BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Earlier this year Cal/OSHA has launched its first-of-its-kind Agricultural Enforcement Task Force and Outreach Unit to expand resources and protect farmworkers across California, including in Kern County.

The new unit conducts proactive weekly inspections at worksites throughout the state to prevent accidents before they happen, rather than responding after incidents occur.

"The purpose of this new unit is to try to get ahead of those and try to save the lives of our farm workers proactively, change the culture within the industry for them to also be proactive which is one of those regulatory requirements that already exist," said Edgar Gonzalez, Cal/OSHA Agricultural Enforcement Task Force & Outreach Regional Manager.

The task force operates five district o

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