workplace safety

Pollution increases heat-related farmworker danger

Official statistics greatly underreport heat-related deaths among farmworkers in California’s San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Inside Climate...

1 year ago 2 minute read

OSHA, accidental deaths, and small farms

When his mother gave birth to Florencio Gómez Rodríguez, she almost certainly did not wish for him to die by...

1 year ago 3 minute read

National Farm Safety and Health Week provides opportunity to review less-considered injury risks

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports there were about 2.6 million workers employed in agriculture on farms in 2022. While...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Safeguard against heat stroke

The murderous summer has drawn new attention to heat safety for farmworkers. “Occupational heat-related mortality is 35 times higher among...

2 years ago 3 minute read

USDA announces 15 organizations to administer the Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking an important step forward in furthering its commitment to farmworkers,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

EFI shares facts and figures during National Farm Safety and Health Week

The Equitable Food Initiative shares this information during National Farm Safety and Health Week – September 18-24, 2022 According to...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Extreme heat inspires safety measures

As summers appear to get relentlessly hotter, some states are proposing new laws to mandate worker safety in extreme conditions....

3 years ago 3 minute read

Large midwest food supplier modernizes distribution center operations with Honeywell technologies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Honeywell announced today that one of the largest suppliers of fresh and frozen produce and fruit in...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Kwik Lok signs ethical charter for responsible labor practices

Kwik Lok joins more than 90 companies to demonstrate a commitment to workplace safety, respect for worker dignity, compliance and...

4 years ago 3 minute read
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