The Future is Farm Safety
Author: California Public Health Foundation
Date Published: 1995
The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) has developed a model program for active surveillance linked with work-site specific and community-based prevention of occupational injuries occurring in the agricultural workers. The model links the reporting of fatal and severe factors, making recommendations for injury prevention, and facilitating onsite prevention programs, which integrate safety training, health promotion and education, and practical engineering solutions. Nurses are based in Fresno and Monterey counties which are major agricultural counties in California. Nurses facilitate reporting, coordinate investigations, and conduct work place specific and broad-based education and training programs. The ultimate goal of the project is to prevent work-related injuries to agricultural workers and others exposes to hazards associated with agriculture.
Date Published: 1995
The Occupational Health Branch (OHB) has developed a model program for active surveillance linked with work-site specific and community-based prevention of occupational injuries occurring in the agricultural workers. The model links the reporting of fatal and severe factors, making recommendations for injury prevention, and facilitating onsite prevention programs, which integrate safety training, health promotion and education, and practical engineering solutions. Nurses are based in Fresno and Monterey counties which are major agricultural counties in California. Nurses facilitate reporting, coordinate investigations, and conduct work place specific and broad-based education and training programs. The ultimate goal of the project is to prevent work-related injuries to agricultural workers and others exposes to hazards associated with agriculture.
