2007 Pesticide Worker Safety and Health Conference

October 02 - 04, 2007

Hilton Crystal City at Reagan National Airport
2399 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA

The conference will provide an informational forum for federal and state agencies and private sectors organizations involved in pesticide worker safety and health programs, policies and research initiatives.

The conference will highlight the accomplishments of the Agency's worker protection initiatives in partnership with our grantees, including:

Health Care Providers

Pesticides Initiative Agricultural Health Study cohort findings

Breakout sessions with expert presentations and panel discussions on:
-Take-home pesticide exposure and families of farmworkers

-Advances in Engineering Controls

-Education and training of farmworkers and pesticide applicators

-Administrative and policy solutions to better protect the pesticide workforce

-Risk communication strategies and lessons learned

-The role of surveillance of occupational pesticide-related illnesses and injuries

-Worker exposure assessment, strengths and weaknesses in data collection


AGENDAS
    Agenda 9-26-07

CONTACTS AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
    Logistics Factsheet

MEETING DOCUMENTS
    Diagnostic Tools Workshop

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