The National Agricultural Safety Database (NASD) is maintained by the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) under a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
NASD is a national repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury prevention materials. NASD includes materials from many government and academic sources, including NIOSH. However, information found in NASD does not represent NIOSH policy.
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