The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety honors a longtime partner, advisor, and advocate for farmworker health, Don Villarejo, who passed away on November 19, 2021.
by Lupe Sandoval, co-founder, California Farm Labor Contractor Association (CFLCA)
October 20, 2021
Farm labor supervisors play a critical role in managing and directing the workforce. The combination of individual leadership qualities with ongoing support from employers can help to ensure the success of the company and its employees.
The Fire and Smoke Map is a valuable resource for employers of outdoor workers throughout the West because it provides more localized readings, an important feature for rural areas.
by Lupe Sandoval, co-founder, California Farm Labor Contractor Association (CFLCA)
July 29, 2021
Underlying the high number of workplace injuries are many near-miss incidents. The more often these incidents happen without preventative corrective actions, the more likely a serious accident will occur.
Your body needs a certain amount of water for your organs to work properly. If you don’t replace the water that you are releasing as sweat, your body will not function well.
COVID-19 safety continues to be a priority in workplaces throughout California as more people receive their vaccines. Still, employers and supervisors have many questions about best practices and state regulations as they design their COVID-19 prevention plans. AgSafe and the UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety are hosting free trainings that can help.
It’s now faster and easier for farmers to help their workers get vaccinated, thanks to a new partnership program sponsored by the California Department of Public Health.
Although every California workplace needs to have an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), there are a few differences on how employers with less than 10 employees can comply with this regulation.
Heat-related illness poses a serious health risk to farmworkers, especially as their work season overlaps with hot summer temperatures. Workers are at higher risk of heat-related illness if they are not acclimated (or used to) the heat.
To make COVID-19 testing easier, employers, schools and community groups can team up with the California Department of Public Health Valencia Branch Laboratory, a new lab designed to increase the state’s testing capacity and reduce turnaround time with little or no cost to local groups.
Effective March 29, 2021, employers with 26 or more employees are required to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19 related sick leave from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.
Funded by a $3 million contract with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the project provides workers, growers, farm labor contractors, community groups and others the training and safety information they need to reduce farmworkers’ risk of contracting COVID-19.
As the weather cools and the holidays approach, we look forward to celebrating the season with family and friends. This year, with COVID-19 cases on the rise, we need to take a few extra steps at work and at home in order to share the love without spreading the virus.
The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety offers annual funding opportunities for outreach and education activities and short-term research to support projects related to agricultural health and safety in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
