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EPA's Soil Fumigant ToolBox for First Responders and Medical Personnel
Emergency Medical and Field Fumigation Guides for Methyl Bromide, Methylisothiocyanate (MITC), Chloropicrin, and Metam Sodium/Metam Potassium.
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Fact Sheet- Key Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Worker Protection Standard (WPS) provides basic workplace protections to farmworkers and pesticide handlers to minimize the adverse effects of pesticide exposure. EPA announced major revisions to the WPS in September 2015. MCN and FJ's fact sheet provides a summary of the revised regulation.
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- Fact Sheet-Revisions to WPS ( 1 Mb )
Farmworker Clinical Care Resource for Occupational Health
http://www.farmworkercliniciansmanual.com
This comprehensive manual was developed by the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health and the Migrant Clinicians Network for the diagnosis and treatment of occupational injuries in migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The information in the manual does focus on agricultural occupations in the Northeast.
Guías para ayudar a los médicos en la comprensión de regulaciones de salud y seguridad de los campesinos
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- OSHA's Field Sanitation Standard Clinician's Guide ( 765 Kb )
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- FIFRA FQPA Clinician's Guide ( 295 Kb )
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- WPS Clinician's Guide ( 864 Kb )
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
Haz-Map® is an occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the adverse effects of workplace exposures to chemical and biological agents. The main links in Haz-Map are between chemicals and occupational diseases. These links have been established using current scientific evidence.
Pesticide exposure and lead poisoning template for migrant clinicians
U.S. EPA, Region 5 developed this newsletter template to help clinicians integrate assessment and prevention into clinical practice.
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- Pesticides and Lead ( 23 Kb )
Preventing Agricultural Pesticide Exposure: Revisions to the EPA’s Worker Protection Standard
In 2015, for the first time in over 20 years, the Environmental Protection Agency updated the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The WPS provides basic workplace protections for agricultural workers to reduce the risk of pesticide exposre. This issue brief overviews the major revisions that are particularly relevant for clinicians caring for agricultural workers.
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- WPS Issue Brief 2016 ( 3 Mb )
ToxProfiles - ATSDR
A useful resource for health professionals interested in the health effects of exposure to specific chemicals and hazardous substances.
