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Plant Health Protection Update  |  July 10, 2019
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Resources for Pesticide Applicator and Handler Safety
Fit Testing a Respirator for Pesticide Applications
This UNL Extension publication covers how to conduct a fit test for respirators used when applying pesticides.
 
Respiratory Protection and Fit Testing
Stay tuned or call the Nebraska Safety Council for upcoming training options.

Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Respiratory Protection Guide
The 2015 revised WPS defines specific requirements for the use of respirators when using WPS-labeled pesticide products. This document focuses on what pesticide handlers and employers of handlers (as defined by the WPS) must do to be in compliance with the WPS and to protect themselves from the respiratory hazards of pesticide exposures.  This guide will explain:
  • How to understand the respirator information on the pesticide product labeling — the main source of guidance for choosing the right respirator to use and when to use it;
  • The specific steps employers must take to meet the requirements to protect handlers who wear respirators;
  • How to set up a system for keeping respiratory protection records to meet the WPS requirements; and
  • Other handler employer responsibilities related to respirator use.

2019 Pesticide Container Collection Program

Nebraska Buffer Strip Program: Funding Still Available
This program provides rental incentives for installing filter strips or riparian forest buffer strips between cropland and intermittent or perennial streams, ponds and wetlands.

Contact your nearest NRCS or NRD office for assistance.

Listen to a recent NDA Update for a discussion of the program. » Listen here
How Clean is Your Dicamba Sprayer? Volunteer Study Participants Needed

Best Repellents for Mosquitoes and Ticks  

Public Health Confronts the Mosquito – Developing Sustainable State and Local Mosquito Control Programs

Lawn sprinkler: Set it and forget it? – Adjust your irrigation controller to reduce water use and reduce potential for contaminants to leach or run-off your lawn.
NDA Plant Health

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