Agriculture Safety » Farm Injuries
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- Chemicals / Pesticides : Information on controlling the hazards of pesticides
Environmental chemistry and pesticide toxicology information. Answers to common questions about pesticide applications and their hazards. Fact sheets and documents on pest management, animal repellants, insecticides, fumigants, pheromes, rodenticides, etc. Pesticide health & safety. Pesticide laws & regulations, enforcement cases & decisions. Full text of the National Pesticide Application Training Core Manual. Worker protection standard, certification and training requirements and related subjects. The use of pesticides & herbicides on golf courses and how to reduce exposure. Pesticide Tolerance Index (TISInfo) System. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings.
- Disasters / Agriculture : Disaster and drought advice for farmers
Resources for materials for farmers related to disasters, crop damage, etc
- Fleet / Costs : Fuel prices, new & used vehicle prices, taxes, cost of accidents
Fuel prices. New and used car and truck prices. IFT tax rate information. Worksheets to determine the true costs of vehicle accidents.
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Fleet / Statistics : Statistics on highway safety, fatalities, blood alcohol levels, DUI costs, etc.Analysis of truck accidents involving fatalities. National statistics and statistics by state for vehicle accidents at railway crossings. Canadian motor vehicle traffic collision statistics. Insurance industry statistics on highway fatalities. FARS database access.
- Industrial Hygiene / Dusts : Hantavirus, histoplasmosis, silicosis and more
Resources on respirable dust health exposures, controls, illness and treatment. Examples of dusts: silica, wood dust, coal dust, washed cotton. Includes info on histoplasmosis, hantavirus, ODTS, pneumoconiosis, etc. Bird and bat excrement exposures.
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Industrial Hygiene / Noise : Hearing conservation programs, acoustics, hearing protection devices, etc.Full text of hearing conservation program. Materials on acoustics. Noise attentuation. Noise basics. Technical material from NIOSH. Hearing protection devices. Noise induced hearing loss.
- Managed Care / Medical Costs : Average cost for medical care per DRG code, medical procedures & costs, etc.
Average cost by DRG. Benchmark medical fees. Predictors & descriptors of psychiatric duration, costs and service use. Trends in length of stay, charges and functional outcomes in rehab. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) health care expenditures data.
- OSHA / Agriculture : OSHA technical resources on agriculture and farm safety
Very large number of technical references related to OSHA requirements in agricultural operations and grain handling.
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OSHA / Noise : OSHA technical resources on hearing conservation and noiseOSHA technical resources for compliance with noise standards.
- OSHA / Recordkeeping : OSHA recordkeeping guidelines, standards, fact sheets, etc.
Technical resources for compliance with OSHA recordkeeping requirements. Summary of the OSHA proposal for changes in the recordkeeping requirements.
- OSHA / Statistics : OSHA injury and illness reports
OSHA statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Regulations / Pesticides : Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides
Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
- Safety / Agriculture : Large number of agriculture safety bulletins, including dust hazards and control
Agriculture safety and health databases, fact sheets, guidelines, safety bulletins, guides, farm occupational safety information, and other technical resources.
- Safety / Animals : Safety guidance when handling animals
Fact sheets, guidelines, information relating to safe animal handling, infectious diseases affecting humans, etc.
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Safety / Construction : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Safety / Food Safety : Guidance on food safety from production to consumption
Food safety publications. Food labeling. Food poisoning. Food irradiaiton. Produce. Milk safety. Seafood safety. Consumer fact sheets related to produce food safety. Retail food protection. Online course for understanding food laws and regulations in the USA.
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Safety / HACCP : Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans - food safetyFull text of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point(HACCP)generic models and plans, training resources, etc.
- Safety / PPE : Workplace Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Programs
PPE safety fact sheets and safety meeting outlines. Contact lenses and chemicals. Full text of PPE Program. Technical reference manual. Safety checklists.
- Safety / Tools : Safety fact sheets and tips on the safe use of hand and power tools
Guidance on hand tool and power tool requirements for OSHA General Industry, Construction & Maritime Standards. Chain saw safety.
- Safety Mgt / Statistics : Large variety of reports and datasets on workplace safety
OSHA statistics including ergonomics. Consumer product safety statistics. US federal government statistics on mining safety. Accident statistics in the drilling industry. Occupational respiratory disease surveillance data.
- Statistics / Agriculture : Government and industry sources of statistical data on agriculture
Agricultural commodities data - worldwide production. State agricultural production statistics. Statistical information on US agricultural production & related areas of the economy.
- Statistics / Fire : Government and industry sources of statistical data on fire incidents
National, state & metropolitan statistical data on fire deaths, injuries and property damage in US. Statistical fire reports based on the National Fire Incident Reporting System database. Firefighter fatalities in the US.
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Statistics / Health : Government and industry sources of statistical data on health conditionsStatistics on health conditions, e.g., substance abuse, heart/stroke, cancer
- Statistics / Mortality : Statistical data on mortality by occupation, industry, injury deaths, etc.
CDC data on US deaths due to injury. Number of deaths by external cause of injury - by state. MMWR reports. Life expectancy table.
- Statistics / References : Statistical textbooks, lectures, calculators, tutorials and more
Primer for trending occupational illness and injuries, occurrence reports, performance indicators. Archives of statistical datasets, software and related information. Online statistical calculators. Tutorials on statistics, probability, resampling methods, multivariate statistics, etc.
- Statistics / Safety : Government and industry sources of statistical data on workplace safety
Statistics on 21 priority research areas for NIOSH related to OSHA isues. OSHA statistics (e.g., ergonomics). Consumer product safety statistics. US federal government statistics on mining safety, employment and coal production. Accident statistics in the drilling industry. Occupational respiratory disease surveillance data.
- Statistics / Transportation : Government and industry sources of statistical data on transportation
Statistics on the US transportation systems (air, water, highway, rail, etc.) Commercial fleet statistics profile by size, type, state, number of registrations, etc. Economic transportation indicators in the United States. US public mass transportation financial and operating data. Federal, state and local highway data and statistics. Data on waterborne commerce, vessels, locks, port facilities, and dredging.
- Workers Comp / Statistics : State workers comp agency statistical reports & analysis of worker claims
Statistics such as average total cost per case, lost time reports, fatalities, workplace safety reports, fraud activity, etc.
- Driver Safety / Fleet Costs : Fuel prices, new & used vehicle prices, taxes, cost of accidents
Fuel prices. New and used car and truck prices. IFT tax rate information. Worksheets to determine the true costs of vehicle accidents.
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OSHA / Noise Hazards : OSHA technical resources on hearing conservation and noiseOSHA technical resources for compliance with noise standards.
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Construction / Construction Safety : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Data Analysis / Transportation Data : Government and industry sources of statistical data on transportation
Statistics on the US transportation systems (air, water, highway, rail, etc.) Commercial fleet statistics profile by size, type, state, number of registrations, etc. Economic transportation indicators in the United States. US public mass transportation financial and operating data. Federal, state and local highway data and statistics. Data on waterborne commerce, vessels, locks, port facilities, and dredging.
- Drivers and Vehicles / Vehicle - Accident Costs : Fuel prices, new & used vehicle prices, taxes, cost of accidents
Fuel prices. New and used car and truck prices. IFT tax rate information. Worksheets to determine the true costs of vehicle accidents.
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Environment / Noise : Hearing conservation programs, acoustics, hearing protection devices, etc.Full text of hearing conservation program. Materials on acoustics. Noise attentuation. Noise basics. Technical material from NIOSH. Hearing protection devices. Noise induced hearing loss.
- Safety / PPE : Workplace Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Programs
PPE safety fact sheets and safety meeting outlines. Contact lenses and chemicals. Full text of PPE Program. Technical reference manual. Safety checklists.
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