PM_1_2014 WSGS Removing Application Hazards

2014 Vineyard Safety
REMOVING
APPLICATION HAZARDS
Agenda
• Removing hazards (Today’s Main Focus)
• Engineering Controls
• Administrative Controls
• Managing Hazards
• Safe Work Practices
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Summary
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Removing Hazards
Question the process
• Look for opportunities to eliminate or reduce
spraying
• Look for opportunities to utilize “softer”
chemicals
Justify the hazards
• What is the return for the risk posed by the
hazard?
• How do we mitigate acceptable risk?
• How is risk going to be measured?
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Eliminating Chemicals
• Heat in place of Glyphosate
• Cultivation in place of Glyphosate
Photo Courtesy of Flame Engineering, Inc.
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Softer Chemicals
Harsh
• Paraquat for weed/sucker control
• Chlorphyrifos for cut worm control
applied with broadcast sprayer
Soft
• AIM and Crop Oil in targeted spray
with electric eye
• Bifenthrin applied as a barrier using
targeted electric eye spray
DANGER/POISON
CAUTION
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Engineering Controls
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Targeted application
Photo eye actuated equipment
Closed loop systems
Chemigation
Enclosed climate controlled tractor cabins with
filtration
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Example
Closed Loop System
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Administrative Controls
• Company Policy and Procedures
• Require all applicators to maintain a current
applicator’s license
• Restrict reentry for 24 hours regardless of chemical
label unless greater time is required by the label
• Address every task or equipment with a formal
procedure
• Company Training Program
• Train each applicator every year the first time they
use each chemical
• Train all applicators on the application procedure
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Managing Hazards
Reducing Risk
• Managing hazards is less desirable than eliminating hazards – always
eliminate when possible
• Remaining hazards must be managed
• Safe Work Practices
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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Safe Work Practices
• Following the requirements of the worker protection standard
• Reading and following chemical labels
• Applying when weather is acceptable
• Not working in areas adjacent to application
• Posting application areas
• Posting emergency contact information
• Staging emergency eyewash and shower facilities where chemicals are
handled
• Ensuring Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are readily available
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Considerations
• PPE is utilized because an employee is exposed to a hazard that cannot be
fully eliminated, controlled or managed – A HAZARD EXISTS
• PPE is selected using a combination of sources
• Chemical label
• Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Employee comfort (both physical and psychological)
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Summary
• Steps to a safer application program
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Eliminate chemicals
Use “softer” chemicals
Engineering controls
Administrative controls
Safe work practices
Personal protective equipment
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CONTACT INFORMATION
KYLE HUTCHINSON
EH&S SPECIALIST
STE. MICHELLE WINE ESTATES
KYLE.HUTCHINSON@SMWE.COM