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Washington tree fruit orchard, Galvin
said. According to the report, the crew
was not wearing proper respiratory
equipment. The grower received a
citation and a lengthy process began to
retrain crew members and managers,
to remediate the problem.
As early as 2006, the Agricultural
Safety & Health Center staff began
doing " expert interviews " in the field
on methods to minimize pesticide
exposure. Through this process, they
became aware of the issue with labels.
" A common theme was that we need
to have pesticide labels and the health
and safety information in Spanish, "
Galvin said. After initial consideration
of a more cumbersome, web-based
source, in 2014 the center began a
pilot project for a phone app, with
funding from the National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health.
" Smart phones seemed better. They
would work anytime, anywhere and
you wouldn't need to connect to the
internet, " she said.
After initial app development,
phones were given in 2016 to 10 people
in the field, each with an app offering
bilingual health and safety information
on a couple dozen pesticide products
for apple orchards. Translations for
the app were done by a lead translator,
with a consensus by bilingual,
bicultural personnel.
" You can't do the translations
literally. You have to do them
interpretively to get a true translation, "
Galvin noted.
The pilot project continued in 2018
as a " beta version evaluation " with
additional farmworkers and managers
testing the app on their own phones.
And what was the reaction?
" People were very receptive, very
happy to see it, " Galvin said. " We heard
comments like, 'Now that I can read
the Spanish, I can understand the
English better.' ... The desire for this
(app) is high. "
Additional funding and support for
the pilot project has been provided
by the University of Washington
CoMotion, the state of Washington
Department of Labor & Industries
Safety & Health Investment Projects,
and the Washington State Department
of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program.
By the end of this winter, the Pacific
Northwest Agricultural Safety & Health
Center will make an app available for
workers in the apple and pear industry
throughout Washington state, Galvin
said. It will contain details for some 40
commonly used products. The app will
not require an internet connection nor
Wi-Fi reception which can be difficult
to get in some rural areas.
Once the app is accessed, an
individual can simply choose English
or Spanish, and even switch back
and forth between languages, as
desired. Then, the individual can
search by product name, EPA product
registration number or manufacturer
for the product of interest. This will
bring up an explanation of safety,
health and environmental protection
procedures. The app is not a substitute
Grown in the U.S.A.
for the pesticide label, Galvin said. It is
for informational purposes only, while
the product label " is the law. "
Another app, offering bilingual
information on pesticides for specialty
crops in Washington state, is expected
to be rolled out by the center in 20202022,
Galvin said.
" One day, our goal is to have the
app available nationally, " she added.
However, this will require time and
be a more expensive proposition,
with additional funding needed, she
acknowledged.
For more information on this
project, visit the website at deohs.
washington.edu/pnash/bilingualpesticide-safety-project
or email
etiquetas-ahora@uw.edu. FGN
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