Heat Stress

Heat Stress Inspections

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Kate Brown, Chair of Farm Health and Safety Working Group for RutgersCooperative Extension, informed us that an OSHA inspector conducteda 3.5-hour inspection which included worker interviews, wet bulb globetemperature recordings, and a complete evaluation of heat stress preventionpractices in the Hammonton area last week. Every grower should be awareon how to protect your workers from […]

Webinars: Don’t Sweat Heat Stress in Agriculture

Plant & Pest Advisory- May 9, 2024- Kate Brown

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The New Jersey Legislature is currently reviewing identical bills (A3521/S2422) which would establish an occupational heat stress standard and “Occupational Heat-Related Illness and Injury Prevention Program” under the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development. As we monitor the progress of these bills, the Farm Health and Safety Working Group of Rutgers Cooperative Extension has […]