From nuts4ag@lightspeed.net Thu Nov 5 11:16:48 1998 Received: from lsbsdi1.lightspeed.net (root@lsbsdi1.lightspeed.net [204.216.64.33]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA08931 for ; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:16:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from lightspeed.net (209-165-57-198.lightspeed.net [209.165.57.198]) by lsbsdi1.lightspeed.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA11688 for ; Thu, 5 Nov 1998 11:16:44 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3641F8A7.3EA3FA32@lightspeed.net> Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 11:12:40 -0800 From: Sara Savary Reply-To: nuts4ag@lightspeed.net Organization: CWA (http://www.cawomen4ag.com) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.02 [en] (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU" Subject: WPS handler training Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is there an online version of the EPA booklet "Protect Yourself from Pesticides - Guide for Pesticide Handlers" or something else I can use for Handler training? thanks Sara Savary -- ************************************** Sara Savary LtXentari, Nuts4Ag, Dwn2Earth nuts4ag@lightspeed.net http://userzweb.lightspeed.net/~nuts4ag ICQ#4238145 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When you learn, teach. When you get, give." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ From srsutter@ucdavis.edu Fri Nov 13 11:49:43 1998 Received: from franc.ucdavis.edu (root@franc.ucdavis.edu [128.120.8.183]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id LAA23641 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:49:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from ucce-fresno-004.ucnet.net ([169.228.77.196]) by franc.ucdavis.edu (8.9.2.Alpha2/UCD3.12.16) with SMTP id LAA20547; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:49:41 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <3.0.3.32.19981113115228.0072bf40@mailbox.ucdavis.edu> X-Sender: szsrs@mailbox.ucdavis.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:52:28 -0800 To: From: Steve Sutter Subject: "regularly" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" -- Several of my readers have noticed California's revised worker safety regulation "Medical Supervision" (section 6728) concerning cholinesterase testing now says "regularly" handles category 1 and 2 organophosphates or carbamates ... these callers recall the old rule about "any part of 6 days within the previous 30 days?" Has regularly changed, or does the old (now unwritten) rule still define regular use. Steve Sutter, UC Area Personnel Management Farm Advisor 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 456-7560 Fax (209) 456-7575 http://are.Berkeley.EDU/APMP/ From ROYR@cdpr.ca.gov Fri Nov 13 12:54:29 1998 Received: from hermes.cdpr.ca.gov (hermes.cdpr.ca.gov [134.186.189.1]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA09080 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:54:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdpr.ca.gov ([134.186.189.7]) by hermes.cdpr.ca.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id MAA00166 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:44:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdprn-Message_Server by cdpr.ca.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:53:50 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:53:42 -0800 From: Roy Rutz To: WPS-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU, srsutter@ucdavis.edu Subject: "regularly" -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline The definition of "regularly handle has not been removed from the regulations. It is still in the definitions in section 6000. Since it was used in several sections we deleted it from 6728 and put it in the general definition section. It is still the 6 days in 30 days with any use in a day making it a counter unless all handling was via closed system (including water soluble packages) and the handler has a baseline. Hope this clears it up for you. royr CDPR >>> Steve Sutter 11/13/98 11:54am >>> -- Several of my readers have noticed California's revised worker safety regulation "Medical Supervision" (section 6728) concerning cholinesterase testing now says "regularly" handles category 1 and 2 organophosphates or carbamates ... these callers recall the old rule about "any part of 6 days within the previous 30 days?" Has regularly changed, or does the old (now unwritten) rule still define regular use. Steve Sutter, UC Area Personnel Management Farm Advisor 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 456-7560 Fax (209) 456-7575 http://are.Berkeley.EDU/APMP/ From mlzavala@ucdavis.edu Fri Nov 13 13:38:26 1998 Received: from franc.ucdavis.edu (root@franc.ucdavis.edu [128.120.8.183]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id NAA11850 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:38:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from 169.228.167.80 (hippodamia.ipm.ucdavis.edu [169.228.167.80]) by franc.ucdavis.edu (8.9.2.Alpha2/UCD3.12.16) with SMTP id NAA19121; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:38:24 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811132138.NAA19121@franc.ucdavis.edu> Date: 13 Nov 98 13:38:03 -0800 From: Melanie Zavala Subject: regularly -Reply To: srsutter , "WPS-forum" X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 1.5.3 (Mac) X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Melanie Zavala Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by are.Berkeley.EDU id NAA11850 Isn't actually "more than 6 days" ie. (i.e. 7 or more days) in any 30 day period? The definition of "regularly handle has not been removed from the regulations. It is still in the definitions in section 6000. Since it was used in several sections we deleted it from 6728 and put it in the general definition section. It is still the 6 days in 30 days with any use in a day making it a counter unless all handling was via closed system (including water soluble packages) and the handler has a baseline. Hope this clears it up for you. royr CDPR >>> Steve Sutter 11/13/98 11:54am >>> -- Several of my readers have noticed California's revised worker safety regulation "Medical Supervision" (section 6728) concerning cholinesterase testing now says "regularly" handles category 1 and 2 organophosphates or carbamates ... these callers recall the old rule about "any part of 6 days within the previous 30 days?" Has regularly changed, or does the old (now unwritten) rule still define regular use. Steve Sutter, UC Area Personnel Management Farm Advisor 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 456-7560 Fax (209) 456-7575 http://are.Berkeley.EDU/APMP/ RFC822 header ----------------------------------- Received: from schilling.ucdavis.edu by axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/06Nov97-1106AM) id AA26434; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:11:02 -0800 Received: from email.ipm.ucdavis.edu (wserver.ipm.ucdavis.edu [169.237.210.139]) by schilling.ucdavis.edu (8.8.8/UCD3.12.16) with SMTP id NAA14516 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:05:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by EMAIL.IPM.UCDAVIS.EDU with SMTP;13 Nov 1998 13:01:24 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA09367; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:58:04 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:58:04 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:53:42 -0800 From: Roy Rutz To: WPS-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU, srsutter@UCDAVIS.EDU Subject: "regularly" -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Resent-Message-Id: <"P9lIoC.A.EOC.HyJT2"@are.Berkeley.EDU> Resent-From: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/259 X-Loop: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Precedence: list Resent-Sender: wps-forum-request@are.Berkeley.EDU X-UIDL: 4d8df314cd4b831097933cdea62e500d From MGALLO@cdpr.ca.gov Fri Nov 20 07:46:49 1998 Received: from hermes.cdpr.ca.gov (hermes.cdpr.ca.gov [134.186.189.1]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id HAA08494 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:46:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdpr.ca.gov ([134.186.189.7]) by hermes.cdpr.ca.gov (8.8.3/8.8.3) with SMTP id HAA12651 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:37:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from cdprn-Message_Server by cdpr.ca.gov with Novell_GroupWise; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:46:45 -0800 Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 07:43:52 -0800 From: "A. R. MarvinGallo" To: WPS-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU, mlzavala@ucdavis.edu, srsutter@ucdavis.edu Subject: regularly -Reply -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline "Regularly handle" means that the employee is handling pesticides during any part of the day for more than six calendar days in any 30 consecutive day qualifying period beginning on the first day of handling. Any day spent or loading pesticides while exclusively using a closed system or mixing only pesticides sealed in water-soluble packets is not included for any employee who has a baseline blood cholinesterase level established pursuant to Section 6728(c)(1). >>> Melanie Zavala 11/13/98 01:47pm >>> Isn't actually "more than 6 days" ie. (i.e. 7 or more days) in any 30 day period? The definition of "regularly handle has not been removed from the regulations. It is still in the definitions in section 6000. Since it was used in several sections we deleted it from 6728 and put it in the general definition section. It is still the 6 days in 30 days with any use in a day making it a counter unless all handling was via closed system (including water soluble packages) and the handler has a baseline. Hope this clears it up for you. royr CDPR >>> Steve Sutter 11/13/98 11:54am >>> -- Several of my readers have noticed California's revised worker safety regulation "Medical Supervision" (section 6728) concerning cholinesterase testing now says "regularly" handles category 1 and 2 organophosphates or carbamates ... these callers recall the old rule about "any part of 6 days within the previous 30 days?" Has regularly changed, or does the old (now unwritten) rule still define regular use. Steve Sutter, UC Area Personnel Management Farm Advisor 1720 S. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93702 (209) 456-7560 Fax (209) 456-7575 http://are.Berkeley.EDU/APMP/ RFC822 header ----------------------------------- Received: from schilling.ucdavis.edu by axp.ipm.ucdavis.edu; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/06Nov97-1106AM) id AA26434; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:11:02 -0800 Received: from email.ipm.ucdavis.edu (wserver.ipm.ucdavis.edu [169.237.210.139]) by schilling.ucdavis.edu (8.8.8/UCD3.12.16) with SMTP id NAA14516 for ; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 13:05:32 -0800 (PST) Received: by EMAIL.IPM.UCDAVIS.EDU with SMTP;13 Nov 1998 13:01:24 -0800 Received: (from slist@localhost) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) id MAA09367; Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:58:04 -0800 (PST) Resent-Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:58:04 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise 4.1 Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:53:42 -0800 From: Roy Rutz To: WPS-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU, srsutter@UCDAVIS.EDU Subject: "regularly" -Reply Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Resent-Message-Id: <"P9lIoC.A.EOC.HyJT2"@are.Berkeley.EDU> Resent-From: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU X-Mailing-List: archive/latest/259 X-Loop: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Precedence: list Resent-Sender: wps-forum-request@are.Berkeley.EDU X-UIDL: 4d8df314cd4b831097933cdea62e500d From christina_campos@fmc.com Fri Nov 20 12:02:24 1998 Received: from igw.fmc.com (igw.fmc.com [192.169.1.1]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id MAA22618 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:02:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by igw.fmc.com id AA04643 (InterLock SMTP Gateway 3.0 for wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu); Fri, 20 Nov 1998 14:02:14 -0600 Message-Id: <199811202002.AA04643@igw.fmc.com> Received: by igw.fmc.com (Internal Mail Agent-1); Fri, 20 Nov 1998 14:02:14 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 11:50:07 -0600 From: christina_campos@fmc.com (CHRISTINA CAMPOS) Subject: Personal Protective Equipment To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: cc:Mail note part Question: Do you consider a truck driver who delivers fungicides to packinghouses a pesticide handler? If truck drivers are pesticide handlers, are they required under WPS to wear long pants or can they wear shorts? Where is this stated in the regulation? Thanks in advance for your help! From Rudolph.Kay@epamail.epa.gov Fri Nov 20 12:47:44 1998 Received: from merlin.rtpnc.epa.gov (merlin.rtpnc.epa.gov [134.67.208.148]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA25326 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:47:43 -0800 (PST) From: Rudolph.Kay@epamail.epa.gov Received: from myrtle.rtpnc.epa.gov by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26439) with ESMTP id <0F2Q004MTM760K@epamail.epa.gov> for wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:28:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from EPAHUB8.RTP.EPA.GOV by epamail.epa.gov (PMDF V5.1-12 #26438) with SMTP id <0F2Q00KU9M7E67@epamail.epa.gov> for wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:28:26 -0500 (EST) Received: by EPAHUB8.RTP.EPA.GOV(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.3 (733.2 10-16-1998)) id 852566C2.006FDFD2 ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:21:57 -0500 Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:23:03 -0800 Subject: Re: Personal Protective Equipment To: wps-forum@are.Berkeley.EDU Message-id: <852566C2.006FDE87.00@EPAHUB8.RTP.EPA.GOV> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/mixed; Boundary="0__=2k5D6hRzvUn3ZXlED5YGs45X5tPCJR3OAhulkbX5F6AXVwm6NC0BIUtT" Content-disposition: inline X-Lotus-FromDomain: EPA --0__=2k5D6hRzvUn3ZXlED5YGs45X5tPCJR3OAhulkbX5F6AXVwm6NC0BIUtT Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Christina: A truck driver delivering fungicides to packing-houses is not a pestici= de handler under WPS, because the Standard specifies under 40 CFR170.3 Def= inition of Handler that WPS applies only to those activities where a person is = engaged in the use of pesticides in the production of agricultural plants. Your= truck drivers fall under OSHA protections. Kay Rudolph Pesticides Program US EPA Region 9 75 Hawthorne St. (CMD-4-3) San Francisco, CA 94105-3901 415-744-1065 fax 415-744-1073 rudolph.kay@epamail.epa.gov The definition reads in full as follows: Handler means any person, including a self-employed person: (1) Who is employed for any type of compensation by an agricultura= l establishment or commercial pesticide handling establishment to which s= ubpart C of this part applies and who is: (i) Mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides. (ii) Disposing of pesticides or pesticide containers. (iii) Handling opened containers of pesticides. (iv) Acting as a flagger. (v) Cleaning, adjusting, handling, or repairing the parts of mixing= , loading, or application equipment that may contain pesticide residues. (vi) Assisting with the application of pesticides. (vii) Entering a greenhouse or other enclosed area after the applic= ation and before the inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has been re= ached or one of the ventilation criteria established by this part ( =A7 170.110(= c)(3)) or in the labeling has been met: (A) To operate ventilation equipment. (B) To adjust or remove coverings used in fumigation. (C) To monitor air levels. (viii) Entering a treated area outdoors after application of any so= il fumigant to adjust or remove soil coverings such as tarpaulins. (ix) Performing tasks as a crop advisor: (A) During any pesticide application. (B) Before the inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has= been reached or one of the ventilation criteria established by this part (=A7= 170.110(c)(3)) or in the labeling has been met. (C) During any restricted-entry interval. (2) The term does not include any person who is only handling pest= icide containers that have been emptied or cleaned according to pesticide pro= duct labeling instructions or, in the absence of such instructions, have bee= n subjected to triple-rinsing or its equivalent. christina_campos@fmc.com on 11/20/98 09:50:07 AM To: wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu cc: Subject: Personal Protective Equipment = --0__=2k5D6hRzvUn3ZXlED5YGs45X5tPCJR3OAhulkbX5F6AXVwm6NC0BIUtT Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Question: Do you consider a truck driver who delivers fungicides to packinghouses a pesticide handler? If truck drivers are pesticide handlers, are they required under WPS to wear long pants or can they wear shorts? Where is this stated in the regulation? Thanks in advance for your help! --0__=2k5D6hRzvUn3ZXlED5YGs45X5tPCJR3OAhulkbX5F6AXVwm6NC0BIUtT-- From jlweber@ucdavis.edu Fri Nov 20 15:34:30 1998 Received: from schilling.ucdavis.edu (root@schilling.ucdavis.edu [128.120.8.1]) by are.Berkeley.EDU (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id PAA06381 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:34:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from 169.228.167.86 (pirate-bug.ipm.ucdavis.edu [169.228.167.86]) by schilling.ucdavis.edu (8.8.8/UCD3.12.17) with SMTP id PAA15305 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 1998 15:34:25 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811202334.PAA15305@schilling.ucdavis.edu> Date: 20 Nov 98 15:34:03 -0800 From: Jennifer Weber Subject: Workshop space still available To: "wps-forum@are.berkeley.edu" X-Mailer: QuickMail Pro 1.5.3 (Mac) X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Reply-To: Jennifer Weber Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-Ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by are.Berkeley.EDU id PAA06381 Don't miss your chance to attend the "Extending Pesticide Information and Resources to Health Care Providers": train-the-trainer workshop. Space is still available for the December 10th workshop which will be held in Parlier, California. The following article provides more information about the workshop. To register, please call (530) 752-5273. Workshop to Help Rural Health Clinics Prepare for Pesticide Exposures by John Stumbos, Public Information Rep., DANR Communication Services Davis--While comparatively few in number, pesticide-related illnesses and injuries nonetheless pose a serious threat to California's agricultural workforce. Unfortunately, many rural health clinics lack the resources to adequately prepare for pesticide poisonings. To address this shortcoming the University of California's Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project is hosting two upcoming "train-the-trainer" workshops for healthcare professionals in the San Joaquin Valley and the Central California Coast.The first workshop will be held Nov.12 in Salinas. The second workshop will be held in Parlier on December 10, 1998. Modeled after IPM's successful train-the-trainers workshops for trainers of handlers and fieldworkers, these courses will be offered to physicians, nurses and others who train medical staff working with the agricultural community. Workshop participants will receive instruction on the resources available to assist with the recognition and treatment of pesticide-related illness and injuries and the importance of reporting such cases. Information on effective training techniques and educational materials will also be provided to help participants develop interesting and effective programs for medical personnel. "We have been working closely with physicians, county agricultural commissioners, and health department officials throughout the process of designing these workshops, and are very pleased with the results," said Patrick O'Connor-Marer, Pesticide Training Coordinator for the Statewide IPM Project's Pesticide Education Program. "Our goal is to ensure the accuracy of the information available to health care providers about pesticides and pesticide-related injuries and illnesses so that clinicians are able to prescribe the most appropriate and expedient care to their patients who may have been exposed to pesticides." Continuing medical education (CME) credit of 5.5 hours is available. The title of the workshop is "Extending Pesticide Information and Resources to Health Care Providers". Enrollment is limited to 50 individuals at each site. The $20 registration fee includes resource materials, lunch and refreshments. To register call the IPM Pesticide Education Program at (530) 752-5273. The event is sponsored by the UC Statewide IPM Project, UC Agricultural Health and Safety Center, UC Davis Center for Environmental Health Sciences and UC Davis Health System Continuing Medical Education. Jennifer L. Weber IPM Education and Publications University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8620 jlweber@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-5930