Author Archives: Levy Schroeder, AFOP’s Health and Safety Team

Another Farmworker Fatality

Farm work is consistently ranked as one of the three most dangerous occupations in the United States, generally falling just behind construction and mining according to U.S. Department of Labor statistics.  Sadly, today that fact was illustrated once again in … Continue reading

Posted in Health & Safety Programs | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

How Much Is Your Strawberry Bill?

Americans love their strawberries.  We eat an average of 8.2 pounds of them per person each year.    It’s a multi-billion dollar industry covering almost 60,000 acres of agricultural land across the U.S.   California leads the way in production– $2.1 billion … Continue reading

Posted in Health & Safety Programs | Tagged | 1 Comment

The Only Good Job is a Safe Job

Over 1,000 people gathered in Houston, Texas on April 14th and 15th for the National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety, organized by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  The summit brought together … Continue reading

Posted in Health & Safety Programs | Tagged | 1 Comment