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I looked into California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health and the various safety programs they support. I looked further into the Valley Fever Safety program; I had never heard of Valley fever util reading it on their website. Valley fever is caused by a fungi found in the top 12 layers of soil in many parts of the state.
There is no vaccine to prevent valley fever, but CAL/OSHA provides guidelines on ways to prevent contracting the illness. They encourage individuals to be proactive in assessing their workplace for exposure and encourages workers to report their symptoms to supervisors immediately. When a governing agency encouraging workers to report their illness to their supervisors, they feel more protected. They do not need to fear of repercussions they think will happen if their boss finds out that they grew ill while on the job.
I agree - when reporting is endorsed by governing agencies it definitely seems to validate the reporting itself. The tobacco video comes to mind and how they don't report anything as they aren't encouraged to. It would be great if Cal/OSHA did a campaign for those families.
ReplyDeletethe more individuals are aware of the dangers of Valley Fever, the more they are going to try and protect themselves. I also had never heard of Valley Fever before this assignment.
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