Cal/OSHA Standards Board Creates Autonomous Tractor Advisory Panel
November 27, 2024At its November 21 meeting in Los Angeles, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board approved a request from Cal/OSHA to empanel an advisory committee of stakeholders to examine agency…
Read MoreUSDA Releases Farm Labor Wage Survey Results
November 25, 2024The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the November Farm Labor Survey (FLS) on November 21. Wage data from the November Survey release is used by the U.S. Department…
Read MoreAmerican Industrial Hygiene Association Announces Updated Heat Stress App
November 20, 2024The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.3 of its Heat Stress App for Outdoor Workers. Farm Employers Labor Service…
Read MoreAssembly Bill 3234: New Requirements for Employers Conducting Social Compliance Audits
September 26, 2024Editor's Note: California ag employers are increasingly engaging social compliance auditors to satisfy the demands of various buyers of ag products. While we expect those…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Publishes “Workplace Safety & Health Guide: Safety and Health in Agricultural Field Operations”
September 20, 2024New Guide Offers Helpful Compliance and Safety Information Cal/OSHA has published "Workplace Safety & Health Guide: Safety and Health in Agricultural Field Operations,"…
Read MoreCal/OSHA Announces Agricultural Enforcement Unit
September 12, 2024The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, better known as Cal/OSHA, has announced it is planning (and hiring) to form a new Agricultural Enforcement Task Force and…
Read MoreFELS Webinar: New Heat Stress Smartphone App!
September 9, 2024American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) CEO Larry Sloan Will Demo Aide for Ag Employers & Employees! Protecting agricultural employees from heat illness and…
Read MoreForm I-9 Update
September 4, 2024Expiration Date Extended Last year, we updated you on the newest changes to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification,…
Read MoreAg Employer Cited for 48″+ Platform Guardrail Violation
September 4, 2024FELS has learned that a Central Valley agricultural employer has been cited by Cal/OSHA for employees loading harvested produce onto a trailer that created a working platform…
Read MoreGeorgia Federal Court Enjoins USDOL H-2A Program “Worker Protection” Rule
August 27, 2024A federal court in Georgia on August 26 issued a preliminary injunction that halts the Department of Labor’s implementation of a disturbing regulation that would have forced…
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