Free Admission
Printed materials, donuts (chocolate glazed), and coffee
provided
Sponsored by UC Cooperative Extension,
Walter Clark and Associates,
Fremont Compensation Insurance Co., and the
Employment Development Department
Thursday, June 20, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
UC Kearney Ag Center
9240 S. Riverbend Ave., Parlier, CA
All APMP Newsletter subscribers welcome
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Notes, Labor Law Update, and Situation
Steve Sutter, UC Personnel Management Farm Advisor
9:00 - 10:00 Worker Transportation Safety Panel
Ralph Meza, Farm Labor Vehicle Driver Instructor
Nora Benevides, UC Program Representative
Paul Solorzano, CA Highway Patrol
10:00 - 10:15 BREAK
10:15 - 10:45 Workers Compensation and Transportation
Liability and Insurance Issues
Steve Lindstrom, Walter Clark and Associates, Inc.
10:45 - 11:45 Tractor/Gondola Safety "Tailgate"
with Video and Audience participation
Gabe Lorente, Senior Bilingual Loss Control Representative
Fremont Insurance Co.
11:45 Wrap Up Raffle
As a participant in this year's seminar,
you will be eligible to win a $300 travel gift certificate. This
door prize is co-sponsored by Walter L. Clark & Associates
and Fremont Compensation Insurance Company. You must be present
to win.
Free Help for Californiaís Farm Labor Contractors ... At a UC Cooperative Extension Ag Employers Seminar in Five Points, Elizabeth Manzo highlighted Cal/OSHA Consultation Serviceís free telephone, written, and on-site technical services appropriate to farm labor contractors. She emphasized the cooperative assistance program is separate and apart from Cal/OSHAís enforcement branch.
The Cal/OSHA Consultation Service fields professional and experienced personnel to survey work operations and recommend hazard-reduction measures and training programs to reduce business losses from workplace injuries. When appropriate, they will suggest sources for additional help.
Employers are "in control," and can narrow their requests to specific business areas or operations for consideration. Although Cal/OSHA Consultation consultants donít issue fines, there may be rare instances when they are obligated to recommend corrective actions in situations posing an imminent danger to employees.
Farm labor contractors (or their grower/packer customers) may
contact Elizabeth Manzo, Cal/OSHA Consultation Training and Education
Unit at 2211 Parktown Circle No. 4, Sacramento, CA 95825, or call
(916) 574-2528. Request a "Farm Labor Contractors Safety
Guide," a bilingual sanitation checklist, and a catalog of
the Unitís extensive safety video library.