PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (PNASH) CENTER
Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-7234
(206) 616-1958, (800) 330-0827
pnash@uw.edu
Shipping Address:
1959 NE Pacific Street,
HSB F-233,
Seattle, WA. 98195-7234
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center
Welcome
About Us
The PNASH Center conducts research and promotes best health and safety practices for Northwest producers and workers in farming, fishing and forestry. Affiliated with the UW School of Public Health, PNASH integrates expertise from multiple disciplines, institutions and community partners. Areas of emphasis include new production technologies and the needs of under-served and vulnerable populations. Read more...
New & Noteworthy
- ALERT: Proposed Elimination of Farming, Fishing and Forestry Worker Safety Programs
- JOB OPPORTUNITY: PNASH Director of Outreach
- 2012 Blueprint Addresses Child Agricultural Injury Prevention
- Child Injuries on U.S. Farms cost $1.4 billion a year, MSNBC
- OSHA Safety Training Course, Feb. 29, 2012 "Tools and Techniques to Improve your Safety Training Program"
- 2011 Symposium on Agriculture, PNASH presents
- Ag Connections, Summer 2011
- Helping industry develop best practices for worker health and safety. Environmental Health News, Winter 2011
Events
2012
June 7-8, Workshop on Research Translation with Vulnerable Worker Populations, Fort Collins, CO
June 24-28, 2012 ISASH Conference, Burlington, VT
Sept 15-16, Future of the Forestry Workforce Conference. Washington, DC
Sept. 26-27. 61st Annual Governor’s Industrial Safety & Health Conference, Spokane, WA
October 4-6, Marshfield Clinic AgriSafe Session II Conference, Marshfield, WI
Oct 28- Nov 1, International Society of Exposure Science Meeting, Seattle, WA
October 28-November 1, International Society of Exposure Science Meeting, Seattle, WA
Nov 27-29, Pacific Marine Expo. Seattle, WA
December 3-4. 108th Annual Meeting of the Washington State Horticultural Association, Yakima, WA
TBD - Wenatchee County Extension - Pesticide Recertification Course
Featured Resources
NEW Guide: Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety
New ideas developed by and with WA growers
Fluorescent Tracer Training Hands on Learning for Pesticides
Pesticides and Health Scientific Progress and Evidence
National Tractor Safety Initiative Campaign to Solve #1 Killer on the Farm
Heat Related Illness Know the Facts!
Nurse Murf/Enfermera Elena Educational articles summarizing the latest research and best prevention strategies. Trade journal Engish and Spanish publications.
Northwest Forest Worker Safety Review News of regulations, research, developments, and coming events
Audio Library - Listen and Learn! Life Changing Ag Injury Stories (English and Spanish)
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
©2011, Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center
(206) 616-1958, (800) 330-0827, pnash@u.washington.edu
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
School of Public Health, University of Washington
Box 357234, Seattle, WA 98195-7234