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Can you dig it? A safety & health guide for young workers in landscaping, greenhouses, & nurseries.
Authors
FedNet; NASDAF
Source
Washington, DC: National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, 2007 Jan; :1-8
NIOSHTIC No.
20033057
Abstract
This guide was created especially for young workers in the landscaping, greenhouse, and nursery industries. It provides important information about how to work safely, such as how to protect yourself from pesticides, heat stress, electrocution, and slips and trips. It also outlines what rights you have as a young worker.
Keywords
Age-groups; Pesticides; Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals; Electrical-safety; Electrocutions; Heat-stress; Heat-stroke; Heat-exhaustion; Heat-exposure; Manual-lifting; Manual-materials-handling; Materials-handling; Lawn-and-garden-equipment; Noise; Noise-exposure; Surveillance
Publication Date
20070101
Document Type
Other
Fiscal Year
2007
NIOSH Division
DSR
Source Name
Can you dig it? A safety & health guide for young workers in landscaping, greenhouses, & nurseries
State
WV; DC
Page last reviewed: April 12, 2019
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division