Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Pesticides play an important role in food supply protection and disease control, but they can also be harmful to human health. The term pesticide applies to insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, disinfectants and various other substances used to control pests. Pesticides are often applied at schools to help maintain sanitary conditions and suppress rodents and insect populations. Exposures and potential health risks to children and school staff can be reduced by avoiding routine pesticide applications through an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. IPM is an alternative pest-control technique that manages and suppresses pests by preventing their access to food, water and shelter. These strategies can be more cost-efficient than traditional pest control options. Using IPM at schools can reduce pesticide exposure of workers and students. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disinfectants Fungi Fungicide, Industrial Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Fungicides Pest-control Pesticides Rodenticides Surveillance-programs Teaching
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2007150
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032636
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2008-100134
• Citation:
  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, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-150, 2007 Sep; :1-4
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f66fe1b1455dac6582b5f4b83cae5f168a5250f613f997300b61f41c3c7e92c0506b8c33cc6f9f03a9802948495b4a703acd6ef4c0571b1c5abaf1117e3ec603
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209901/cdc_209901_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 179.42 KB ]