Safety Resources
General Resources
NIOSH Safety Centers
The Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention represent a major NIOSH effort to protect the health and safety of agricultural workers and their families. The NIOSH Agricultural Centers were established as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Initiative in 1990. The Centers were established by cooperative agreement to conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address the nation's pressing agricultural health and safety problems. Geographically, the Centers are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
Serves seven states including: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri.
Serves nine states including: Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
The National Children’s Center strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments.
Serves five states including: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowam and Wisconsin.
Serves eleven states including: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia.
Serves ten states including: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, West Virginia, and Virginia.
SCCAHS explores and addresses the occupational safety and health needs of people working in agriculture, fishing, and forestry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Serves six states including: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
Serves four states including: Arizona, California, Hawai'i, and Nevada.
Serves four states including: Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
Serves five states including: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.