Preparing for Hurricane Irma and helpful resources
As the Southeastern United States and especially Florida prepare for the impact of Hurricane Irma, there are many resources that can help make the process a little less stressful for residents. Many of our friends and partners provided an array of resources and contact information, which you will find below: Storm Surge Risk Communication from […]
Webinar: Fall and electrical safety in agriculture
Falls and electricity are among the most common hazards encountered in agriculture. Learn how to educate others about these hazards during an AgriSafe Network Webinar, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (CT), Wednesday, Sept. 13. The webinar is free but attendees must register at http://www.agrisafe.org/live-webinars. Marsha Salzwedel, M.S., Youth Agricultural Safety Specialist with the National Children’s Center […]
Center updating research on Southeastern agricultural health and safety
Data about the safety and health of agricultural, forestry and fisheries workers in Florida is severely outdated, according to the director of a newly formed agricultural health and safety center, and is a major reason the new Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (SCCAHS) was established. SCCAHS explores and addresses the occupational safety […]
Education, preparedness help save lives from heat illness
The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (SCCAHS) is partnering with other U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers to share critical information for farming, fishing and forestry industries in a campaign to prevent heat illness and deaths in agriculture. The University of Florida is the lead institution of SCCAHS, partnering with the University […]
UF Law research faculty joins multidisciplinary worker health initiative
UF Law Research Faculty Joan Flocks is a key member of a new multidisciplinary, five-year center to decipher the occupational health and safety concerns of individuals working in the forestry, fishing and agricultural industries. The University of Florida is hosting the new Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety which is funded through a nearly […]
SCCAHS Logic Models
Center’s Logic Model Research Projects’ Logic Models Research Project 1: Occupational health and safety surveillance of Gulf seafood workers Research Project 2: Extent of Agricultural Pesticide Applications in Florida Using Best Practices Research Project 3: Pesticide and heat stress education for Latino farmworkers that is culturally appropriate Emerging Issues Program Logic Model Outreach Program Logic […]
2017 Beat the Heat National Campaign
Join the Summer 2017 Beat the Heat campaign to prevent heat illness and deaths in agriculture. The U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers (US Ag Centers) are joining the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to share critical information for farming, fishing, and forestry industries.
NIOSH Research Grant Program. Call for Proposals, Announcement No. PAR-13-129
The purpose of this grant program is to develop an understanding of the risks and conditions associated with occupational diseases and injuries, to explore methods for reducing risks and for preventing or minimizing exposure to hazardous conditions in the workplace, and to translate significant scientific findings into prevention practices and products that will effectively reduce […]
