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UMASH Success Story: Preventing Needlestick Injuries

Needlestick injury research shows that over 80% of farm workers and 73% of swine veterinarians working in animal agriculture have accidentally stuck themselves. UMASH addressed the problem of needlestick injury by developing educational tools for farm managers, workers and veterinarians. …

SPOTLIGHT: CAHFS Daily News

The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) is pleased to announce the addition of an agricultural worker health and safety bi-weekly news segment to the CAHFS Daily News - a food safety news feed sponsored by the University of Minnesota Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS). …

Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota

In February, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) presented a report, The Status of Farm Safety in Minnesota, to the MN Legislature. …

UMASH at Upper Midwest Vegetable and Fruit Growers Annual Conference

UMASH joined the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety and Health (NCCRAHS) at the 2017 Upper Midwest Vegetable and Fruit Growers Annual conference and Trade Show in St. Cloud Minnesota on January 20, 2017. Marsha Salzwedel (NCCRAHS) presented two sessions on agritourism: Visitors on Farms & Ranches…Keeping …

Farm Safety Check: Farm Buildings and Shops

Each farm operation is unique in the number and types of farm buildings and shops.  These structures are crucial to farm operation, but may also pose potential safety risks.  Farm workers and families spend a lot of time in these buildings and shops while performing daily tasks.  Precautions must be taken to keep workers, visitors, children, and families safe. …

SPOTLIGHT: Worker Protection Standard

Agricultural work is one of the most dangerous occupations in the US. In January 2017, those who work in this important industry were afforded stronger protections. On January 2nd, the first wave of revisions to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) went into effect, aiming to minimize the adverse health effects of pesticide exposure. …

UMASH at Minnesota Farm Bureau Annual Meeting

UMASH exhibited at the annual meeting of the Minnesota Farm Bureau on November 18, 2016. It was a great opportunity to network with others in agriculture and to share our resources with people across the state. We were interested in learning more about the attendees’ knowledge and participation in agritourism and found that nearly all we asked …

UMASH at 2016 MRASH Conference

Jessica Evanson, a second year veterinary public health and preventive medicine resident at the University of Minnesota, presented findings at the 2016 MRASH conference in Sioux Center, Iowa on November 15, 2016. Her oral presentation titled, “A summary of injuries reported at swine production companies”, focused on the burden that animal …

SPOTLIGHT: Ag Injury News Clippings Database

AgInjuryNews.org is a great resource to monitor injury and fatality trends. These are not official numbers, but are gleaned from news reports across the U.S. Developed by staff at the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) in 2015, this web-based tool compiles newspaper articles through a combination of Google alerts, review of media clippings and verified personal submissions. …