Sept. 15-21, 2024 has been designated as National Farm Safety and Health Week by the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety. This event is intended to raise awareness of critical areas of safety and health specific to farmworkers and the hazards they face.
Training workers in safety and general awareness is an important part of developing and maintaining a positive workplace safety culture. Employees should be appropriately trained to recognize potential hazards and how to report and/or correct them immediately. Daily areas of focus for this year's National Farm Safety and Health Week are:
Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 – Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 – Health and Wellness
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 – Generations of Farming
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 – Confined Spaces
Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 – Reporting Ag Injuries
Free webinars about each of these topics are available on the National Farm Safety and Health Week website.
Safety and health are everyone's responsibility.
For more information:
Michelle Rivera
Western Growers
Tel: +1 (949) 885-4778
[email protected]
https://www.wga.com/