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ResourcesGovernment Agencies: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) OSHA/US Department of Labor United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Extension Service USDA National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control
(NCEH) NCEH, CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers
for Disease Control (NIOSH) NIOSH NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Centers University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury and Education Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center Midwest Center for Agricultural Research, Education and Disease and Injury
Prevention Non-Governmental Organizations: National Pesticide Information
Center NPIC hotline: 1-800-858-7378 Poison Control Centers: For a list of state and regional poison control centers, or the nearest location, consult the National Pesticide Information Center. Association of Occupational
and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
AOEC AAPSE maintains a list of Web resources by state, with links to program information, newsletters, journals, and other resources for pesticide educators, including guidebooks for evaluating pesticide applicator training programs and guides to EPA regulations. Pesticide Databases: IRIS Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry California Pesticide
Databases
Registered
and Cancelled Pesticides
Publications for Health Care Practitioners Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, Routt Reigart and James Roberts, 5th edition, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, March 1999. Signs and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning, Larry D. Schulze, Clyde L. Ogg, and Edward F. Vitzthum, University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension. EC97-2505-A Physician's Guide to Pesticide Poisoning, Douglass E. Stevenson. Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A & M University, College Station, undated. First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning, David E. Baker, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Agricultural publication G01915, 1997. Pesticides and National Strategies for Health Care Providers: Workshop Proceedings, U.S. EPA Office of Pesticide Programs, July 1998. Available through NSCEP, #EPA 735-R-98-001. Published Papers An Assessment of Worker Training Under The Worker Protection Standard, produced by Dr. Alice Larson, with the Yakima Valley Farmworkers Clinic Work Group on Pesticide Safety. A comprehensive review and evaluation of worker pesticide safety training programs, materials, and compliance. Executive Summary (72 KB, PDF); Final Report plus appendices (304 KB, PDF) Blondell, J. "Epidemiology of pesticide poisonings in the U.S., with special reference to occupational cases." Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews,Vol. 12.2. April- June, 1997. Publications on the Worker Protection Standard A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1994. Available through GPO, Doc. #055-000-00474-9. A National Dialogue on the Worker Protection Standard, Part I: Transcripts of the Public Meetings, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 735-R97-001, March 1997, 368 pp. Available through EPA, 703-305-7666. Controlling Heat Stress in Agriculture. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, card, 1996. Lists the key elements and basic steps to controlling heat stress in agriculture. 8x4 in. Sold in packages of 25 only. Available through GPO, English: Doc. #055-000-00557-5, $3.00. Spanish: Doc. #055-000-00558-3, $4.50. Controlling Heat Stress Made Simple/Maneras Sencillas de Controlar la Fatiga Causada por el Calor. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, poster, 1995. Explains the symptoms of heat stress. Presents a summary of key points to follow for controlling heat stress as well as an outline of a comprehensive program. Spanish edition on reverse side. 21x24 in. Available through GPO, Doc. #055-000-00544-3,$1.25. ESL for Farm Safety: AFOP's Working with English Series. Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. A low literacy English-as-a-Second Language text that teaches farmworkers how to be safe with pesticides and prevent agricultural injuries. $25 per Teacher's Manual, $12 per Student Workbook. Available from AFOP, 1611 N. Kent St., Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22209, tel: 703-528-4141, fax: 703-528-4145, www.afop.org. Guidance Manual for Selecting Protective Clothing for Agricultural Pesticides Operations, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, September 1993. Available through NSCEP, #EPA 736-B-94-001. Protect Yourself From Pesticides/Protejase de los Pesticidas. Poster, 1993. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, printed in English and Spanish. Contains nine illustrations of agricultural settings with captions indicating safety procedures for exposure to pesticides. 24x36 in. Available through GPO, Doc. #055-000-00444-7, $1.50. Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers/ Protejase De Los Pesticidas: Guia Para Los Trabajadores. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, July 1993. In English and Spanish. Available through NSCEP, #EPA 735-B-93-002. Protect Yourself from Pesticides--Guide for Pesticide Handlers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, December 1993. Available through NSCEP, #EPA 735- B-93-003. Radio Pesticida Worker Protection Kit. Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. Audio cassette tapes of five Spanish mini-dramas on pesticide safety, five accompanying talk shows, and a Service Provider's Guide written in both English and Spanish. $50 per kit. Available from AFOP. Radio Pestisida Tape Set (limited supply). Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. Small binder includes the five Radio Pesticida mini-dramas on pesticide safety translated into Haitian Creole. $25 per kit. Available from AFOP.
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