The week of September 20-26 marks National Farm Safety and Health Week, the annual weeklong event led by the National Safety Council since 1944, is a public promotion campaign aimed at reminding those engaged in agriculture of the various dangers related to farm work. It is also designed to serve as a directive to encourage farm workers and management to take precautions to mitigate risk of injury and to have a plan in place to care for workers who may become injured on the farm. One such way to ensure the safety and care of agricultural workers in Arkansas is AgComp, a workers compensation self insurer fund organized by members of the Ag Council of Arkansas to provide aid to employers and workers in the event of workplace injuries.
More below:
https://www.usda.gov/media/radio/weekly-features/2020-09-22/farm-safety-mantra-every-farmer-counts
https://web.nicc.edu/marketing/necas/nfshw/2020/NECAS-NFSHW-2020-Press-Release.pdf
https://agcouncil.net/services/workers-compensation/
