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Fishing Vessel Fatalities
Intervention research outputs related to reducing fishing fatalities were pro-
duced primarily through the AFS (Injury Prevention in the Commercial Fishing
Industry, Deck Safety for Commercial Fishing Vessels, and Occupational Injury
Prevention in Alaska—Commercial Fishing), Ag Centers (Skin Disorders in Com-
mercial Fishermen and Understudied/Under-Represented Populations—Vietnam-
ese Shrimpers), and an extramural project (Commercial Fishing Safety Training in
Alaska: 1993-2006). Outputs included abstracts, posters, brochures, patents, peer-
reviewed publications, a 450-page marine safety training manual, and multilingual
DVD and videotaped training materials.
Logging Fatalities
Intervention-research outputs directed at reducing fatalities in logging in-
cluded peer-reviewed publications; NIOSH publications, including FACE reports;
criteria for a recommended standard; and conference papers and presentations.
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomics
Many intervention-research outputs focusing on ergonomics and musculo-
skeletal disorders (MSDs) have resulted from the AFF Program, including the
following:
1. Community Partners for Healthy Farming Intervention Research:
• Ergonomic Interventions in Wine Grape and Tree Fruit Production
• Healthy Farmers-Healthy Profits—direct-market vegetable producers
• Healthy Farmers-Healthy Profits—tame berry producers in six upper
Midwest states
2. Ergonomic Interventions for Youth Working in Agriculture
3. Agricultural Safety Promotion System: effectiveness of ergonomic inter-
ventions in nursery operations
4.
Western Center for Agricultural Safety and Health:
•
Improving Health and Safety of Field Workers by Redesigning Tools
• Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Hand Harvest of Vegetable
Crops
• Evaluation of the Ergonomics of an Alternative System for Harvesting
Pears
• Efficacy of Weight Transfer Devices in Reducing Low Back Pain in Stoop
Labor
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