Farm worker safety

In addition to the three notices already promulgated, the Agency is planning future Label Improvement Notices on ingredients statements, analytical methods, eye irritation standards, antifouling paints, and farm worker safety. 

Re-entry Standards - Relevance to Farm Worker Safety... 

Under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, USAGE has authority for permitting the construction of any obstructions, such as artificial islands, installations, or structures, in U.S. navigable waters and on the seabed of the OCS but does not have authority for the operations of these obstructions. In addition, USAGE does not have authority over offshore wind farm worker safety. ... 

Regulations and Best Practices Addressing Unique Offshore Wind Farm Worker Safety and Health Hazards... 

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee on Offshore Wind Farm Worker Safety, author. 

Environmental Protection Agency (1974). Farm workers dealing with pesticides. Proposed health and safety standards. Daicd 11 March 1974. Fed. Reg. 39, 9457. 

In August 2011, DOI requested that the Marine Board of the National Research Council assess its approach for regulating the health and safety of wind farm workers on the OCS. The committee s three main tasks were as follows ... 

Statement of Task Committee on Worker Safety on Offshore Wind Farms... 

All of OSHA s health and safety regulations are contained in 29 CFR. Although duplicate regulations may exist in various subparts, the standards relevant to worker safety for offshore wind farms are found in Parts 1910 (general industry) 1915, 1917, and 1918 (maritime) and 1926 (construction). 

FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR WIND FARM WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY... 

The committee s charge was to assess the U.S. Department of the Interior s (DOFs) approach for regulating the health and safety of wind farm workers on the outer continental shelf (OCS). The committee s three main tasks were to identify unique risks to worker health and safety on wind farms as compared with oil and gas operations on the OCS (see Chapters 2 and 4), to identify any gaps or overlaps in jurisdictional authority (see Chapter 3), and to evaluate the adequacy of and recommend enhancements to current regulations for worker health and safety on OCS wind farms (see Chapters 3 and 5). 

Finding 5. Some of the safety and environmental management system (SEMS) requirements for the offshore oil and gas industry would be appropriate for offshore wind farm worker health and safety and could be adapted to regulations for offshore wind installations. However, the overall risk to the health and safety of workers and to the environment associated with an offshore oil and gas platform is greater than that associated with an offshore wind turbine. 

Recommendation 3. Together with stakeholders, BOEM and BSEE should assess in detail the adequacy of current U.S. (e.g., OSHA and USCG) and foreign (e.g., UK Health and Safety Executive) regulations and marine construction guidelines in addressing the hazards for offshore wind farm worker health and safety on the OCS. 

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