair became entangled around the inadequately guarded rotating drivelines
or shafts of farm machinery driven by power take-offs (PTOs).
NIOSH Warns Farmers of Forage Wagon HazardsUpdate
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 95-118 (September 1995)
Farmers who use forage wagons are at risk for severe injury, amputation,
or death.
Young Workers
Asthma Among Household Youth on Minority Farm Operations
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-118 (2003)
In 2000, approximately 28,600 youth lived on minority farm operations. 10-15 year olds had the highest prevalence rate of asthma. Youth less than 10 years of age had the highest prevalence rate for having an asthma attack while doing farm work.
Health and Safety for Kids on the
FarmFACTS
Congress provides funding for a National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health (NIOSH) initiative to prevent agricultural injury and death
among children.
Injuries to Youth on Minority Farm Operations
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-117 (2003)
Between 1995 and 2000, the injury fatality rate for youth on minority farm operations was 34 fatalities per 100,000 youth In 2000, the non-fatal injury rate for all youth who reside on, work on, or visit minority farm operations was 130 injuries per 100,000 youth on the farm.
NIOSH Childhood Agricultural Injury
Prevention InitiativeProgress and Proposed Future Activities (July
1999)
The most recent data suggest about 100 youths under the age of 20 die
on farms each year and greater than 100,000 farm-related injuries occur
to the same age group.
Are You A Working Teen? What You
Should Know About Safety and Health On the JobFACTS
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-132 (1997)
En
Español
Every year about 70 teens die from work injuries in the United States.
Another 70,000 get hurt badly enough that they go to a hospital emergency
room.
Preventing Deaths and Injuries
of Adolescent WorkersNIOSH Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 95-126 (May 1995)
En
Español
This Alert can help employers and parents of adolescents, school counselors
and teachers make informed decisions about safe work for adolescents and
prepare adolescent workers to recognize hazards on the job.
National Agriculture Safety Database
NASD is
a national central repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury
prevention materials for the agricultural community and especially for
agricultural safety specialists. NASD is maintained by the Southern Coastal
Agromedicine Center under a grant from the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH). NASD is made available through the NIOSH Web
site to enhance public access to workplace safety and health information.
Related NIOSH Topic Pages
Other Related NIOSH Resources
NIOSH Farm Family
Health and Hazard Surveillance (FFHHS)
The NIOSH Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance (FFHHS) project focuses
on identifying health risks to the American farm family. It was developed
to respond to Congress's concern that agricultural workers and their families
experience a disproportionate share of disease and injury associated with
the chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic, and psychological hazards
of agriculture.
Agriculture Safety and HealthFACTS
En
Español
Farmers are at high risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries, work-related
lung diseases, noise-induced hearing loss, skin diseases, and certain
cancers associated with chemical use and prolonged sun exposure.
National Occupational Research
Agenda (NORA)
NIOSH and its partners in the public and private sectors developed the
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) to provide a framework to
guide occupational safety and health research in the next decade for NIOSH
and the entire occupational safety and health community.
NIOSH Research Projects: Agriculture, April 1997
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 97-124 (April 1997)
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Extramural and intramural research projects.
NIOSH Warns of Hazards of Flood Cleanup
WorkUpdate
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 94-123 (1997)
En
Español
If you are involved in cleanup efforts on or near farms, you may face
hazards such as Confined spaces, respiratory hazards or stored wet hay.
Papers and Proceedings of the Surgeon
Generals Conference on Agricultural Safety and Health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 92-105 (April 1991)
The NIOSH initiative is intended to provide a balanced approach to substantially
reduce the incidence of fatal and nonfatal traumatic injury, chronic injury,
and occupational diseases among the 3.4 million agricultural workers in
the U.S.
Preventing Fatalities Due to Fires
and Explosions in Oxygen-Limiting SilosNIOSH Alert
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 86-118 (July 1986)
Fire departments responding to incidents involving oxygen-limiting silos
are cautioned that directing water or foam onto the fire through the top
openings of an oxygen-limiting silo may result in the silo exploding.
Report To Congress On Workers'
Home Contamination Study Conducted Under The Workers' Family Protection
Act (29 U.S.C. 671A) ;
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 95-123 (September 1995)
The Workers' Family Protection Act, [29 U.S.C. 671a]) conducted this study
of contamination of workers' homes by substances carried home on workers'
clothing or bodies was enacted on October 26, 1992.
A Review and Recommendations Regarding
Batch Kier Washed CottonNIOSH CIB #56
Current Intelligence Bulletin 56 (August 1995)
This publication summarizes more recent research on batch kier washing
of cotton, and provides recommendations regarding prevention strategies
involving washed cotton.
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