Health and Safety Rules

More than 100 Classes and Workshops Offered at AgSafe Conference

Don’t miss the Annual AgSafe Conference—the premier safety, health and human resources event for the agricultural industry in California—on February 23-26, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Monterey. AgSafe is one of the premier safety organizations in California focused on worker and workplace safety. The conference involves several days of training sessions for workers and employers with over 100 presentations in English and Spanish regarding safety, management, regulatory and other agriculture related issues.

Stephanie Metzinger Feb 18 2016 in Work Place Regulations

AgSafe Conference on February 23-26 Features More than 100 Classes and Workshops

Stephanie Metzinger Jan 28 2016 in Health and Safety Rules

Workers’ Compensation Costs Rising Due to ACA

Although the full impact of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is still not being felt, there are indications that a side effect of the Act is rising costs for workers’ compensation coverage. The ACA was passed five years ago, but many of the more demanding portions of the Act were not in effect until the last couple of years.

Stephanie Metzinger Dec 29 2015 in Insurance

OSHA Discloses Top Ten Violation Categories of 2015

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently identified the 10 most serious cited violations for 2015. Although some of these have little to do with agriculture, a number of them do occur with some frequency in farming operations. Fall protection was the most frequently cited serious accident with approximately 6,000 violations nationwide, while scaffolding came in second with more than 4,000 incidents.

Stephanie Metzinger Dec 29 2015 in Insurance