AgriSafe Network will be hosting the webinar: Lessons Learned in Covid-19 Prevention Efforts among Agriculture Workers and Employers on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 – 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm CDT.
Best practices in Covid-19 testing and contact training will be shared to help agricultural producers identify strategies for responding on their farm. The CDC Covid-19 prevention guidance for agriculture will also be shared to assist employers in adopting recommendations to protect workers. The intended audience is agricultural employers, farm workers, farmers, ranchers, agribusiness, and other Ag safety and health professionals. At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to gain an understanding of: current CDC/OSHA guidelines for COVID-19 prevention in the agriculture industry, airborne transmission characteristics of SARS-Cov-2, the principles of testing for infectious diseases, the difference between the various tests currently available for SARS-COV-2, and COVID19 contact tracing protocols.