§ 1904. Farm Safety and Occupational Health Program
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 3 P.S. Agriculture
3 P.S. § 1904
§ 1904. Farm Safety and Occupational Health Program
(a) Establishment.--The secretary shall establish a farm safety and occupational health program, to be known as the Farm Safety and Occupational Health Program, to educate and train farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers, others involved in agricultural production and emergency service providers in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of and emergency response to farm accidents and occupational injuries and diseases.
(10) An on-the-farm program for voluntary safety audits of agricultural equipment and machinery, facilities used to store agricultural chemical agents, silos and other farm structures and the provision of information or instruction on the proper use of safety devices and procedures to avoid or eliminate unsafe and unhealthful conditions on the farm.
(11) A safety device installation program for the retrofitting of agricultural equipment and machinery with safety devices by students in vocational and technical education programs at secondary schools, manufacturers or dealers of equipment and machinery or any other person, group or organization concerned with farm safety.
(c) Program priorities.--The secretary, in consultation with the advisory board and upon consideration of the availability of funds, may include in the Farm Safety and Occupational Health Program any or all of the program components provided in subsection (b). The secretary may use the results of farm safety pilot projects or successful farm safety programs implemented in other states or by private or public sector agencies or institutions to determine program priorities.
(1) To the extent feasible, the secretary shall incorporate the farm safety and occupational health education programs developed by the College of Agricultural Sciences of The Pennsylvania State University into the Farm Safety and Occupational Health Program. The secretary may by grant or contract or memorandum of understanding utilize farm safety and occupational health programs of the College of Agricultural Sciences, State agencies, cooperative extension services, farm organizations, agriculture and rural youth organizations or other such organizations.
(3) The secretary, to the extent practical, may train and empower agents of the department who are authorized to perform specific inspection duties in connection with State-regulated agricultural production activities or employees, agents or officers of other public or private organizations concerned with agriculture to carry out voluntary farm safety audits pursuant to this act.
Credits
1994, Dec. 12, P.L. 944, No. 134, § 4, effective in 60 days.
3 P.S. § 1904, PA ST 3 P.S. § 1904
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
End of Document |