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Rural Agricultural Health and Safety – Resources

Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Agricultural Health and Safety.

Child Labor in Agriculture
Addresses issues related to unaccompanied minors who are hired to do farm work and children of adult farmworkers who work alongside their parents. Covers farmwork injuries to children, hours worked, and laws related to child labor and agricultural work.
Date: 2018
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Effects of Interventions on Use of Hearing Protectors among Farm Operators: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Compares the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote hearing protector device (HPD) use among adult farm workers 18 or older and who active in production at least 20 hours per week. Participants were assigned to one of 5 intervention groups including interactive web-based information with or without an HPD, static web-based information with or without a mailed HPDs, or an assortment of HPDs only.
Author(s): Marjorie C. McCullagh, Tanima Banerjee, Michael A. Cohen, James J. Yang
Citation: International Journal of Audiology, 55, S3–S12.
Date: 02/2016
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Safety Guidelines for Hired Adolescent Farm Workers
Provides resources and guidance for training adolescent farmworkers to ensures safety while addressing specific work tasks common in agricultural production. Presents guidelines to be used by crew leaders and other supervisors in the field.
Additional links: En Español
Date: 02/2010
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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PremisesMapper
A web-based mapping tool for farm producers to depict existing buffers, access points, cleaning and disinfecting stations, and more as part of a facility biosecurity plan to limit the spread of infectious diseases. Registration is required but free.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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RF-DASH Online Course
A free training for rural first responders covering agricultural health and safety topics for injury prevention and emergency preparedness through 34 lessons across 6 online modules.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Educational Materials
Collection of outreach and employer training materials covering common agricultural health and safety topics. Topics include heat illness, personal protective equipment, diabetes, infectious diseases, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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AgInjuryNews.org
Database of news articles tracking agriculture-related injuries. Includes filters by location, type of injury, type of operation, fatality, suicide, demographics, and more. Requires a free account to access database.
Sponsoring organization: National Farm Medicine Center
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Agricultural Safety and Health: The Core Course
A training for healthcare providers, public health practitioners, safety managers, and others interested in the unique health and safety needs of agricultural communities. Includes 4 tiers of training: Ag Health 101, Intermediate Ag Health, Ag Health Academy, and Solutions Workshops. Covers topics such as heat illnesses, exposures, personal protective equipment, equipment safety, and more. Trainings include both synchronous and asynchronous virtual delivery methods as well as in-person workshops.
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
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Health and Safety Solutions in Agriculture Online, On-Demand Courses
On-demand courses offering agricultural safety managers, employers, and educators training and tools for agricultural health and safety. Covers heat-related illness, pesticide safety, sexual harassment, dairy safety, and infection prevention and control. Some courses offer continuing education.
Sponsoring organization: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Protecting Young Agricultural Workers: A Training for Supervisors, Parents, and Teachers
Online training for supervisors, parents, and teachers of youth working on farms covering common agricultural health and safety issues. Includes both online and print materials in both English and Spanish.
Sponsoring organization: Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest
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