NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) Testimony on Pesticides Before the Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, by John F. Finklea, December 14, 1977

摘要

The testimony concerns the role of a Task Group organized to investigate the effects of pesticide exposure on field workers in the United States in early 1972. The Task Group also examined the entire range of activities with pesticides from manufacture to application. During 1971 the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed a priority list for criteria documents to be developed and transmitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for their consideration in setting new occupational health standards. Several organophosphorus insecticides appeared near the top of the list and criteria documents for several of these substances appeared between 1972 and 1976. These documents contain recommendations for permissible exposure limits, medical surveillance, labeling and posting, personal protective equipment and protective clothing, informing employees of hazards, work practices, sanitation, and monitoring and record keeping. NIOSH maintained close contact with the Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organization. Letters have been sent to approximately 40 producers of pesticides and formulators requesting specific information.