Weinberg Justine Lew, Bunin Lisa J, Das Rupali
Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USA.
Public Health Rep. 2009 Jul-Aug;124 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):53-62. doi: 10.1177/00333549091244S107.
In 2005, the California Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Branch (OHB) investigated an incident of pesticide exposure and identified 27 vineyard workers who became ill due to drift of cyfluthrin, a pesticide being applied to a neighboring orange field to control katydids. Another pest, citrus thrips, was also present in the field. We investigated safer alternatives for katydid and thrips control to prevent illness due to pesticide exposure and used the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls to prioritize the control methods. OHB evaluated factors that contributed to pesticide exposure and identified safer alternatives by conducting literature reviews on katydid and thrips control, drift prevention technology, and other relevant topics, and by interviewing integrated pest management advisors, conventional and organic growers, equipment manufacturers, county agricultural commissioners, pest control advisors, regulatory agencies, and others. We prioritized methods using the industrial hygiene hierarchy of controls. We identified safer pest control practices that incorporated hazard elimination, chemical substitution, engineering controls, and administrative controls, including employer policies and government regulations.
2005年，加利福尼亚州公共卫生部职业健康处（OHB）对一起农药暴露事件展开调查，确认有27名葡萄园工人因邻地橙园施用氟氯氰菊酯（一种用于防治螽斯的农药）飘移而患病。该地块还存在另一种害虫——柑橘蓟马。我们研究了防治螽斯和蓟马的更安全替代方法，以预防农药暴露导致的疾病，并运用工业卫生控制层级来确定控制方法的优先顺序。OHB通过对螽斯和蓟马防治、飘移预防技术及其他相关主题进行文献综述，并与综合虫害管理顾问、传统和有机种植者、设备制造商、县农业专员、害虫防治顾问、监管机构及其他人员进行访谈，评估了导致农药暴露的因素并确定了更安全的替代方法。我们运用工业卫生控制层级确定方法的优先顺序。我们确定了更安全的害虫防治措施，这些措施包括消除危害、化学替代、工程控制和行政控制，其中行政控制包括雇主政策和政府法规。
