The Washington Wine Industry Foundation is administering three grants totaling nearly $525,000 that deal with clean plants, winery worker safety and training, and plant pests and diseases. The most recent award is a $174,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Safety and Health Investment Projects. The grant is being used to identify safety-­training gaps in small to midsized wineries and develop performance-based safety-training methods to reduce employee illnesses, injuries, and fatalities. The grant will develop training manuals, mobile apps, and Web-based instruction materials in English and Spanish to establish a “safety culture” in smaller wineries. The […]