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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is funded with support from CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U54 OH007550. This website and its contents are …

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Who We Are Western Center for Agricultural Health and …

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) is located at the University of California, Davis, which is ranked first in the nation for agriculture . …

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Underlying Causes of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

WEBThis article is based on the Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) administered by the Commission on Health and …

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Training and Outreach Western Center for Agricultural Health …

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is funded with support from CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U54 OH007550. This website and its contents are the responsibility of the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety and do not necessarily reflect the views of CDC, NIOSH, or the Unites States Government.

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How Do We Balance Safety and New Technology

WEBWCAHS will act as a training expert by providing guidance on the development of agricultural technology-based and culturally appropriate safety training programs developed by the center or others. WCAHS can be a mediator between people of differing roles in agriculture by anonymizing data to share with regulators and other parties.

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Cal/OSHA Reminds All Employers to Prevent Heat Illness

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is funded with support from CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U54 OH007550. This website and its …

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Cloth Masks and COVID-19: What Do They Do and Why Should …

WEBUPDATE: As of January 28, 2022, the CDC clarified that some types of masks and respirators provide more protection to the wearer than others. Loosely woven cloth …

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Tidbits from Trainings: How To Know You're Well Hydrated

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is funded with support from CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U54 OH007550. This website and its …

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Research Highlight: Readability of Health Communications for

WEBMy name is Sofia Ledesema and I am one of the UC Davis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars who was funded this summer to conduct research under the mentorship of Dr. Kent Pinkerton at the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS). With the support of Dr. Pinkerton and Dr. Heather J. Hether from the UC …

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Research Highlight: 2020 Project Updates for Short-Term Research …

WEBThe Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety offers annual funding opportunities for outreach and education activities and short-term research to support …

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Research Highlight: Occupational Risk Factors for Valley …

WEBValley fever (coccidioidomycosis) is a fungal infection caused by inhalation of Coccidioides spores, which live in soil. Most infections are mild and resolve within …

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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

WEBWestern Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. One Shields Avenue. Davis, CA 95616. [email protected]. Agricultural workers experience high rates of …

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Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP): Requirements and

WEBEn español. Every employer in California is required to establish, implement, and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), per Title 8 of the …

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Research Highlight: Increasing Wildfires and Ash Pose a …

WEBThe research team from the Parikh Environmental Soil Chemistry Lab at UC Davis examined chemicals in the ash and soil from different orchards following the …

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California Heat Illness Prevention Study Findings

WEBAvoidable deaths and heat-related illnesses still occur among California farmworkers despite regulations from the California Occupational Safety and Health …

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Sustainable Alternatives to Pesticides Western Center for

WEBSmooth the soil surface. Lay drip line. Cover with clear, plastic tarp and bury the tarp edges to trap the heat from the sun in the soil. Irrigate the soil to activate the soil …

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Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) Western Center for

WEBThis information is based on the Worker Occupational Safety and Health Training and Education Program (WOSHTEP) administered by the Commission on …

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Funded Small Grant Projects Western Center for Agricultural …

WEB2020–2021 Projects Continuous Surveillance of Agricultural Workers Occupational Health and Injuries. Tim Beatty, Ph.D., UC Davis. Computing non-fatal …

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UC Davis Scientists Study the Impact of Wildfires in California

WEBAlmost a year after wildfires ravaged California in late 2017, burning an estimated 1.2 million acres of land, the fire season in California continues with the Carr, …

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Limiting Farmworker Exposure To Bird Flu Western Center for

WEBEn español. There are many different types of influenza, or flu, viruses. One strain of flu—known as bird flu, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or H5N1—is specific …

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