National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) March 2011
NIOSH Centers for Agricultural Disease and
Injury Research, Education and Prevention
History and Mission
• Established by Congress in 1990 (P.
L.
101‐517) in response to...
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH) March 2011
NIOSH Centers for Agricultural Disease and
Injury Research, Education and Prevention
History and Mission
• Established by Congress in 1990 (P.
L.
101‐517) in response to evidence that agricultural workers were suffering
higher rates of occupational injury and illness than other U.
S.
workers, even those in other extractive industries.
• An innovative feature of P.
L.
101‐517 was the call for NIOSH to establish extramural centers.
The legislation
specifically charged NIOSH with responsibility to select and fund agricultural occupational safety and health
centers at select universities.
(NAS 2008)
• Today the NIOSH AFF Initiative includes seven regional Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research,
Education, and Prevention and one national center to address children’s farm safety.
• The AFF Program is the only substantive federal effort to meet the obligation to ensure safe working c
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