Worker Protection Case File Review Worker Protection Case

Worker Protection Case File Review

Worker Protection Case File Review n Seven files reviewed – Birdsall – Brintin – Caplety – Cooke – Monson – Ragan – Davis

Worker Protection Case File Review n n n Overall very good Workers and handlers interviewed Copies of labels Lists of pesticides – names and registration numbers Photographs Maps Good narratives Checklists Extensive notes Prompt investigation response Timely enforcement action taken

Worker Protection Case File Review n n n Letters of Corrective Action documented what employers did to fix problems Documentation complete Area for improvement – Identify whether inspection was Tier I or Tier II

EPA’s Worker Safety Rules Timeline 2007 Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Subgroup Meetings and Issue Refinement Sep – Nov 08 Small Business Advocacy Review Board 2007 – 2009 2010 2011 Oct 2012 Regulation Development/Economic Assessment Office of Management and Budget Review Proposed Rule for Public Comment published Publish Final Rule

Possible New Requirements in Rules Respirator cartridge change out n Early entry age restrictions n

Worker Training Guide Produced in Yakima Valley PROTEGIENDO NUESTRO FUTURO

Mixteco Worker Training Video on DVD in Spanish, English and two dialects of Mixteco (Alta and Bajo) n Produced in cooperation with Columbia Basin Health Association n Should be available by May 2010 n Above example from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall