Re: Pesticides in Workplace and employee safety

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If I remember the breakdown in the legislation, and the laws
concerning an individuals health and well being, it starts with
the State's Department of Health, which is an agency
established by the State Legislature. Federal Inspectors only
get involved when there are products that are produced for
Interstate Commerse. The State from where the pesticide is
manufactured will be required to disclose emmissions to EPA
regulation limits, and FTC labeling requirements. The State
where pesticide is manufactured will have an in house nurse, or
physician to monitor potential problems within the workforce.
In the Nuclear Industry exposure to radiation is monitored for
life time limits. As a part of the manufacture's liability
instructions for usage has to be supplied with the EPA
registration number if the product is controled. The
Federal/State regulations is a paper trail from manufacture to
applicator from plant to application, showing certification of
the individuals handeling the material. Liability is passed
over to the distributors, and the applicators to ensure the
product is properly applied. If an individual is becoming sick
at a court house from applications of a pesticide with
residuals being left, I would call the health department to
file a complaint against the company making the treatments.
Although it would be difficult to evacuate a building for
prolonged periods of time, it should be possible for the
applicator to purchase portable ventilation equipment and vent
the building after application for periods of low usage.

I know of one occuance when a building was infested with
termites that consumed an building during the season of flight,
and consumed the desk of a woman that was expecting. The
supervisor ran and got a can of roach, ant spray and proceeded
to spray her desk down. The woman proceeded to pack her bags
as she was made ill. She now teaches Math at the Junior High
School. Upper levels of management can consult and make wise
decisions and hire the right people that are aware of chemical
sensitive individuals, or they can just do some of the dumbest
things.

On 2/17/04, Caoimhín P. Connell wrote:
> Hello Dr. S:
>
> I posted a response to your request for info on the tox
> board. You gat get to it by clicking on the link at the
> bottom of this post.
>
> Cheers,
> Caoimhín
>

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