Dear Valued Stakeholders,
The NIOSH 2012-2013 Pesticide PPE Seminar Series presents:
Selecting Respirators for Pesticide Handling Exposures
Roland Berry-Ann, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
Lisa M Brosseau, University of Minnesota
Dean Herzfeld, University of Minnesota
Dan Musser, University of Minnesota
Richard Pont, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 14, 2012
1:30–3:30PM, EST
A detailed agenda and speaker biographies are attached. Please participate in this important discussion. Send any topics for discussion to me in advance.
Recordings from last year’s seminars and September can be found below.
Best regards,
Kim Faulkner
How to participate?
1. Link to register: https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/1100003 ... v03vl92kzj
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2. In a confirmation email and/or on your Microsoft Outlook calendar appointment for the seminar-- click on “Join the Meeting”, and call 1 (888) 396-4793 (toll-free) and use passcode: 22268412.
The NIOSH 2012-2013 Pesticide PPE Seminar Series
Schedule-At-A-Glance
Date Time* Title Recording link: https://www304.livemeeting.com/cc/11000 ... Recordings
Sep. 19, 2012 1:00-3:00 EST Creating a Pesticide PPE Informational Brochure and Making it Widely Available Part 1: ID = H9P38N-1
Part 2:ID=H9P38N-2
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Nov. 14, 2012 1:30-3:30 EST Selecting Respirators for Pesticide Handling Exposures
Jan. 23, 2013 1:00-3:00 EST Topic To Be Determined
Mar. 7, 2013 11:30-7:30 EST (8:30-4:30 PST) NIOSH 2013 Western Personal Protective Technology Stakeholders Meeting
Mar. 26, 2013 9:00-5:00 EST NIOSH 2013 Eastern Personal Protective Technology Stakeholders Meeting
May 15, 2013 1:00-3:00 EST Topic To Be Determined
Sept. 19, 2012 (1:00-3:00 EDT) -- Creating a Pesticide PPE Informational Brochure and Making it Widely Available
Speakers:
Kim Faulkner, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist/Statistician, NIOSH/NPPTL
Carol Somody, PhD, MS, Senior Stewardship Manager, Syngenta
A new PPE training brochure, “Dress for Success: Some Things to Know about Personal Protective Equipment BEFORE You Handle a Pesticide” was produced as a collaboration between the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, the National Pesticide PPE Training Solutions Committee (NTSC), and Syngenta. Dr. Carol Somody will present on the partnership/process/challenges of creating this brochure, and the challenges that more comprehensive brochures and simpler factsheets must overcome. She will also explain the “PES model” of freely sharing educational content, brochures, quizzes, and self-assessment tools to assist with pesticide safety and stewardship outreach throughout the US and beyond. This model needs wide consideration because the need for pesticide safety and stewardship education will continue to increase even as financial resources decline.
Nov. 14, 2012 (1:30-3:30 EST) -- Selecting Respirators for Pesticide Handling Exposures
Speakers:
Kim Faulkner, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist/Statistician, NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
Roland Berry-Ann, BS, Deputy Director, NIOSH National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
Richard Pont, MS, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Certification and Worker Protection Branch
Stan Thomas, Health and Safety Enforcement Manager, Oregon OSHA
Lisa Brosseau, ScD, CIH, Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Dean Herzfeld, PhD, Associate Extension Professor, Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota
Dan Musser, Masters Student, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
This talk will briefly describe the different levels of protection offered by different types of respirators as well as methods for selecting appropriate air cleaning devices (cartridges for chemical exposures and filters for aerosol exposures). We will discuss advantages and disadvantages of different types of respirators for the range of tasks typically encountered during pesticide handling operations. Adequate time will be allotted for audience input and discussion. In particular, we will describe key issues faced by agricultural extension educators when training pesticide handlers about respiratory protection, job hazard analyses for pesticide handling tasks, the EPA approach to identifying respiratory protection, interpreting respirator recommendations on pesticide labels, protection factors for air purifying respirators, selecting the right chemical cartridge and filter, using the MSDS to enhance EPA label recommendations, and OSHA requirements for medical surveillance and fit testing.
Jan. 23, 2013 (1:00-3:00 EST) -- Topic To Be Determined (TBD)
Speakers: TBD
Mar. 7, 2013 (11:30-7:30 EST/8:30-4:30 PST)-- NIOSH 2013 Western Personal Protective Technology Stakeholders Meeting
Speakers: TBD
Kim Faulkner, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist/Statistician, NIOSH/NPPTL
Stan Thomas, Health and Safety Enforcement Manager, Oregon OSHA
Others TBD
Mar. 26, 2013 (9:00-5:00 EST) -- NIOSH 2013 Eastern Personal Protective Technology Stakeholders Meeting
Speakers:
Kim Faulkner, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist/Statistician, NIOSH/NPPTL
Stan Thomas, Health and Safety Enforcement Manager, Oregon OSHA
Others TBD
May 15, 2013 (1:00-3:00 EST) -- Topic To Be Determined (TBD)
Speakers: TBD
The NIOSH 2012-2013 Pesticide PPE Seminar Series
Schedule-At-A-Glance
Date Title Recording link:
https://www304.livemeeting.com/cc/11000 ... Recordings
Nov 16, 2011 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training for Pesticide Handlers Part 1: ID =NIOSH
Part 2: ID =NIOSH-1
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Jan 18, 2012 How Pesticide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements are Determined for Workers Who Handle Pesticides Part 1: ID =JKSHN2-4
Part 2: ID =JKSHN2-5
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March 20, 2012 NIOSH 2012 Personal Protective Technology Stakeholders Meeting: Breakouts 1) Improving the ability to identify pesticide PPE in the purchasing process and 2) universal safety culture. Part 1: ID =7FZPZH
Part 2: ID =HNSN2D
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May 16, 2012 Reducing the Risk of Heat-Related Illness in Agricultural Workers Part 1: ID =NQ5ZMQ-2
Part 2: ID =NQ5ZMQ-3
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Kimberly Faulkner, PhD, MPH
Epidemiologist/Statistician
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory
Tele: 412-386-6609