SAES-422 Multistate Research Activity Accomplishments Report

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Status: Approved

Basic Information

Project No. and Title: NCERA_old197 : Agricultural Safety and Health Research and Extension
Period Covered: 11/14/2017 to 05/17/2018
Date of Report: 07/09/2018
Annual Meeting Dates: 05/16/2018 to 05/17/2018

Chuck Schwab – Iowa State University Michael L. Pate, Penn State University Connie Baggett, Penn State University Linda Fetzer, Penn State University Dee Jepsen, The Ohio State University Bill Field, Purdue University Farzaneh Khorsandi, UC Davis Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri Aaron Yoder, University of Nebraska Bob Aherin, University of Illinois John Shutske, University of Wisconsin Scott Cedarquist, ASABE Marsha Salzwedel, National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Brad Husberg, CDC NIOSH Aida Balsano, USDA NIFA Steven Thomson, USDA NIFA Marshal Martin – Purdue University, Administrative Advisor

Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

Please see attached file for NCERA197's meeting minutes.

Attached file:

NCERA-Minutes.May-16-17.DC-meeting-2018.doc

Accomplishments

Short-term outcomes:

Committee member efforts continue to strengthen the ag safety profession with resources for clients and assisted clients with research based information.

New committee members were added.

Committee efforts have led to increased awareness and technical understanding related to safe work around manure storage facilities, forage/silage storage structures, and other hazardous spaces. Promotion and adoption of specific practices and behavioral practices to mitigate chronic farm financial stress connected to distraction, injury, and physical health problems

Outputs:

Committee members have significantly contributed or authored over 14 powerpoint presentations 3 peer reviewed Extension bulletins on farm stress and health 1 peer reviewed Extension bulletin on safe agitation and pumping of manure 2 peer-reviewed publications on a manure fatality in N. Wisconsin (Agromedicine and CDC-MMWR)

Published journal article on agricultural safety research topic Revised 31 Extension agricultural safety fact sheets

Activities:

Revisions of the National Agenda are under development by a subcommittee involving members Dee Jepsen, Aaron Yoder, and Michael Pate. Members meet to discuss further revisions and seek input from other organizations on the research agenda.

Committee members are activily engaged with ohter agricutlural safety and health organziations. Dee Jepsen served as the president for ISASH. Aaron Yoder serves on the board of Directors for Progressive Agricultural Safety Days. Michael Pate serves on the board of directors for ISASH. Other members continue to engage in ASCHA and AgrAbility.

Ag Safety and Health was featured in ASABE Resource magazine November/December 2017

Greatest accomplishment was to focus efforts on manure gas risk and farm stress with significant publication, teaching, and professional development activities.

Impacts

Committee members have supplied resources and information to clients that requested assistance and provided research based educational materials to engaged with agricultural industry.

Publications

Duysen, E., Irvine K., Yoder, A., Topliff, C., Kelling, C., & Rajaram, S. 2017. Assessment of tribal bison worker hazards using trusted research facilitators. Journal of Agromedicine, 22(4): 337-346

Field, W., Cheng, Y., Tormoehlen, R., Aherin, R., Schwab, C., Neenan, D., & Robersts, M. 2018. Let's stop treating our youth like dummies. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 24(2): 57-58.

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