§ 138j.2. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
Act—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Act (3 P. S. § § 1901—1915).
Advisory Board—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Advisory Board.
Agricultural production—The production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock and livestock products. The term includes the processing or retail marketing of the crops, livestock or livestock products if more than 50% of the processed or merchandised products are produced by the farmer.
Department—The Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth.
Designee—A person chosen or appointed by the Secretary to carry out the Secretary’s duties under this chapter.
Eligible applicants—The Pennsylvania Fire Academy, public or private colleges or universities, community colleges or vocational or technical schools within this Commonwealth, that provide technical courses of instruction in farm safety and occupational health to emergency service providers, farmers, members of farm families, farm laborers and others involved in agricultural production or which develop farm safety and occupational health training programs for implementation by the Department.
Emergency service provider—An employe, agent, member or officer of a paid or volunteer fire company, ambulance service or rescue squad located in this Commonwealth which is regularly engaged in providing emergency medical care and transportation, fire protection services or rescue services.
Farm—Land in this Commonwealth which is being used for agricultural production, including all farm structures, buildings, facilities and farm family residences situated on the land.
Farmer—A person who is engaged in agricultural production for commercial purposes.
Farm laborer—An individual employed by a farmer in raising, cultivating, fertilizing, seeding, planting, pruning, harvesting, gathering, washing, sorting, weighing or handling, drying, packing, packaging, grading, storing or delivering to market in its unmanufactured state, any agricultural commodity as defined in 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 45 (relating to agricultural commodities marketing) or a farm product as defined in 1 Pa.C.S. § 1991 (relating to definitions).
Members of farm family—Any son, daughter or spouse of a farmer or any lineal relation of the farmer who works on the farm or any collateral relation of the first degree (such as nieces, nephews or grandchildren) who work on the farm.
Person—An individual, partnership, corporation, association or other form of business enterprise.
Program—The Farm Safety and Occupational Health Developmental and Instructional Program.
Project—A course, training, program, activity or event or the development of such, pertaining to farm safety and occupational health programs delineated in the act and this chapter.
Secretary—The Secretary of Agriculture of the Commonwealth or a designee.
Volunteer ambulance services—A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth and which is regularly engaged in the services of providing emergency medical care and transportation of patients.
Volunteer fire company—A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth which provides fire protection services and other voluntary emergency services within this Commonwealth.
Volunteer rescue squad—A nonprofit chartered corporation, association or organization located in this Commonwealth which provides fire protection services and other voluntary emergency services within this Commonwealth.
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