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Worker Protection Case File Review

Worker Protection Case File Review

Worker Protection Case File Review n Seven files reviewed – Birdsall – Brintin –

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

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

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

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

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

Worker Training Guide Produced in Yakima Valley PROTEGIENDO NUESTRO FUTURO

Mixteco Worker Training Video on DVD in Spanish, English and two dialects of Mixteco

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