Safety First: Preventing on-the-job Injuries and Deaths to Greenhouse and Nursery Workers

Agriculture is one of the five most dangerous industries in Michigan to work in. However, everyone deserves to come home safely from work. This presentation will focus on greenhouse and nursery workers. Highlighting the most common types of on-the-job injuries, the job hazards that lead to injuries, and what to do to prevent injuries.

Speakers:

• Ed Parsons, MSU Occupational Health
• Dr. Laurel Harduar Morano, Associate Professor, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Human Medicine