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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, Physician's
Guide to Pesticide Poisoning, First
Aid for Pesticide Poisoning, 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, 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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