The Department of Labor urges employers and workers in the agricultural industry to reverse deaths and injuries in incidents.

Department of Labor is urging agricultural industry employers and workers to act immediately to reverse an alarming increase in needless deaths and injuries in transportation-related incidents.

“Vehicle crashes are among the leading causes of agricultural workers’ injuries.

Federal laws require farm labor contractors to register with the department and obtain authorization for housing, transporting or driving workers. Investigators typically identified the following types of related violations:

-Failing to provide safe vehicles.
-Transporting workers without authorization.
-Using unregistered farm labor contractors to provide services.
-Not obtaining required insurance coverage.
-Failing to ensure drivers have a valid license.

help employers and workers understand the critical need to ensure safety in the transportation of agricultural workers, the division offers information on transportation safety for agricultural workers and an Agriculture Compliance Assistance Toolkit on worker protections and employer obligations.

Source:
www.dol.gov