Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health [2017-01]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) is one of 11 agricultural research and prevention centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. CS-CASH has just completed the first cooperative agreement period (2011-2016) and is entering the second period (2016-2021) with new research projects. CS-CASH works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia to serve their farming communities. CS-CASH is located in Omaha, Nebraska and serves seven central states (Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas). This snapshot shows recent accomplishments and upcoming work. What are our priorities? 1. Protecting respiratory health of agricultural workers exposed to dust, gases, and mists. 2. Preventing hearing loss among agricultural workers in noisy environments. 3. Preventing traumatic injury among farmers and ranchers working in production agriculture. What do we do? Conduct research to: 1. Determine key agents that cause inflammation and damage in the lungs of farmers exposed to dust, leading to new therapies and recommendations. 2. Examine how to improve acceptance and use of hearing protection in farmers by reducing barriers and providing protection at the sources of noise on farms and ranches. 3. Conduct surveillance to understand the incidence, risk factors and sources of agricultural injuries. 4. Conduct outreach to ensure that preventive respiratory, hearing and injury interventions and education reach workers and their families. 5. Support the National Ag Safety Database, and develop educational materials and trainings in both English and Spanish for agricultural workers and employers. What have we accomplished? 1. Discovered relationships between agricultural dust exposure and lung inflammation, providing information that can lead to novel therapies for lung disease. 2. Found that Vitamin D may reduce bone loss in farmers who breathe agricultural dust. The airway injury/inflammation that comes from breathing dust is linked to skeletal disease. 3. Determined current attitudes, knowledge and beliefs held by farmers regarding the use of personal protective equipment. Used this information to create training videos that have been viewed over 6000 times. 4. Trained over 3000 agricultural workers on the correct use of respiratory and hearing protection in one-on-one sessions. 5. Assessed the burden of agricultural injury in the Central States through a yearly surveillance survey with data dissemination to stakeholders. 6. Provided annual, week-long agricultural medicine training course to 95 rural health care providers, thereby improving health services in agricultural communities. What's next? 1. Research agricultural dust exposures to identify biomarkers, genetic factors, and potential therapeutic targets that can be used to reduce the burden of respiratory disease. 2. Work with tribal and nontribal bison herders to survey injury incidents and hazards, assist bison producers in implementing best practices and employing effective training to enhance bison worker safety. 3. Explore innovative technologies that can enhance the safety and health of the agricultural workforce. 4. Determine health and safety concerns of Latino immigrant cattle feedlot workers within the rural Midwest, and assess the use of personal protective equipment in this agricultural workforce. 5. Enhance injury surveillance and extend it to include alternative, innovative surveillance methods using 'big data'. 6. Develop safety and health "toolkits" for women and military veterans in agriculture, providing education and training through webinars, and face to face meetings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Automobiles Community Health Services Dust Education Farmers Hazardous Substances Hearing Hearing Loss Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced Livestock Noise Noise, Occupational Occupational Health Respiratory Protective Devices Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Staff Development

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Products Animal Handlers Community Based Community Health Disease Prevention Dust Exposure Dusts Farm Workers Gases Health Hazards Hearing Conservation Hearing Loss Prevention Hearing Protection Injuries Injury Prevention Livestock Industry Mixed Exposures Motor Vehicles Noise Exposure Noise Induced Hearing Loss Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Organic Dusts Partnership Respiratory Health Respiratory Protection Respiratory System Disorders Surveillance Tools Tractors Training Traumatic Injuries Worker Health Worker Safety

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• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2017115
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Handouts/Flyers
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Iowa ; Kansas ; Minnesota ; Missouri ; Nebraska ; North Dakota ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; South Dakota
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OPPE - Office of Program Planning and Evaluation ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049210
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2017-115, 2017 Jan; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Nebraska
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20210831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/44023/cdc_44023_DS1.pdf
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