Australian Farmers' Hearing 1994-2008
The Australian Centre for Agriculutral Health and Safety in conjunction with Hunter New England Area Heath Service have recently published a new... [more]
Farm Safety Week 19 - 23 July 2010
National Farm Safety Week is being held this year from 19 - 23 July 2010. Farmsafe Australia has developed a package that the media and... [more]
Farm Safety - quad bikes
By Maria Tickle ABC Radio National Wednesday, 21/07/2010 It's Farm Safety Week and one area the organisers Farmsafe Australia have in their... [more]
Overseas Links
The following organisations are among a number of internationally based groups that have been in collaboration with members of the Farmsafe Australia network.
Canadian Agricultural Safety Association
CASA was established in 1993 in response to an identified need for a national farm safety networking and coordinating agency to address problems of illness, injuries and accidental death in farmers, their families and agricultural workers. Since then, its mission has been to improve the health and safety conditions of those that live, and or, work on Canadian farms.
http://www.casa-acsa.ca/english/
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the United States.
Links to organisations and wealth of technical information and research publications
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/agriculture/default.html
National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield
“The National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), founded in 1981, conducts high-quality research addressing human health and safety associated with rural and agricultural work, life and environments."
“More than 20 NFMC scientists and support staff are engaged in research and program outreach. Core research areas include agromedicine, agricultural safety engineering, environmental microbiology, childhood agricultural health and safety, and reproductive toxicology.”
http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/
Institute of Agricultural Rural and Environmental Health, Saskatoon, Canda
I.ARE.H was created in 2001 as the successor to the Centre for Agricultural Medicine, Canada's only organization devoted to health issues in agriculture. Based at Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital at the University of Saskatchewan, the institute provides a comprehensive approach to education, research, and service to the people in rural Saskatchewan and Canada.