Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center - year end report - September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2015

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• Personal Author:
  Fenske R
• Description:
  The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center, established in 1996, conducts research and promotes best occupational health and safety practices for Northwest farming, fishing and forestry industries. Our goal is to prevent or reduce injury and illness for producers, workers, and their families. One of ten regional centers, PNASH works throughout the Northwest integrating expertise from multiple disciplines, institutions and community partners. We are housed in the University of Washington (UW), Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and have formal affiliations with multiple UW programs, Washington State University (WSU), and Oregon State University, among others. Our faculty, staff, and students bring expertise to our agricultural industries in the fields of medicine, nursing, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, engineering, and education. Principal funding of the PNASH Center is granted through the Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing (AFF) Program at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The NIOSH AFF program is a non-regulatory approach that addresses region- and industry-specific complexities. PNASH is also competitively awarded project grants from other federal, state, and non-profit organizations. RELEVANCE: The agricultural industries (farming, fishing, and forestry) consistently rank among the most dangerous jobs, with fatality rates 7-8 times that of the all-industry average for the US. Commercial fishing fatality rates exceed national averages for all occupations 36-fold, and logging fatality rates exceed the national average by 30 times. Farming is a unique workplace in that families frequently live on site. Each year 14,000 children are injured and 100 are killed on US farms. The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries showed AFF fatalities were 14 percent higher in 2014 at 568 compared to 500 in 2014, a slight rise after three straight years of decline. Fatal work injuries in forestry and logging rose to 92 in 2014 from 81 in 2013, the highest number since 2008. Overall, AFF still recorded the highest fatal injury rate of any industry sector at 24.9 fatal injuries per 100,000 FTE workers in 2014. Agricultural injury statistics generally do not include the men, women, and youths at operations with fewer than 11 full-time employees. Nearly 78% of employers fall into this category, even though the AFF industry as a whole constitutes one of the largest industry sectors in the US. In addition to injuries and fatalities, agricultural, forestry and fishing workers are also at high risk for illnesses such as lung diseases, hearing loss, heat related illness, skin diseases and certain cancers associated with chemical use and prolonged sun exposure. The economic burden in a single year is assessed at 8.3 billion loss in medical costs and lost productivity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dairy Products Education Emigration And Immigration Family Farmers Forestry Hazardous Substances Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Hunting Insecticides Occupational Health Race Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers Agricultural Chemicals Agricultural Industry Dairy Products Disease Prevention Families Farm Workers Fishing Fishing Industry Hazard Labels Health Hazards Heat Exposure Heat Stress Immigrant Workers Injuries Injury Prevention Logging Industry Logging Safety Logging Workers Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Partnership Pesticides Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Racial Factors Special Populations Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Worker Safety

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• Publisher:
  University of Washington
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-24
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049361
• Citation:
  Seattle, WA: University of Washington, 2015 Nov; :1-24
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard Fenske, PhD, MPH, Professor & Director, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Email:
  pnash@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center - year end report - September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2015
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203827/cdc_203827_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.30 MB ]