New and Emerging Research in Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishing Safety and Health - Agriculture Forestry and Fishing Research at NIOSH - page 161

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New and Emerging Research in Agricultural,
Forestry, and Fishing Safety and Health
The committee to review the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program (AFF Pro-
gram) was charged with assessing the program's targeting of new research in oc-
cupational safety and health most relevant to future improvements in workplace
protection. The committee was also asked to identify emerging issues important
for NIOSH and the program. In keeping with the guidance of the Framework
Document, this chapter provides the committee's suggestions based on expertise
of individual members rather than as a product of a formal process to explore and
synthesize recommendations that could be developed through a comprehensive
review of the field.
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW AND EMERGING RESEARCH BY THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
Process for Identifying New and Emerging Research
The AFF Program identifies new and emerging research through planning in-
puts consisting of surveillance data, stakeholder needs, partner aims, information
exchanged in symposia and conferences, and program evaluations.
Surveillance data and trends from the following sources are reviewed: Bu-
reau of Labor and Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Traumatic
Injury Surveillance of Farmers, Occupational Injury Surveillance of Production
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