Online Training - Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

Safe and Healthy Recovery After Farm Floods

sccahs — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:44:46 +0000

Disaster recovery can be as dangerous as the disaster itself, especially if no disaster preparedness plan was implemented. This is especially true on farms and ranches where inherent farm hazards such as machinery and equipment, livestock, and agriculture chemicals are displaced and co-mingle, putting all emergency response personnel, farm workers and family members in danger. Floods can heighten the risk of health threats such as mold, tetanus bacteria, contaminated well water, heat illness and high stress. This presentation will highlight basic precautions to prevent possible diseases and injuries during and after flooding.

Objectives

At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

- Identify common human health risks faced during a farm flood.
- Discuss prevention tips and injury prevention for common human health risks.
- Identify AgriSafe and external resources to address human health risks during a farm flood.
- Discuss steps involved in developing a disaster preparedness plan.

Presenters

Jessica Wilburn, RN, MSN, CEN, AgriSafe-NC
Blair Hebert, LSU Ag/County Agent
Chad Roy, PhD, MSPH, Tulane University
Knesha Rose-Davison, MPH, AgriSafe Network
Charlotte Halverson, RN, COHN-S, AgriSafe Network

Registration

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Date: Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Cost: free and open to the public

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Engaging Guestworkers in Occupational Safety Research in Forestry

sccahs — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 20:44:56 +0000

The southern US contains some of the most intensively managed forests in the world that provide the bulk of the nation’s softwood lumber and pulp. There is a paucity of research on the burden of injury, illness, and fatalities among reforestation workers in this region. Latino guestworkers make up more than 85% of the reforestation workforce in the region. Efforts to delineate health and safety risk factors associated with tree planters require employer/contractor buy-in and support from crew leaders and industry associations. A participatory approach to research is critical to the success of this study and recruitment efforts must be culturally sensitive to the needs of this work group.

Objectives

At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

Identify the burden of injury, illness and fatalities of reforestation workers in the southern U.S.
Define the nature of the organization of work in this particular sector of forestry.
Describe the reforestation workforce.
List the socio-cultural factors that must be considered when engaging this population in research.

Presenter

Vanessa Cassanova, PhD

Dr. Vanessa Cassanova is an Assistant Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences at The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Tyler. She serves as the Applied Research Manager for the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education.

Dr. Casanova has extensive research experience with loggers and migrant and immigrant workers in the southern forest industry. Her work is broadly focused on the organization of work and its impact on safety and health outcomes and health disparities in the workplace.

Registration

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Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Cost: free and open to the public

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Protecting Young Adults in the Agricultural Workforce

sccahs — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:46:02 +0000

As an employer of young adult workers (usually referred to as between the ages of 16 – 24), you are not only hiring someone to do a job, but also preparing workers in agriculture production for the future and providing valued work experience. Young people in the work force are still developing physically and mentally into their mid – twenties.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Identify physical and psychological developmental factors to consider when employing and training young adults in the agricultural sector.
2. Define agricultural hazards and exposures that increase the risk of injury and illness among the young worker.
3. Describe regulatory standards that can promote a safe work environment for young employees.
4. Create action steps that can reduce agricultural injury and illness.

Presenter

Charlotte Halverson, BSN, COHN-S, COHC. Occupational Health Nurse

Charlotte Halverson serves as a certified occupational health nurse for AgriSafe. Prior to this role, she worked for several years in a hospital acute care settings and community education. During those years, Charlotte developed and managed a Rural Outreach Health service and a Parish Health Ministry department serving nine counties in northeast Iowa. She is a “charter graduate” of the University of IA agricultural occupational medicine course, is certified in occupational hearing conservation and completed the NIOSH Spirometry training.

As a member of the AgriSafe staff, Charlotte works to research and develop webinar presentation information and resource materials that are accessible through onsite programs and on our AgriSafe web page.

Registration

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Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Cost: Free and open to the public

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