Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Ergonomics
Design of equipment and tools.
Educational Collaboration
More involvement with the universities that offer agriculture degrees is needed. In the last 4 or 5 years, that
appears to have fallen drastically. Web sites for the University of Texas center are all but useless.
High-school agricultural science teachers need an intensive laboratory safety workshop and certification.
NIOSH is perhaps the best-positioned entity to assist in this endeavor by providing funding to conduct
week-long safety certification workshops.
Immigrant and Migrant Workers
Immigrants do more of the low-quality at-risk work than non-immigrants. Communication should be made
available in their own languages so that their exposure to risk can be reduced.
There should be less emphasis on migrant labor. There needs to be much more emphasis on sustaining
the work of older producers and laborers.
Applied Research
Pulmonary disease, ergonomic issues, noise exposure, and traumatic injury associated with farm machinery
will be important research topics. Applied field research is necessary to address the problems of oc-
cupational safety. There are so many unknowns that regional and local research may be needed.
Translational methods that are participatory should be developed and demonstrated.
Prevention and Treatment
Gain better understanding of risk and protective factors for stress-related illness on the farm.
Miscellaneous
Implement safety standards in areas that are being placed into land trusts.
Emerging subjects include zoonotic infectious diseases, special populations, and the psychosocial impact
of diminishing natural resources on AFF workers.
Mary Lou Wranesh Cook
SUNY Institute of Technology
Helene Dembrowski
Dembrowski Orchards, Inc.
George Cook
University of Vermont
Mike DeSpain
Tribal EPA
Jim T. Criswell
Oklahoma State University
Eileen Douglas
Unknown
George Daniels
Farm Employers Labor Service
Daniel Dructor
America Loggers Council
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