ABE129TemporaryLaborCamps—OSHAStandard1910.1421CarolJ.Lehtola,CharlesM.Brown,andWilliamJ.Becker21.ThisdocumentisABE129,oneofaseriesoftheDepartmentofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,FloridaCooperativeExtensionService,InstituteofFoodandAgriculturalSciences,UniversityofFlorida.FirstpublishedNovember1992.RevisedMay2000andSeptember2007.PleasevisittheEDISWebsiteathttp://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2.CarolJ.Lehtola,AssociateProfessorandStateExtensionSafetySpecialist;CharlesM.Brown,CoordinatorforInformationandPublicationServices;WilliamJ.Becker,ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofAgriculturalandBiologicalEngineering,CooperativeExtensionService,InstituteofFoodandAgriculturalSciences,UniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,32611.TheInstituteofFoodandAgriculturalSciences(IFAS)isanEqualOpportunityInstitutionauthorizedtoprovideresearch,educationalinformationandotherservicesonlytoindividualsandinstitutionsthatfunctionwithnon-discriminationwithrespecttorace,creed,color,religion,age,disability,sex,sexualorientation,maritalstatus,nationalorigin,politicalopinionsoraffiliations.U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,CooperativeExtensionService,UniversityofFlorida,IFAS,FloridaA.&M.UniversityCooperativeExtensionProgram,andBoardsofCountyCommissionersCooperating.LarryArrington,DeanTheImpactofSafetyonFloridaAgricultureFloridaagriculture,includingforestryandfishing,madeanannualeconomicimpactof$98billionin2004.Morethan390,000workersaredirectlyemployedintheseindustriesinFlorida,andanother380,000peopleareemployedinactivitiesrelatedtoagriculture(Hodges2006).Thestate'sagriculturalenterprisesrangefromlargecitrus,vegetableandcattleoperationstosmallfamily-operatedfarms.Inspiteofthepopularimagesofagriculture,itisahighlymechanized,industrialprofessionwithoneofthehighestinjuryanddeathratesamongU.S.industries.ThelaststudyofdeathratesinFloridaagriculture(Liller2000)found240deathsfrom1989to1998.In2005,theBureauofLaborStatistics(BLS2005a),reportedthatdeathduetoinjuryinagriculturewas31.4deathsper100,000full-timeworkers,whichwasthehighestrateamongallmajoroccupationalgroupsandanincreaseof14%over2004.Alsoin2005,theBureauofLaborStatisticsreported6,100injuriesper100,000full-timeworkers(BLS2005b).SafetyinFloridaagricultureischallengingbecause:•thestate'sagriculturalenterprisesarediverse,•safetyknowledgeamongworkersvaries,•manuallaborisusedextensively,•theclimatecreatesyear-roundheatstress.Therefore,itisvitaltoassistthepublicinlearningaboutOSHAdocumentsrelatedtoagriculture.MoreinformationabouttheOSHAStandardsandagriculturalsafetyisavailableatthefollowingWebsites:•FloridaAgSafe:http://www.flagsafe.ufl.edu•OSHARegulations:http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html•NationalAgriculturalSafetyDatabase:http://www.cdc.gov/nasdOverviewThisisacondensationofStandard1910.142oftheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct.Itcontainsstandardsrelevanttotemporarylaborcamps(oftenTemporaryLaborCamps—OSHAStandard1910.1422referredtoas"migrantlaborcamps"or"seasonalfarmworkercamps"):siting,construction,sanitationrequirementsandothermatters.ThisdocumentisnotintendedtobetotallyinclusivebutrathertohighlighttheinformationandrequirementsinthecompleteOSHAstandardthatownersandmanagersofallagriculturalbusinessesshouldunderstand.InterestedreadersshouldseeStateofFloridaLaws,Rules,andRegulations,whichmaybemorestringentincertainareas.Whenthereisadifferencebetweenfederalandstateregulationsi...
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