Evaluation of Employee Exposures During Sea Lamprey Pesticide Application

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• Personal Author:
  Beaucham, Catherine C. ; Ceballos, Diana M. ; Musolin, Kristin
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  The Health Hazard Evaluation Program received a request from a health and safety manager at a government agency concerned with potential exposures when employees manually applied pesticides into rivers to control sea lamprey larvae. Sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) are parasitic fish in the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes, and Lake Champlain. In a typical treatment year, 30 to 40 U.S. tributaries receive applications of 3-trifluoro-methyl-4-nitro-phenol (TFM) and Bayluscide(TM). In 2012, an estimated 56,000 kilograms of TFM and 1,000 kilograms of Bayluscide were applied. During our evaluation, we (1) observed employee work practices and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when applying pesticides
  
  (2) looked at health and safety records and documents
  
  (3) asked employees about their work, use of PPE, and work-related health and safety concerns
  
  (4) measured TFM and Bayluscide on work surfaces, work clothing, exposed skin, and glove liners worn under protective gloves
  
  and (5) measured carbon monoxide in a portable laboratory and a portable workstation powered by a propane generator. We found pesticides on work surfaces, PPE, personal clothing, and skin of employees, and a high carbon monoxide reading in a portable workstation. We observed inconsistent and inappropriate reuse of PPE, inconsistent hand washing methods, and some worksites where clean water was not available. We saw employees transfer, handle, and mix pesticides in open containers, which could lead to spills and tracking pesticides out of the work area. During our interviews, employees indicated that they were generally aware of pesticide exposure routes and health risks from exposure, and they wore eye protection and chemical resistant gloves when mixing and applying pesticides. Fewer than five employees reported skin irritation from TFM, skin rash, and poison ivy. We recommended the employer (1) enclose pesticide transfer and mixing equipment
  
  (2) install washing stations so that employees can clean their boots, PPE, and skin
  
  (3) develop PPE cleaning and storage procedures
  
  (4) provide employees with clean water
  
  and (5) reroute generator exhaust. We recommended employees (1) use required PPE and clean it before storing or reusing, (2) wash hands and face with clean water and soap after handling pesticides, (3) change clothes when they become contaminated with pesticide and at the end of the work shift, and (4) report all health and safety concerns to your supervisor.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Ecology Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Insecticides Microbiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Propane Protective Clothing Safety Skin Skin Diseases Ventilation Water Purification

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• Keywords:
  Administration Of Conservation Programs) Bayluscide CAS Registry Number: 50-65-7 CAS Registry Number: 1420-04-8 Chemical-processing Ecological-systems Employee-exposure Environmental-control Exhaust-ventilation Exposure-assessment Gloves Hazardous-materials Manual-materials-handling Microorganisms Parasiticides Personal-protective-equipment Pesticide-residues Pesticides Propanes Protective-clothing River Application Sampling Sea Lamprey Skin-disorders Skin-exposure TFM Water-purification Wipe Sampling Work-practices

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• Source:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 2011-0099-3211, 2014 May ; :1-31
• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA201100993211
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Barrett, Anna ; Booher, Donald E. ; Buikema, Brenda ; Feldmann, Karl D. ; Galloway, Ellen ; Meyers, Alysha ; Webeck, Jenna
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044432
• Citation:
  NIOSH [2014]. Health hazard evaluation report: evaluation of employee exposures during ; sea lamprey pesticide application. By Ceballos D, Musolin K, Beaucham C. Cincinnati, OH: ; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH HHE No. 2011-0099-3211,
• CAS Registry Number:
  Bayluscide (CAS RN 1420-04-8) ; Niclosamide (CAS RN 50-65-7) ; Carbon monoxide (CAS RN 630-08-0) ; 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (CAS RN 88-30-2)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  924120 - Administration of Conservation Programs - (NAICS)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d16b34db87d4cef68a60f5ce0eaab3b9edee7abf16ec84bcaa5517c6764d10ec8c90b2589a522dd1ae28148e21281383cc125a98abdce73b39308dc9af934f81
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172446/cdc_172446_DS1.pdf
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