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Resources by Topic: Agricultural health and safety

AgriSafe OnDemand Webinars
A collection of recorded webinars that address a variety of agricultural health and safety issues, including hearing protection, protective equipment, and safety for young workers. Lists both free, publicly available and members-only recordings.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Clinician Guides for Farmworker Health and Safety Regulations
Guides to help inform clinicians about farmworker health and safety regulations regarding sanitation, exposure to agricultural chemicals, food quality, and worker protection standards.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
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Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Agricultural Operations
Provides a variety of information and statistics regarding the hazards of working in agriculture, and includes federal and state standards related to agricultural operations.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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NIOSH Agricultural Safety and Health Centers
The Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address agricultural health and safety problems, and are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Nurture
Newsletter of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety. Published semi-annually to disseminate information on children's rural health and safety to professionals in the fields of health and safety, agri-business, policy-making, and the media.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Workplace Safety & Health Topics: Agricultural Safety
Presents research, statistics, and data regarding agricultural safety in the United States.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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All Hazards: Resources to Help Rural Communities Prepare for Disasters and Other Hazards
Provides resources to help citizens in rural agricultural communities prepare for and recover from disasters and emergency situations, including dangers related to agrochemicals.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: The Center For Food Security & Public Health
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PubMed Search: Agricultural Health and Safety
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article citations on topics related to agricultural health and safety.
Type: Literature Search
Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Library of Medicine
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WISQARS (Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System)
Interactive database system that provides fatal and nonfatal injury, violent death, and cost of injury data from a variety of sources. Offers fatal injury data available by metropolitan/nonmetropolitan status in the Fatal Injury Reports section. Fatal Injury Mapping section provides access to county-level data.
Type: Database
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Farm Families Alive & Well
Newsletter addressing agricultural health and safety issues. Published four times per year.
Type: Journal/Newsletter
Sponsoring organizations: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
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