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Worker Safety

Draft Agenda

University of California, Davis

September 14-18, 2003

[updated 9/10/03]

Day One
Sunday, September 14, 2003

Introduction and Program Reporting

Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:30 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
8:45 Welcome and Course Overview
Course Goals
John Ward, PREP coordinator, Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, OPP, U.S. EPA;
Kevin Keaney, branch chief, Certification and Worker Protection Branch, OPP, U.S. EPA;
Jim Smith, continuing education specialist, UC Davis Extension; 
Suzanne Forsyth, PREP program manager; UC Davis Extension; and
Jennifer Thompson, project coordinator, UC Davis Extension.
9:00  Introductory Exercise
10:00 U.S. EPA Update: State of the Worker Safety Program
Kevin Keaney
10:15 Break
10:30 Overview of WPS Reporting
Jerry Oglesby, worker protection coordinator, U.S. EPA, Region 6
Amar Singh, environmental protection specialist, U.S. EPA, OECA 
Katy Wilcoxen, WPS coordinator, U.S. EPA, Region 9
11:45 Lunch at the University Club
12:45 p.m. Group Photo

Training and Culture

1:00  State Feature Presentation
Brenda Ball, participant, Arizona Department of Agriculture
1:30 How Training Impacts Worker Safety
Pam Heatherington, Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo
2:15 Break
2:30 Language and Cultural Issues and Their Impact on Worker Safety
Jennifer Weber, pesticide safety Educator, Statewide IPM Program, Pesticide Safety Education Program, UC Davis
3:30 Discussion of Issue Topic #1:
Reporting of Worker Safety Activities, OECA Inspections and Enforcement Data
bullethow best to present this work?
Facilitators, Jerry Kirbach, Illinois Department of Agriculture; Randy Rivera, Texas Department of Agriculture; John Scott, Colorado Department of Agriculture; & Phil Pitzer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
4:30 Adjourn & bus pick-up


Day Two
Monday, September 15, 2003

Risk Assessment

Class Location – University Club, Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. Handler Risk Assessment

Jeff Dawson, chemist, Reregistration Branch, Health Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA
10:00 Break
10:15 Post-Application Risk Assessment
Jeff Dawson
11:45 Lunch at the University Club
12:45 p.m. State Feature Presentation
Lee Orr, participant, West Virginia Department of Agriculture
1:15 Ag Re-Entry Task Force Data
Stefan Korpalski, specialist, Residue, Exposure, and Risk, Crop Protection Research, Crompton Corporation
2:00 Break

Risk Management
2:10 Worker/Handler: Risk Management Decision-Making
Rich Dumas, senior policy advisor, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. EPA
3:10 Worker/Handler: Implementation of Risk Management Decisions
Rich Dumas
4:10 Break
4:20 Industry Proposals for Activity-Based REIs
Stefan Korpalski
5:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up

 

Day Three
Tuesday, September 16, 2003

Risk Estimation and Risk Management: Other Perspectives

Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. State Perspective on the Risk Assessment Process: California
Joe Frank, senior toxicologist, California Department of Pesticide Regulation
9:00 State Perspective on the Risk Assessment Process: New York
Ed Hanbach, pesticide control specialist, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
9:30 State Perspective on the Risk Assessment Process: Florida
Bernard Gadagbui, environmental manager, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
10:00 Break
10:15 Pesticide Toxicity: Communicating Risk / Preventing Injury
William Simpson, professor, Family Medicine, & medical director, Division of Public Health and Public Service, Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
11:15 Protection of Non-Agricultural Workers
Fred Whitford, coordinator, Pesticide Program, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University
12:15 p.m. Lunch at the University Club

Training, Competency and Application Equipment

1:15 State Feature Presentation
Liza Fleeson, participant, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
1:45 Engineering Principles to Safeguard the Operator, the Environment, and the Equipment
Andrew Landers, pesticide application technology specialist, Cornell University
2:45 Break
3:00 Defining Professional Competence
bulletdo valid examinations protect workers?
Gary Smith, president, National Organization of Competency Assurance
3:45 Discussion of Issue Topic #2: REIs
bullethow can we enhance safety through regulatory measures involving field re-entry?
Facilitators, Jerry Kirbach; Randy Rivera; John Scott; & Phil Pitzer
5:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up

Day Four
Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Field Trip: Application Technology

Class Location – Field Site (bus pick-up at hotel 7:45 a.m.)

8:30 a.m.  Field Trip
Innovations in Aerial Application Technology that Reduce Worker Exposure
Russ Stocker, aerial applicator, Bob’s Flying Service, Knight’s Landing
9:30 Load bus and Depart for UC Davis
10:15 Arrive at UC Davis Pomology Facility
Innovations in Application Equipment and Engineering Controls that Reduce Worker Exposure
TBA, Bob Lemos, agricultural supervisor, Department of Pomology, UC Davis
TBA, Louis Woody, agricultural technician, Department of Viticulture and Enology, UC Davis
11:00 Load bus and return to University Club
11:15 Arrive at University Club

Building a Comprehensive Worker Safety Program

Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2

11:30 State Feature Presentation
Roger Springman, participant, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection
12:00 noon Lunch at the University Club
1:00 State Feature Presentation
Ed Hanbach, participant, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1:30 CTAG Overview and its Recommendations
Jack Peterson, associate director, Arizona Department of Agriculture, Environmental Services Division
Gina Davis, pesticide certification manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture, Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division
2:15 Break
2:30 State Perspective on National Needs
Jack Peterson
3:00 Linkage of C&T, WPS, Health Care Initiative to Form Umbrella of Worker Safety
Kevin Keaney & Gina Davis
3:45 Discussion of Issue Topic #3: Umbrella of Worker Safety
bulletwhat steps do we need to take?
bullethow do we assure that all workers are being protected?
Facilitators, Jerry Kirbach; Randy Rivera; John Scott; & Phil Pitzer
4:45 Adjourn & bus pick-up
4:30-8:30 p.m.  On Your Own: Davis Farmers’ Market & Picnic in the Park (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets)

 

Day Five
Thursday, September 18, 2003

Building a Comprehensive Worker Safety Program, continued

Class Location – University Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. Introduction of the Pesticide Worker Safety Assessment Report
Kevin Keaney
9:30 Discussion of Issue Topic #4: Pesticide Worker Safety Assessment Report
bulletstates’ response to the report
Facilitators, Jerry Kirbach; Randy Rivera; John Scott; & Phil Pitzer
10:30 Break
10:45 State Feature Presentation
Gerald Kirbach, participant, Illinois Department of Agriculture
11:15 State Feature Presentation
Phil Pitzer, participant, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
11:45 Lunch at the University Club

Feedback and Discussion

12:45 p.m. Reports from Issue Discussion Groups (~40 min each)
2:00 Break
2:15 Reports from Issue Discussion Groups, continued (~40 min each)
3:30 Wrap-Up
Facilitated by John Ward
4:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up
6:00 Bus pick up at hotel for Graduation Dinner
6:15 Graduation Dinner at the International House, Davis
7:45 Load bus and return to hotel