Forum In Bend To Focus On Cannabis Industry Health And Safety

Cannabis growers and extractors are invited to an unprecedented health and safety work shop later this week in Bend, OR.  Cory Stengel with the Oregon Farm Bureau Health and Safety Committee said there are some unique challenges when it comes to harvesting cannabis, especially when it comes to ergonomics.

“After the plant is harvested, there’s a lot of repetitive motion involved in processing the flower or the bud of the cannabis plant.  And then there’s some extreme explosion hazards associated with processing the oils out of these plants.”

The forum is part of the larger Central Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Conference which will take place at the Riverhouse.  To learn more about this week’s event, Click Here.

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