FLUORESCENT TRACER MANUAL Kit Galvin, MS CIH PNASH 2007 North American Pesticide Applicator Certification & Safety Education Workshop Portland, ME

Acknowledgements WSDA  Ofelio Borges  Flor Servin WSU  Karen Lewis PNASH  Richard Fenske Pesticide Handlers Growers Contributors Reviewers Supported by WA State Medical Aid and Accident Fund CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement #5U50OH07544

Today  Background  Fluorescent Tracer Manual  Getting Started  Taking Pictures  Evaluation

What are FTs ?  Brighteners in detergent  Absorb UVA (black light)  Reflect bright visible light  Are invisible in normal light

Research...  Dermal exposure  Skits and video  FT Component in Hands-on Training Project

... To Practice...  Demonstrations  Hands-on  Tracer-in-the-tank

... FT Manual  Health and safety  Helpful hints  Quick Demonstrations  Workplace Applications  Hands-on Activities  WPS  Supplies

Health and Safety  Black light  Fluorescent tracer  70% isopropanol

Quick Demonstrations  Classroom  Easy Message

Quick Demonstrations 1.Baseball cap 2.Unplugging spray nozzle 3.Dirty Fruits and Vegetables 4.Handshake 5.Improper removal of PPE 6.Cellphone, radio, pen, cigarette 7.Pesticide formulations 8.Tyvek TM suit

Work Place Applications  “Tracer-in-the-Tank”  Mixing, loading, & applying  Crew activity  Observation  Photographs

Workplace Applications

How Much FT in the Tank?

Observations

Workplace Applications

Hands-On Activities  Hands-on  Small group  Role-play  Demonstrations  Discussions  WPS

Hands-On Activities  Application Equipment Decontamination  PPE Decontamination  Unplugging a Spray Nozzle  Taking a Bathroom Break WSDA’s Farmworker Education Program’s Hands-on Handler Training Srer Khmer, Cambodia  Backpack Spraying

# 1 Application Equipment Decontamination

# 2 PPE Decontamination Srer Khmer NGO, Cambodia/PNASH  Backpack Spraying

#3 Unplugging a Spray Nozzle

#4 Taking a Bathroom Break

Backpack Spraying Srer Khmer NGO, Cambodia/PNASH

Getting Started  Tracer?  Location?  Black light?  FT or not? * Practice*

Which Tracer?  Activity  Simulate pesticide  Use with pesticide

Location, Location, Location  Water  Dark area  Power

Which black light ?  Group size  Power  Cost  Portability

FT or Not?  Make-up  Sun-screen  Lint  Detergent/soaps  White clothing  Dry skin  Fabric finishers

Lights, Camera, Hold Still  Know your camera in the dark 

Maximum Light for Photos Factor- Light+ LightTrade off Shutter speed fast 1/125 sec slow ¼ sec vibration Lens aperture f-stop small f-22 big f-2.0 less depth of field Film speed ISO grainy

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