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erst

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Agr

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tura

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ndar

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Intr

oduc

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The

purp

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itiat

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iden

tify

the

Occ

upat

iona

l Saf

ety

and

Hea

lth A

dmin

istra

tion

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HA

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ndar

ds d

irect

ed to

war

d pr

oduc

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exem

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ns, a

nd w

hat t

hey

mea

n to

man

ager

s an

d w

orke

rs.

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erst

andi

ng O

SH

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it re

late

s to

agr

icul

ture

is

a cr

itica

l com

pone

nt o

f ris

k m

anag

emen

t and

inju

ry

prev

entio

n.

29 C

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pplic

abili

ty o

f Sta

ndar

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rote

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for a

gric

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pe a

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