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CDC resource guide on non-powered hand tools.
Spanish Title: Una Guía para la Selección de Herramientas de Mano No-Energizadas

ACOEM has updated the treatment guidelines concerning opioids. This report highlights the safety-sensitive work recommendation that has been developed.

The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s guidelines for treatment of acute, subacute, chronic, and postoperative pain with opioids.

A guide on selecting the right respirator for the right job.
Spanish Title: Guía Para La Selección De Respirador Agrícola

This guide is designed to assist trained Agricultural Health Professionals to recommend appropriate respirators based on the clients’ agricultural exposure. (This guide is not intended for the professional who has not received training in respirator selection.)

Yoga for strengthening and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
English Title: Yoga Poster

A Spanish language guide to help farmers protect themselves from warm weather farm flood health threats.
English Title: Farm Flood Health Threats – Warm Weather

A Spanish language guide on protecting yourself against wildfire health threats.
English Title: Wildfire Health Threats

A Spanish language guide to help farmers protect themselves during winter floods.
English Title: Farm Flood Health Threats – Cold Weather

Learn how to use Anhydrous Ammonia safely when doing farm work.
Spanish Title: Consejos de Seguridad para Agricultores sobre Gas Amoniaco (NH3)

Learn about the impact of euthanizing birds on a farmers’ mental health and get connected with resources. Spanish Title: Influenza Aviar & La Salud mental de los Agricultores

The information provided in this guide is intended as general guidelines for exposures to Avian Influenza.

This is a guide produced by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) on back injury prevention tips for workers in agriculture.
Spanish Title: Recomendaciones para prevenir lesiones en la espalda

An article from Successful Farming

Learn steps to get informed about wildfires and protect yourself.
Spanish Title: Protéjase del humo de incendios forestales

Cholinesterase testing protocols for healthcare providers. Includes Cholinesterase Testing Protocol Algorithm.

The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) is an 11-item scale designed to be administered by a clinician.

Spanish language guide on how to use Anhydrous Ammonia safely when doing farm work.
English Title: Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Tips for Farmworkers

30 tips in Spanish for getting better sleep at night.

English Title: Tips and Tricks for Better Sleep

This SAMHSA fact sheet provides tips for coping with stress during an infectious disease outbreak. It describes common signs of stress and how to recognize when to get help.

The purpose of this Spanish language guide is to help individuals better understand the difference between a Fit Test and a User Seal Check.
English Title: Knowing the Difference: Fit Test vs User Seal Check

This is a chart of zoonotic diseases and how they are transmitted.

Syngenta has collaborated with the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association to create Dress for Success!, a resource for farm employers and employees regarding basic PPE principles and practices to protect the health and safety of everyone involved in handling a pesticide.

This is a Spanish language AgriSafe resource guide on how to identify and prevent Heat Related Illnesses.
English Title: Heat Related Illness

Protect yourself and your family during cleanup.

A guide to help farmers protect themselves during winter floods.
Spanish Title: Amenazas para la salud por inundaciones en la granja: Factores de riesgo durante la recuperación en invierno

A guide to help farmers protect themselves from warm weather farm flood health threats.
Spanish Title: Amenaza para la salud en la granja por inundaciones

This special issue of Farm Futures covers mental health in farming.

This publication is for farmers and ranchers affected by flooding.

Guidelines to identify hazards and select sensor types based on potential hazards in your farming operation.

Research from the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agriculture Health and Safety relevant to the occupational safety and health needs of people working in agriculture, fishing, and forestry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rick, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

A guide on selecting the right respirator for the right job.
English Title: Agricultural Respirator Selection Guide

A guide (created by NIOSH) to protecting your hearing on the farm.

Determine your head to toe protection needs using this guide based on agriculture exposures.

A guide created specifically for women on PPE when working with grain.

A guide created specifically for men on PPE recommendations when working with grain.

A guide created specifically for women on PPE when working with pesticides.

A guide created specifically for men on PPE recommendations when working with pesticides.

A guide created specifically for women on PPE when working with swine.

A guide created specifically for men on PPE recommendations when working with swine.

Adapting the OSHA Hearing Conservation Program to Agriculture

This is an AgriSafe resource guide on how to identify and prevent Heat Related Illnesses.
Spanish Title: Enfermedades producidas por el calor

EPA in conjunction with the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) is making available a guide to help users of agricultural pesticides comply with the requirements of the 2015 revised federal Worker Protection Standard. You should read this manual if you employ agricultural workers or handlers, are involved in the production of agricultural plants as an owner/manager of an agricultural establishment or a commercial (for-hire) pesticide handling establishment, or work as a crop advisor.

Person first language is a way of speaking that is emphasizes a person’s wholeness, while maintaining respect for an illness, condition, or experience. This is a Spanish language guide on how to use person first language in reference to mental health.
English Title: Person First Language

AgriSafe Network conducted a virtual Think Tank on the role that rural healthcare providers could play in the improvement of the health of farmer military veterans. The presentation was marked by polling questions that gauged the attendees opinions and perspectives on the needs and health disparities of farmer military veterans. The results are attached in this guide.

The purpose of this guide is to help individuals better understand the difference between a Fit Test and a User Seal Check.
Spanish Title: Diferencia Entre La Prueba De Ajuste Y La Comprobación Del Sello Del Usuario

Poses to improve muscle strength and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
English Title: Ready to Farm

Guidance on manure pit operations from ASABE specify the need to monitor these spaces prior to entry. This alert provides general guidance on why and how to monitor.

A resource to be shared with everyone involved in agriculture focusing on mental health.
Spanish Title: Salud Mental y el Impacto en el Bienestar de las Familias de Agricultores

A NIOSH guide to protecting yourself from Heat Stress.

Guidelines produced by the CDC on the usage of non-opioid treatments for chronic pain.

A CDC informational resource on opioid overdoses treated in emergency departments.

Guidelines produced by the CDC regarding the usage of opioids to treat acute pain.

This is a guide containing practical workplace adaptations for individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease.

Person first language is a way of speaking that is emphasizes a person’s wholeness, while maintaining respect for an illness, condition, or experience. This is a guide on how to use person first language in reference to mental health.
Spanish Title: Idioma de las Personas Primero

This OSHA publication provides a general overview of personal protective equipment requirements and selection.

A resource about immediate actions to take after a storm when floodwaters or a storage facility could potentially be contaminated with pesticide.

Pilates for strengthening and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
English Title: Pilates Poster

Pilates for strengthening and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
Spanish Title: Pilates AgriSafe

Improving the way opioids are prescribed will ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing opioid misuse, abuse, and overdose.

The information in this guide has been written specifically for the livestock industry to prevent falls when transporting livestock.

An illustration on the proper respirator to wear to protect yourself from wildfire smoke.

Learn steps to get informed about wildfires and protect yourself.
English Title: Breathe Easy: Protect Yourself from Wildland Fire Smoke

Guidelines produced by the CDC on the usage of opioids to treat chronic pain.

This white paper is a combined effort of AgriSafe Network staff, and the AgriSafe Board of Directors as an immediate action following AgriSafe’s Statement on Racism, Diversity and Inclusion.

Poses to improve muscle strength and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
Spanish Title: Listos para trabajar

The purpose of this manual is to provide healthcare professionals with current consensus recommendations for treating patients with pesticide-related illnesses or injuries.

This is a Spanish language guide produced by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS) on back injury prevention tips for workers in agriculture.
English Title: Back Injury Prevention Tips

A guide designed to help women protect their reproductive health when working in agriculture.
Spanish Title: Riesgos de la salud reproductiva femenina en la agricultura

A Spanish language guide designed to help women protect their reproductive health when working in agriculture.
English Title: Reproductive Health Exposures for Women in Agriculture

This booklet contains work guidelines that parents and supervisors can use to assign age and ability appropriate tasks to youth working in agriculture. They also provide information and talking points for adults to use when discussing farm tasks with youth. In addition to the work guidelines, the booklet describes how to use the guidelines and include important supplemental information on topics like supervision, child development and considerations for hired youth.This booklet was created by the National Children’s Center.

This booklet contains work guidelines that parents and supervisors can use to assign age and ability appropriate tasks to youth working in agriculture. They also provide information and talking points for adults to use when discussing farm tasks with youth. In addition to the work guidelines, the booklet describes how to use the guidelines and include important supplemental information on topics like supervision, child development and considerations for hired youth.This booklet was created by the National Children’s Center.

This booklet contains work guidelines that parents and supervisors can use to assign age and ability appropriate tasks to youth working in agriculture. They also provide information and talking points for adults to use when discussing farm tasks with youth. In addition to the work guidelines, the booklet describes how to use the guidelines and include important supplemental information on topics like supervision, child development and considerations for hired youth.This booklet was created by the National Children’s Center.

A Spanish language resource to be shared with everyone involved in agriculture focusing on mental health.
English Title: Mental Health and Its Impact on Farm Families

This Spanish language fact sheet is designed to highlight the unique risk factors for women working in agriculture. Practical solutions are offered to assist farm women in maintaining a healthy and productive farming future.
English Title: Take Charge of Your Health – Women Working in Agriculture

This guide shows simple changes agricultural workers can make to improve ergonomics.
Spanish Title: Soluciones Simples: Ergonomía Para Trabajadores Agrícolas

This Spanish language guide shows simple changes agricultural workers can make to improve ergonomics.
English Title: Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers

Resource from SAMHSA

This fact sheet is designed to highlight the unique risk factors for women working in agriculture. Practical solutions are offered to assist farm women in maintaining a healthy and productive farming future.
Spanish Title: Sea responsable con su salud

This resource was developed to help agricultural workers educate their health care providers about the daily tasks they perform on the farm that could influence their health.

Behavioral health resource for social distancing and quarantine time

A guide for rural health and safety professionals on talking to farmers about pain management and opioid use.

A resource guide created specifically for talking about pain with farmers.

A guide created by NIOSH for protecting your hearing.

30 tips for getting better sleep at night.

Spanish Title: Consejos y trucos para dormir mejor

CDC resource guide in Spanish on non-powered hand tools.

English Title: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools

A guide for well water requirements.

Precautions to take after a flood, regarding well and pump inspections.

A guide on what to look for during an avian influenza outbreak.

Resource focusing on whole body vibration – GPCAH

A guide on protecting yourself against wildfire health threats.
Spanish Title: Amenazas para la salud en caso de incendios

July 22, 2014 presentation slides from Dr. Colleen Reid on how wildfire smoke impacts populations.

This paper examines exposure to occupational injury producing events among women within the context of role and Haddon’s Injury Model.

This document describes the federal Worker Protection Standards for agricultural establishments.

Yoga for strengthening and flexibility – examples given in farm settings.
Spanish Title: AgriSafe Yoga

This document contains websites and helplines that might be beneficial to youth who are encountering stressors.