Field Safety Overview (better the field than the lab?)

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Field Safety Overview(better the field than the
lab?)
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Table of Contents

• Worker Protection Standard Training
• Heat Stress
• West Nile Virus

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Worker Protection Standard Training

• It is illegal for anyone other than a trained,
  properly equipped pesticide handler to be present
  at a site during a pesticide application.
• Pesticide handlers must be routinely monitored
  while they are making applications in certain
  hazardous situations or using pesticides

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Contents of Worker Protection Standard Training

• Restricted-entry intervals (REIs)
• Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Notification of workers
• Decontamination supplies
• Emergency assistance
• Pesticide safety training and safety posters
• Access to labeling and site specific information

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Storing Pesticides Properly

• Never store pesticides in old bottles
• Containers must be properly sealed and always
  from extreme heat and cold
• All pesticides stored under lock and key at all
  times

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Personal ProtectiveEquipment

• Wear tight clothing and look for ticks afterwards
• Use earplugs or ear protective devices when
  around noisy equipment
• Use respirators in conditions of high dust
  potential (blowing soils, pesticides, fertilizers
  
• Be sure pant legs are tucked in or kept tight to
  prevent catching on machinery and reducing
  problems with ticks.

• Use protective eyewear when handling pesticides
  or when other eye injuring situations occur
• Please tie back long hair to prevent scalping!!!

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Respiratory User Seal Test

• Test for Positive Pressure
• Place palm over exhalation valve, cover, and
  exhale gently
• Positive pressure should be felt inside the
  face-piece

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Respiratory User Seal Test, cont.

• Test for Negative Pressure
• Place palms over the open area of the retainer
• Inhale gently and hold your breath for 5 10
  seconds
• The face-piece should collapse slightly

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Be aware pesticides enter the body through

• absorption through skin contact, especially the
  eyes
• inhalation of fumes, vapours and dusts
• accidental swallowing while eating, drinking or
  smoking
• The skin on various body parts does not absorb
  pesticides at the same rate

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Mix and Load Pesticides Properly

• Mix the pesticides outdoors
• Stand upwind of the pesticide to avoid
  contaminating yourself

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Transferring Pesticides

• When removing concentrated material from the
  container, keep the container below eye level to
  avoid splashing or spilling the pesticide into
  your face and eyes
• If you splash or spill, stop immediately, remove
  clothing and wash yourself thoroughly with soap
  and water

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Spraying

• Spray with minimal drift and preferably in low
  wind conditions.
• Never spray in high wind conditions.
• Use mechanical suction to transfer pesticides to
  spray tank.
• A vortex system can be used to mix pesticide
  concentrate with water before filling the spray
  tank.
• Prevent nozzles blocking by using correct filters
  and pesticide formulation. Ensure water and
  equipment are clean.
• Clear blocked nozzles by using a soft bristle
  brush or compressed air. Never suck or blow
  nozzles to clear them.

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• For skin contact, wash with soap and water, and
  rinse with clean water. Remove any contaminated
  clothing, and seek medical advice.
• For eye contact, hold eye open under running
  water for 15 minutes. Seek medical advice.

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Contaminated Clothing

• Always assume that clothing worn while working
  with pesticide has been contaminated. It should
  be laundered after each use.
• Presoak clothing in hot water containing
  heavy-duty liquid detergent, drain, and then
  regular wash.
• Line drying is preferable to machine drying, as
  it eliminates the potential for dryer
  contamination

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Notification of Workers
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Always read the labels!
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Symptoms of Organophosphate/ Carbamate Poisoning

• Sweating
• Fatigue
• Moist membranes
• Salivation
• Tears
• Spit present in mouth
• Slow pulse

• Nausea and diarrhea
• Possible small pupils
• Central nervous system depression
• Loss of coordination
• Confusion
• Coma (can't waken)

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No Eating Drinking in areas with chemicals!
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Heat Stress

• Pesticide handlers and early entry workers may
  NOT be allowed or directed to perform any
  handling or early entry activity unless
  appropriate measures have been taken to prevent
  heat illness.

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• Soil absorbs the suns energy and radiates it
  back into the air.
• You body radiates heat back into the air only if
  the air temperature is cooler than your skin
  temperature, which is 92 degree F.
• High humidity slows or prevents evaporation of
  body sweat

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Symptoms of Heat Stress

• Sweating
• Headache
• Fatigue
• Dry membranes
• Dry mouth
• No tears
• No spit present
• Fast pulse (slow if person has fainted)

• Nausea
• Dilated pupils
• Central nervous system depression
• Loss of coordination
• Confusion
• Fainting (prompt recovery)

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If you begin to have symptoms of heat stress..

• Rest in a cool shade
• Drink plenty of water

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If heat stress symptom is severe..

• Lay the victim down
• Apply cool wet cloth to exposed skin

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Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning are similar to
heat illness

• Confusion
• Twitching muscles
• Unconsciousness
• Convulsion

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If you suspect pesticide poisoning, you should .

• Lay victim in shade
• Provide water
• Get medical help immediately

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Controlling heat stress

• Start work early and schedule the most strenuous
  tasks for early in the day. Always take periodic
  rest breaks
• Drink 2 to 3 gallons of water per day, because on
  a hot day you can easily lose 3 gallons of body
  fluids through sweating alone.
• Acclimate gradual adjusting to working in a hot
  environment.

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ABCD of Skin Cancer

• Look for changes in the skin
• growth
• a sore that doesnt heal
• moles that are starting to look irregular.
• size of or larger than a pencil easer
• scaly patches or raised growths on tip of nose,
  forehead, lower lip, or hands
• small, fleshy bumps on your face, ears, lips, or
  around your mouth.

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Preventing Skin Cancer

• Don't go outside between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Wear a wide-brimmed hat and clothes with a tight
  weave.
• Wear sunglasses that filter at least 90 percent
  of the UV rays
• Use a sunscreen of SPF 15 or greater
• Do a monthly mole check to catch melanomas in
  their early stages

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West Nile Virus

• West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne
  infection that can cause encephalitis
  (inflammation of the brain) or meningitis
  (inflammation of the lining of the brain and
  spinal cord).
• Dead birds may provide an early indication of the
  appearance of West Nile virus in an area and may
  help to forecast the chances of people becoming
  infected.
• Report any dead crows on the Cornell University
  campus to Environmental Health Safety
  (information will then be forwarded to the
  Tompkins County Health Department)

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Most people with WNV will not have any type of
illness

• Mild Symptom
• Fever
• Headache
• Body Ache
• Skin Rash
• Swollen Lymph Node

• Severe Symptom
• High Fever
• Headache
• Neck Stiffness
• Stupor
• Disorientation
• Tremor
• Paralysis
• Coma

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Protect Yourself from West Nile Virus

• Shoes
• Long pants with bottoms tucked into boots or
  socks
• long-sleeved shirt when outdoors for long periods
  of time, or when many mosquitoes are most active
  (between dusk and dawn).

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Insect Repellent

• Insect repellents can be effective at reducing
  bites from ticks and insects that can transmit
  disease.
• But their use is not without risk of health
  effects, especially if repellents are applied in
  large amounts or improperly. Most repellent
  products contain the active ingredients
  permethrin or DEET.

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All Done!

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• Remember This is an annual requirement.
  
• SEE YOU NEXT YEAR

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