Did you know that one in 12 jobs in the United States is dependent on the agriculture industry in some way? According to PayScale, more than 22 million workers were employed in an agriculture-related field in 2018. With contributions of over $100 billion to the US economy, the agriculture industry is a key driver of economic growth in the United States. There over approximately 2 million farms in total in the US, each employing its own family of
How to protect your business from being sued
According to the US Financial Education Foundation, there are an estimated 100 million lawsuits filed every year in the United States. With that said, the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform reported that litigation costs continue to increase and consume a higher percentage of corporate revenues each year. Duke Law School conducted a survey of 36 large US corporations who had faced litigation between the years 2000 and 2008. They found that between these years, litigation costs (as a percentage of revenues) increased by 78% for 14 of those companies. In 2008, the average outside cost of litigation was close to
Violence Against Healthcare Workers is On The Rise
Throughout the US, health care workers are beginning to break from their silence about what has been called an ‘epidemic of violence’ against them. ‘Code Whites, ’ which are violent or potentially violent interactions with patients, happen up to 10 times each day. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace violence occurs in the health care industry up to five times more frequently than in any other industry in the US. The American College of Emergency Physicians conducted a poll in 2018, which revealed that 47% of emergency respondents have been subject to physical abuse, 60% reporting that the violent incident occurred in the past year. With these baffling statistics, it should not come as a surprise that US healthcare workers are demanding improved workplace safety measures and support.
Safety Hazards for California Agriculture Workers
Agriculture and its related industries provide employment for 11% of the entire US population. Direct, on-farm employment accounts for 2.6 million of these positions, or 1.3% of total employment in the US. And yet, farming has been said to be one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it’s twice as fatal as law enforcement, five times more deadly than firefighting, and 73 times more hazardous than an investment banking career on Wall Street. For people who work on farms, injuries and deaths are disturbingly common events that affect everyone. 22 out of every 100,000 farmers die on the job each year, with an additional estimated 58,000 injuries that occur.
Personal Safety VS Process Safety
If you work in a high-risk industry, it’s very likely that you have heard of the terms personal safety and process safety. These types of safety measures have similarities, but they also have significant differences that are important to recognize when protecting your workforce. Both personal and process safety revolves around injury and hazard prevention, but on different scales. Here we will detail exactly what each safety procedure involves, what makes them different and why and how they’re important to high-risk industries.