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　　Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability tocontinue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday,working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned duringthat activity. Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for anextended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick andsteady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to workefficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner withthe least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for along time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other workingconditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items inwork areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in providedreceptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after allbathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod,insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect workersability to perform the work described herein.

　　Sanitation Requirements: For food and general personal safety purposes,all workers will be required and expected to follow common sanitarypractices at all times. This is particularly critical when handharvesting crops for human consumption. Employees are required tocleanse their hands by washing them thoroughly with soap and water afterusing the bathroom and before entering the fields for harvest activitiesor the packing facility for packing operations.

　　NO smoking is allowed in the fields or any building including thehousing. Workers will be subject to termination for doing so.

　　Workers will perform various duties associated with growing the cropslisted below to include transplanting crops, weeding by hand or withhoe, laying and moving irrigation pipe, harvesting crops manually,sorting crops, washing, and packing crops. Workers will load and unloadtrucks.

　　Employee crops include vegetables and small fruits.

　　Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables. Workers will berequired to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend andstoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree ofmaturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry fullcontainer weighing approximately fifty (50) lbs. and empty into fieldbin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls asdirected by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scarproduce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying,transplanting, and pruning. Workers will stand on feet and kneel forlong periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plantsare wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hourscan range from forty (30) to over one hundred (100) degrees.

　　Farm Equipment: Workers may be required to operate tractors, and otherfarm equipment during operations. Before any worker is required tooperate farm equipment, the worker will be instructed in the proper andsafe operation. Workers will be required to operate equipment accordingto instructions and in a manner, that protects the operator, otherworkers, and equipment. Properly licensed workers may operate employersvehicles on public roads. Repeated failure to obey operating and safetyinstructions may result in termination.