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Appendix C: OSHA impacts when providing housing to farm workers

This guide serves to help farmers who offer housing to seasonal or temporary workers determine whether OSHA is enforceable against the farm.

Using this guide

Part 1—Overview

Part 2—Flowchart: Federal OSHA and housing

Part 3—Checklist: Determining whether OSHA is enforceable against a farm that provides housing to its workers

Part 4— Checklist: Basic housing standards that farmers subject to OSHA enforceability must follow

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