PESTICIDE ILLNESS & INJURY SURVEILLANCE
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Overview
Our goal is to protect workers by determining the extent and cause(s) of over-exposure to pesticides in the workplace. We use this knowledge to prevent these exposures from happening. We monitor trends in pesticide-related illnesses and injuries through the SENSOR-Pesticides program. We also use data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS) to track work-related acute pesticide poisonings. This kind of surveillance also serves as an early warning system of any harmful effects not detected by pesticide manufacturer testing.
Here, you can learn more about our pesticide surveillance program, how to build your own pesticide surveillance program, and view trends and resources related to pesticide illnesses and injuries.
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About the NIOSH Pesticide Surveillance Program
Learn more about the SENSOR-Pesticides program and dataset; How we use NPDS data -
Guidance for Building a State-based Pesticide Surveillance Program
Materials and free software for State Health Departments to monitor work-related pesticide illness & injury -
Chart Trends in Work-related Pesticide Illness and Injury
Use our Worker Health Charts charting feature to assess pesticide illnesses and injury
- Page last reviewed: February 7, 2017
- Page last updated: February 7, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies (DSHEFS)