Call for Abstracts: ISASH 2025

The International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) invites abstract submissions for the 2025 Annual Conference in Portland, Maine, USA. The theme for this year’s conference is “On land and at sea: Safety and health for farmers, fishermen, and forestry workers.”

Proposals exploring both research and outreach activities will be considered:

• Research: Proposals across the agricultural and public health spectrum, including but not limited to: methods, surveillance, innovation development and testing, research translation, and evaluation of these activities.
• Outreach: Proposals describing agricultural safety outreach and education programs, including but not limited to promotional efforts, agricultural safety and public health policy, and evaluation of these activities.

Several types of submissions are sought:

Oral Presentations (Submission Deadline 2/4/2025)

• Standard research, programmatic, or outreach oral presentations (15 minutes)
• Research or outreach colloquium/panel abstracts (1 hour 15 minutes)
  • Include 3-4 speakers, plus a discussion leader or 1-3 facilitators and interactive components and active engagement from attendees
  • Presentations should tie together themes, but not components of the same project or line of inquiry
  • Should include interactive components and active engagement from attendees, including a minimum of 15 minutes of open discussion/Q&A

Posters and Hands-on Demonstrations (Submission Deadline 3/7/2025)

• Research or outreach poster presentations (36×48-inch poster)
• Hands-on demonstrations (Variable duration; plan to be able to provide demonstrations several times during a 1 hr 15 min block)
  • Hands on demonstrations can be research or outreach focused. Please note in your proposal what space requirements you have to be successful and an estimated duration of a single run of your demonstration. All hands-on demonstrations must be accompanied by general instructions that others can use to recreate the demo (paper handouts or weblinks/QR codes).

If interested in hosting a full-day or half-day workshop, please contact Gretchen Mosher and Salah Issa

Submission detail:

ISASH is an organization dedicated to the professional development of agricultural safety and health professionals, providing national and international leadership in preventing agricultural injuries and illnesses to the agricultural community. ISASH provides opportunities for sharing information about research and intervention programs, improving professional skills and knowledge, networking and other supportive activities.

Submissions addressing any aspect of agriculture, forestry, and fishing health will be considered. All submissions are to be in English, the official language of the conference.

ISASH conferences are designed for agricultural safety professionals and practitioners who are interested in health and safety research, education, practice, and policy. ISASH members and conference participants represent a growing number of countries.

ISASH encourages presentations on specific safety and health themes as they apply in agricultural settings. This includes a broad range of efforts and techniques aimed at reducing hazards and improving the safety and health of agricultural producers, family members, employees, and visitors to farms, ranches, and other agricultural worksites.

ISASH is committed to facilitating the development of future agricultural safety and health professionals and researchers. For this reason, students are strongly encouraged to submit their research to ISASH on the topics noted below. In addition to presenting research, students will have opportunities for professional development and networking.

The following topics are examples of what an ISASH abstract could address:

• Intervention development, testing, implementation, and evaluation 
• Research methods
• Research translation efforts 
• Programmatic overviews and evaluations, including outreach, education, and promotion programs 
• Occupational Safety and Health topics specific to the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries (e.g. climate related health, mental and physical health, livestock safety, falls overboard,…) 
• Other related and relevant topics  

All abstracts are peer-reviewed by the ISASH Professional Improvement Committee or experts selected by the committee. The review applies the following criteria:

1. 1. Significance of the topic/problem to agricultural, forestry, and fishing safety and health
   2. Innovation and novelty of concept, method, program or intervention
   3. Contribution to the science and/or practice in agricultural safety and health
   4. Technical quality of the abstract including: writing style, language, and clarity in describing the need, purpose, objectives, methods, program/project features, findings, conclusions, and practical field applications

Questions? Please contact Gretchen Mosher or Salah Issa, PI Committee Co-Chairs

Gretchen – gamosher@iastate.edu or 515.294.6416
Salah – salah01@illinois.edu or 217.333.3570