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| Advocacy groups ask EPA to protect farmworkers from pesticides | | Washington – A coalition of groups supporting worker rights, Latino rights and the environment are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen legal protections for farmworkers at risk for pesticide exposure. | | 27 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Worker abuse in forestry industry ‘widespread’: report | | Albany, CA – Worker abuse is “quite widespread” in the forest ecosystem restoration industry, and unsafe working conditions and “routine” violations of labor laws are common, according to a report from the Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters. | | 20 February 2013 | | Read More |
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| Study ties another pesticide to Parkinson’s | | Los Angeles – Exposure to a pesticide that was banned in 2001 may be linked to Parkinson’s disease, suggesting pesticides may have long-lasting negative effects, according to a study from the University of California, Los Angeles. | | 09 January 2013 | | Read More |
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| Safety orgs to Harkin: Maintain OSHA, NIOSH budgets | | Washington – The budgets of OSHA and NIOSH should retain their funding levels in fiscal year 2013, three worker safety nonprofit organizations urged in a Nov. 26 letter to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). | | 12 December 2012 | | Read More |
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| Older farmers at high risk for injury: study | | Edmonton, Alberta – Older farmers work fewer hours than younger farmers but use heavy machinery more often, putting them at risk for injury, according to a new study from the University of Alberta. | | 28 November 2012 | | Read More |
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| Brown vetoes proposed California heat standard legislation | | Sacramento, CA – Legislation proposing harsher penalties for violators of California’s Heat Illness Prevention Standard was vetoed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. (D), who advocated instead for continued enforcement of current rules. | | 10 October 2012 | | Read More |
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| Coalition to USDA: Withdraw unsafe poultry-processing rule | | Washington – A coalition of consumer, labor, public health and civil rights groups is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to withdraw a proposed rule that would increase poultry-processing line speeds, claiming the rule would put workers at risk of injury. | | 26 September 2012 | | Read More |
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| New directive addresses marine cargo handling | | Washington – OSHA on Aug. 10 issued a revised directive regarding enforcement guidance for inspections in longshoring and marine terminals. | | 15 August 2012 | | Read More |
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| House passes bill prohibiting DOL development of farm youth rule | | Washington – The House passed a bill July 24 prohibiting the Department of Labor from developing a rule that would place certain labor restrictions on youths working on farms – a rule the department had previously announced it was abandoning. | | 01 August 2012 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH program receives high ratings for relevance, impact | | Washington – An expert panel rated NIOSH’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program a 5 out of 5 for research in high-priority areas relevant to improving workplace safety. | | 11 July 2012 | | Read More |
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| Solis signs migrant worker rights agreement | | Washington – Local consulates of Ecuador, Honduras, Peru and the Philippines will partner with Department of Labor agencies to educate migrant workers about U.S. health, safety and wage laws, according to an agreement signed June 11. | | 13 June 2012 | | Read More |
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| NIOSH: Female farmworkers at higher risk for pesticide-related illness | | Cincinnati – Female farmworkers have a rate of acute pesticide-related illness approximately twice that of males, according to new research from NIOSH. | | 30 May 2012 | | Read More |
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| Proposed USDA rule endangers poultry workers, Latino advocacy group claims | | Washington – A U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed rule that would speed up production lines in poultry processing plants will put workers at greater risk of injuries, suggests a new report from a Latino civil rights group. | | 09 May 2012 | | Read More |
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| DOL withdraws proposed youth agriculture rule | | Washington – Following intense criticism from the agriculture community and anti-regulation advocates, the Department of Labor withdrew a proposed rule that would have placed certain labor restrictions on children working on farms. | | 02 May 2012 | | Read More |
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| Senator questions Solis on proposed youth agriculture safety rule | | Washington – Faced with accusations that a proposed Department of Labor rule prohibiting youth from performing some job duties on farms is an “overreach,” Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis said the rate of youth injuries and deaths in agriculture offers a “compelling reason” to upgrade child labor regulations. | | 21 March 2012 | | Read More |
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