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Sector 05 · Tree Nut Farming
Tree nut operations run heavy machinery under trees, a processing site with dust and noise, and a workforce that climbs for harvest. Chemical handling and traffic run through all of it. I work the orchard and the processing side as one operation, because that is how the people move through it.
Tractors, shakers, sweepers and harvesters working down the rows, with power take-off shafts that need their guards intact. I check guarding, the isolation steps before anyone clears a blockage, and the procedures for working around moving plant.
Hulling and processing put dust and sustained noise into the same space. I set up the monitoring, the extraction checks, and the respiratory and hearing protection to match the hours people spend there.
Handling, mixing and application each carry their own controls, and the re-entry interval decides when anyone can go back into a block. I get the SDS, the chemical register and the re-entry rules recorded and followed on the ground.
Headcount climbs for harvest and much of it is new every season. I build a short site-specific induction so a first-day worker knows the plant, the traffic routes and the chemical areas before they start.
Long days in the orchard, and hot work areas at the processing end. I set the heat controls, the water and rest arrangements, and the trigger points for changing or stopping the work.
Trucks, bins and machinery moving between the blocks and the plant, sharing tracks with light vehicles and people on foot. I set the routes, the speeds and the separation.
Common questions
Ahead of harvest