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Cal/OSHA Board Rejects Pathway To Rule Allowing Automated Farm Vehicles


March 30, 2023 at 05:47 PM
California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) standards board has narrowly rejected setting up a process to amend its workforce-safety rules for farming equipment to allow automated tractors and other machines to operate independently in the field, with several panel members arguing that more research data is needed before the agency begins investigating a rule.

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