Use of engineering controls and personal protective equipment by certified pesticide applicators

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 311-326

  Coffman, Charlotte W ^a   Stone, Janis F ^b   Slocum, Ann C ^c   Landers, Andrew J ^a   Schwab, Charles V ^d   Olsen, Larry G ^c   Lee, Seungsin ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering controls; Personal protective equipment; Pesticide applicators; Pesticide handlers; Worker protection standard

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350459444     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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