Tailgate Sessions for Supervisors and Personnel Engaged in Pesticide Operations
Abstract
The National Safety Council estimates that the value of goods and services each worker must produce to offset the cost of work injuries is $350. In 1985, work injuries in the United States cost $37.3 billion. According to the National Health Interview Survey more than 13 percent of all accidents occurred in industrial places. This equates to approximately 9 million injuries per year. Injuries, death, and disability are the results of accidents. Costs combined with worker pain, disability, and loss of life emphasize the importance of accident prevention on all levels of industrial operations. Pesticides can be particularly dangerous due to the highly toxic nature of most chemicals in use today. Unless the necessary training is conducted and the proper guidelines are used, workers can be seriously injured. Proper training, use of technical manuals, compliance with safety and OSHA requirements, teamwork, and individual awareness are necessary to minimize unnecessary disabling injuries or death. 5. Good judgment and proper supervision are instrumental in accident prevention. Incidents of burns, loss of vision and hearing, and death can be avoided by controlling hazardous conditions, educating workers, and by following established guidelines. No one can prevent accidents like you can.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA384947
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army Medical Command