Decontamination DVD Project Becky Hines and Carol Ramsay Washington State University Ofelio Borges Washington State Department of Agriculture

Why Decontamination? Washington’s cholinesterase monitoring program and Agricultural Health Study WSDA presented 12-step Decontamination Program at state-wide safety conference Little training material available Work together to create a training tool for decontamination education O. Borges, WSDA

Work Group Members and Funding Carol Ramsay, Becky Hines – WSU Urban IPM & PSE Karen Lewis – WSU Extension Drex Rhoades – WSU Extension, Video and Multimedia Ofelio Borges, Flor Servin, Margaret Tucker – WSDA Ramon Benavides – WA Dept. of Labor and Industries Barbara Morrissey, Mario Magaña – WA Dept. of Health National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation

How to Make a DVD 1)Create a working group 2)Hold a planning meeting 1)Identify audience 3)Outline scope of DVD 4)Brainstorm creative ways to present information 5)Draft copy of script and video shots 6)Internal review, external review, finalize script

Before any filming begins, Script and detailed shot sheet must be finalized Outside review Everything done first in English, then translated into Spanish and reviewed again finally,

This DVD Project Target audience – licensed pesticide applicators  pre-certification & agricultural handlers Mocks a television station – Pesticide Broadcasting Network (PBN)  News, game shows, bloopers, investigative reports, commercials, shopping ads, etc. 25 segments, most under 2 minutes  Each can be played individually or DVD video in its entirety Goal –illustrate common exposure hazards and need for decontamination

Sample script – Super Bee