Worker Safety

Draft Agenda

University of California, Davis

July 27-31, 2004

[updated 7/8/04]

 

Day One
Tuesday, July 27, 2004

Introduction & Program Overview

Class Location – Alumni Center - AGR Room (bus pick-up at hotel 8:00 a.m.)

8:15 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
8:30 Welcome and Course Overview
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;
Jennifer Thompson, program representative, UC Davis Extension; and
Suzanne Forsyth, PREP program manager, UC Davis Extension
9:00 Introductory Exercise
10:00 Break
10:15 U.S. EPA Update: State of the Worker Safety Program
bulletnew fees, WPS pilots, worker safety assessment & more
Kevin Keaney, U.S. EPA
10:45 CTAG Overview
Kevin Keaney
11:30 Lunch at the Alumni Center
12:30 p.m. Group Photo
12:45 Grant Guidance
John Ward and Christine Cairns, U.S. EPA, Region 4
1:15 Inspection Guidance
Bill Lee & Katy Wilcoxen, U.S. EPA, Region 9
1:45  Break
2:00 Linkage of C&T, WPS, Health Care Initiative to form Umbrella of Worker Safety
Kevin Keaney
3:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up

 
Day Two
Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Risk Assessment & Worker Health

Class Location – Alumni Center - AGR Room (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Risk Assessment

Rich Dumas, senior policy advisor, Special Review and Reregistration Division, U.S. EPA
9:00 Pesticide Biomonitoring of Farmers and their Families: Results from the Farm Family Exposure Study
John Acquavella, senior fellow, Epidemiology, Monsanto Company
10:00 Break
10:15 Medical Perspective
Rupali Das, public health medical officer, California Department of Heath Services
11:30 Lunch at the Alumni Center

Measuring Program Success

12:30 p.m. Measures Plenary Session
Don Eckerman & Rich Dumas, U.S. EPA
2:00 Break
2:15 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Measures]
Facilitators, Kay Harris, North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services; Jim Walsh, California Department of Pesticide Regulation; Tammy Lark, South Carolina Department of Pesticide Regulation; Dan Danielson, Tennessee Department of Agriculture Regulatory Services; Rafael Paonessa, Texas Department of Agriculture; & Luis Urias (alternate), Idaho State Department of Agriculture
4:15 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 Three
Thursday, July 29, 2004

Risk Management

Class Location – Alumni Center - AGR Room (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Administrative and Engineering Controls for Pesticides
Harvard Fong, senior industrial hygienist, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Worker Health and Safety Branch, Industrial Hygiene Program
9:00 Risk Management
bulletlabeling to mitigate risks
Rich Dumas, senior policy advisor, Special Review and Reregistration Division, U.S. EPA
10:00 Break
10:15 Activity-Based REIs, an Introduction
Rich Dumas, senior policy advisor, Special Review and Reregistration Division, U.S. EPA
10:30 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Activity-Based REIs]
Facilitators, Kay Harris, NC; Jim Walsh, CA; Tammy Lark, SC; Dan Danielson, TN; Rafael Paonessa, TX; & Luis Urias (alternate), ID
11:30 Lunch at the Alumni Center
12:30 p.m. Pesticide Toxicity
Matt Keifer, associate professor, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences & associate professor, Medicine, University of Washington

Field Trip

2:00 Load bus and depart for field trip: tour of Mariani Nut Company, Winters
bulletfumigant and PPE demonstrations
Ed Hosoda, vice president, Cardinal Professional Products
4:30 Return to Hallmark Inn

Day Four
Friday, July 30, 2004

Fumigants and Non-Agricultural Issues

Class Location – Alumni Center (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m.  Application of Industrial Hygiene Fundamentals to the Pesticide Workplace
Harvard Fong, senior industrial hygienist, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Worker Health and Safety Branch, Industrial Hygiene Program
9:00 Fumigants
Ed Hosoda, vice president, Cardinal Professional Products
10:30 Break
10:45 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Respiratory Language on Labels]
Facilitators, Kay Harris, NC; Jim Walsh, CA; Tammy Lark, SC; Dan Danielson, TN; Rafael Paonessa, TX; & Luis Urias (alternate), ID
11:45 Lunch at the Alumni Center
12:45 p.m. Protection of Non-Ag Workers
Bob Rosenberg, director, Government Affairs, National Pest Management Association
2:15 Break
2:30 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Fumigation and other Non-Agricultural Issues]
Facilitators, Kay Harris, NC; Jim Walsh, CA; Tammy Lark, SC; Dan Danielson, TN; Rafael Paonessa, TX; & Luis Urias (alternate), ID
3:45 Adjourn & bus pick-up

 

Day Five
Saturday, July 31, 2004

Training Issues

Class Location – Alumni Center (bus pick-up at hotel 7:40 a.m.)

8:00 a.m. Cultural Issues and Their Impact on Worker Safety
Jennifer Weber, pesticide safety educator, Statewide IPM Program, Pesticide Safety Education Program, UC Davis
9:30 Break
9:45 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Inspector Training] & [Topic: Cholinesterase Monitoring]
Facilitators, Kay Harris, NC; Jim Walsh, CA; Tammy Lark, SC; Dan Danielson, TN; Rafael Paonessa, TX; & Luis Urias (alternate), ID
11:30 Lunch at the Alumni Center
12:30 p.m. Immigration-Related Requirements for Employers and Workers
Brian Guay, Citizenship and Immigration Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2:15 Break
2:30 Breakout Sessions and Reports [Topic: Summarize & Plan for Future]
Facilitator, John Ward, U.S. EPA
4:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up
6:15 Bus pick up at hotel for Graduation Dinner
6:30 Graduation Dinner at the International House, Davis
8:00 Load bus and return to hotel