Farm Safety and Occupational Health

Providing for the establishment and implementation of farm safety and occupational health programs; creating and providing for the powers and duties of the Farm Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Board; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Agriculture, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the State Workmen's Insurance Fund; providing for statistical assessment of farm accidents and occupational injuries and diseases, for the collection and compilation of data, for farm safety demonstrations, for farm safety committees and for funding; making appropriations; and making a repeal.
 

Advise and assist the secretary of PDA in the development and implementation of farm safety and occupational health programs and in the execution of the duties of the secretary as provided for in this act.

1. Recommend to the secretary program priorities.
2. Recommend to the secretary priorities for the expenditure of funds for the development and implementation of farm safety and occupational health programs.
3. Submit to the secretary any recommendations for the revision, continuation or discontinuation of farm safety and occupational health programs or any independent reviews or assessments conducted by the advisory board of the efficacy of such programs.
4. Work with farmers, local governments, community service agencies, health care and emergency service providers, agricultural equipment and machinery manufacturers and dealers, manufacturers and dealers of agricultural chemical agents, agriculture and rural youth organizations and schools in order to promote local cooperation in establishing farm safety and occupational health programs and the acceptance of such programs.
5. Advise and assist the secretary in the development of public and private sector resources to promote farm safety and occupational health.
    

13 members appointed by Secretary of Agriculture.

1. Secretary of Agriculture or his designee, who shall serve as chairman.
2. The Secretary of Health or his designee.
3. Three (3) active farmers, each of whom shall represent a different    Statewide general farm organization.
4. An agricultural equipment and machinery manufacturer or dealer.
5. An insurer of farmers for workers' compensation, health or liability purposes.
6. A leader of an agriculture or rural youth organization.
7. An agricultural chemical agent manufacturer or dealer.
8. A vocational agricultural instructor.
9. An emergency service provider.
10. The director of PEMA or his designee.
     

1. PA Department of Agriculture
2. Penn State University 
3. PA Emergency Management Agency
4. PA Department of Health
5. PA Department of Labor and Industry
6. PA Emergency Services Health Council