Tener un programa de prevención de lesiones y enfermedades (IIPP) efectivo no solo es requerido por Cal/OSHA, sino que también ayuda a crear un ambiente de trabajo seguro para los empleados.

A new petition has been submitted to develop and emergency standard to protect outdoor workers—including agricultural farmworkers, construction, landscaping, and others—from wildfire smoke.

Cuando manejan el excremento o trabajan con animales enfermos, los trabajadores corren el riesgo de exponerse a patógenos llamados enfermedades zoonóticas, es decir, infecciones causadas por virus, bacterias y parásitos que se transmiten de los animales a los seres humanos o viceversa.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner of the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis discusses the challenges that California dairies will face as they attempt to reduce agricultural emissions by 2030. 

Todavía ocurren muertes y enfermedades evitables, relacionadas con el calor, entre los trabajadores agrícolas de California a pesar de las regulaciones de la Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional de California (Cal/OSHA por sus siglas en inglés) y una campaña para animar a tomar más agua y descansar más en la sombra.

Insufficient awareness of the hazards associated with night work increases agricultural worker safety risk.

Sexual Harassment experienced by a third of female farmworkers and negatively effects both farmworker women and men in new study

The Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) honored Christopher Simmons, PhD, and his research team, with an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Achievement Award for their work with biosolarization, a process that combines the sun’s heat with soil amendments to manage weeds and other soil-borne pests.

The Journal of Agromedicine has named distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Dr. Marc Schenker, its “Leader in the Field” for 2019.

WCAHS had a very busy year with research and outreach activities throughout the western states.

WCAHS is pleased to announce our 2018 Outreach and Education Funding award recipients.

Los trabajadores del campo son especialmente vulnerables a las enfermedades por el calor debido a lo que su trabajo implica estar largas horas al aire libre y las temporadas de cosecha durante los meses más calurosos del ano. 

WCAHS investigators are examining the potential health impact of wildfire smoke and ash through several projects.

Biological, lifestyle, and environmental factors all affect obesity, both in the general population and among farmworkers. However, less is known about the relationship between mental illness, such as depression, and obesity in the agricultural workforce.

This summer, seven agricultural health and safety projects will be carried out around the Western Region with funding from the Wester Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS).