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Overcoming Language and Literacy Barriers in Safety and Health Training of Agricultural Workers

Posted on DateWednesday, August 4, 2010 at 10:21AM

The workforce in all areas of United States agriculture and forestry is becoming increasingly diverse in language, culture, and education. Many agricultural workers are immigrants who have limited English language skills and limited educational attainment. Providing safety and health training to this large, diverse, dispersed, and often transient population of workers is challenging.

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