Description

The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH) conducts research and promotes best safety and health practices for producers and workers in farming, fishing, and forestry.

Our approach includes:

• Partnering with workers, employers, and communities
• Conducting problem-based, innovative research with broad scientific expertise
• Transferring solutions to the workplace through core activities that involve training, outreach, and participatory research

Our research:

• Focuses on reducing  the most serious hazards that impact the greatest number of workers and communities
• Engages stakeholder groups to establish research priorities that meet producer and worker needs

Partners

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, School of Social Work, College of Environment;

Washington State University, Oregon State University, Oregon Health Sciences University, Heritage College, Yakima Farmworkers Clinic, NW Communities Education Center, Boise State University, University of Idaho, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Funders

NIOSH/CDC 2016-2021, WA Dept. of Labor and Industries