National Farm Medicine Center: year in review 2011

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Farm Medicine Center
• Description:
  During 2011, the National Farm Medicine Center became more engaged in adult agricultural health and safety projects than at any time since the 1990s. The National Farm Medicine Center, seeing a need to assist and support dairy farmers in a changing industry, and responding to input from Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, launched Agricultural Safety Consulting (ASC). Agricultural Safety Consulting specializes in safety program development, implementation and management. Its multicultural and bilingual staff has unique capabilities in addressing the Spanish-language training needs of employees. ASC services include: 1. Identifying and addressing hazards created by mechanical systems, equipment, farm operations, work practices/behaviors and environmental exposures that can cause a workplace injury or illness. 2. Educating the farmer on safety and health regulatory compliance and program requirements related to confined space, hazardous communication, machine hazards, herdsmanship techniques, electrical exposures, and personal protective equipment. 3. Conducting safety and health training services (in English and/or Spanish) that assist in regulatory compliance and promoting safety awareness/safe work practices. 4. Identifying workplace exposures that create a need for further occupational health services such as hearing tests, respiratory medical evaluations and fit-testing. 5. Assisting and supporting management in understanding the importance of a commitment to safety. 6. Demonstrating how an investment in safety is a critical part of a sustainable business plan. ASC emerges at a time when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has initiated a Local Emphasis Program to inspect dairy farm operations in Wisconsin, focusing on common hazards in dairy farm activities. ASC can help farmers not only comply with safety and health regulations, but also reduce injuries in a hazardous industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Confined Spaces Dairy Products Education Emigration And Immigration Environmental Exposure Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Hearing Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory System Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Centers Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Safety Compliance Confined Spaces Dairy Products Environmental Exposure Families Hazard Identification Health Services Information Dissemination Information Systems Injury-prevention Intervention Machinery Migrant Workers Occupational-hazards Occupational Health Programs Occupational Medicine Programs Occupational Safety And Health Administration Occupational Safety Programs OSHA Racial Factors Regulations Respiratory Health Safety-education Safety Research Surveillance Training Worker Safety Work Operations Work Organization Work Practices

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048749
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2012 Aug; :1-25
• Contact Point Address:
  National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449-5790
• Email:
  nfmcsh@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  National Farm Medicine Center: year in review 2011
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203424/cdc_203424_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.89 MB ]