Farm Safety, Occupational Health Board Appointed
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —In an effort to reduce farm
related injuries and fatalities. Agri
culture Secretary Charles Brosius
recently chaired the fust meeting
of the Pennsylvania Farm Safety &
Occupational Health Advisory
Board.
The Farm Safety and Occupa
tional Health (FSOH) Act of 1994
empowered the state Agriculture
Secretary to appoint a 13-member
board to monitor farm safety in
Pennsylvania and make recom
mendations to incorporate its vol
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“Agriculture is the number one
industry of Pennsylvania, with
$3.67 billion in cash receipts and
nearly $4O billion in related eco
nomic activity,” Brosius said.
“However, agriculture is also
ranked the most hazardous indus
try in the nation.”
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improve the safety efforts of our
rural citizens,” Brosius said.
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Brosius selected the following
individuals to serve on the advis
ory board:
• Dr. Timothy Dull, a chemical
industry representative from
Fogelsville;
• Rick Flinn, Pennsylvania
Emergency Health Services
Council;
• Arthur Glatfelter, Glatfelter
Insurance Group;
• Joel Hersh, state Health
Department;
• Josef Jordan, Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency
(PEMA);
• Robert Junk, a livestock and
crop farmer from Uniontown;
• Dr. Ron McAllister, New Hol
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• Anna Swailes, a dairy farmer
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• Leroy Welk, a dairy farmer
from Quarryville.
The meeting also was attended
by Rep. William Lloyd (D-
Somerset) and Rep. Ed Krebs (R-
Lebanon), prime sponsors of the
farm safety legislation.
The next meeting of the Farm
Safety Advisory Board will be
held in Harrisburg on Monday,
June 12.