Citation

Tinc PJ, Carrabba J, Meyerhoff A, Horsman M. J. Agromed. 2018; 23(1): 20-24.

Affiliation

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health , Bassett Healthcare Network , Cooperstown , NY , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1059924X.2017.1384774

PMID

28952899

Abstract

In 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a Local Emphasis Program targeted at New York farmers. This program involved random inspections of dairy farms across the state. This editorial provides an overview of the efforts made in New York to prepare farmers for these inspections. As a result of this program launch, several safety services offered by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health were significantly impacted, and required expansion and modification in order to meet the needs of New York farmers.

Language: en

Keywords

Agricultural safety; OSHA local emphasis program; on-farm services; safety inspections; safety services