Ecpa safe use initiative (h.felber)

Hans Felber 2011 Conference on Safe Use of Plant Protection Products June 7th-8th in Vilnius, Lithuania

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ECPA Safe Use Initiative

by Hans Felber

(ECPA Project Manager ‘Safe Use Initiative’)

Crop Protection Industry and Associations stewardship activities

for sustainable agriculture

Research

Manufacturing

Storage, Transportation,and Distribution

Integrated PestManagement

Safe Use Initiative

ContainerManagement

Disposal ofObsolete Stocks


Company activities

Association activities

use phase of pesticides

Stewardship focus


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Illegal trade (anti-counterfeit)

Empty container collection schemes

Reducing spills into ground - and surface water.

Safe Use Initiative

Safe Use Initiatives


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IndicatorsMeasurement of progress

Observation Face to face interview

Baseline and progress surveys in pilot areas of countries

200 growers/operators have been observed and interviewed by professional market research institutes

Gaps spotted and addressed12 key messages


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Importance of joined forces


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Crop Protection Associations/Crop Protection Industry

Ministry of Agriculture

Certified training bodies

Institutes of Occupational Health

Farmer organisations

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Environment

Distributor/dealer network

State and private advisers

Spray equipment industry

Manufacturers of PPE

Others

Safe Use on

farm

Main measures


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Engineering measures (novel spray equipment)

Safe Use on

farm

Risk reduction for operators / workers / bystanders / residents

and the environment

Reduction of operator exposure by engineering measures

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Greenhouses: spray gun replaced by pulled trolleys

Open tractor substituted by closed tractor cabin

2011 Conference on Safe Use of Plant Protection Products June 7th-8th in Vilnius, Lithuania

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Additional methods: low drift nozzles, induction hopper to fill product into the tank

Main measures


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Adequate PPE (specific recommendations)


Safe Use on

farm


and the environment


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Protective garment for farmers

Selection of fabric and screen against penetration

Comfort trials by farmers

Exposure trials by operators

Design and manufacture

Manufacture and certification (DIN, EN, ISO)

Distribution & sales Make protective garments available in dealer shops

Protective garments for farmers


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For the promotion of PPE in Crete, displays have been placed in 33 dealer shops

Main measures


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Communication campaign (media/press)


Safe Use on

farm


and the environment


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Communication campaign

Awareness campaignBillboards/PosterRadio/TVAdvertising/Press releasesFarmer Exhibitions

Technical campaignBrochure/leafletsCalendarWeb siteVideo

Communication material need to be adapted to country needs


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Farmer exhibitions

Almería 2004

Agrotec 2009 in Lisbon

Agrotica 2008 in Thessaloniki

Articles in trade press


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Haslo Ogrodnicze

Edition 15,000

MPS SadEdition 10,000

Sad NowoczesnyEdition 7,500

A series of 3 articles in 3 major orchard farmer magazines (farmers trust farming magazines most of all)

Radio and TV spots


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‘Safe Use’ Radio and TV spots approved as social messages by the Greek National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) are broadcasted free of chargeTV spot

Leaflet


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Poster


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To be hanged up in farmer warehouses

Main measures


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Communication campaign (media/press)


Training / demo farms (input for official / certified training bodies)

Safe Use on

farm


and the environment

Sustainable training


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Addresses farmer’s needs Provides useful hints Is practical and support farmers in their daily work

Sustainable training

Few key messages (say, what is important, and not everything we know)

Agreed messages by all stakeholders (do not confuse farmers)

Practical messages (training in the field and on farm)


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IndicatorsMeasurement of progress

Observation Face to face interview

Baseline and progress surveys in pilot areas of countries

200 growers/operators have been observed and interviewed by professional market research institutes

Indicators Greece


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Indicator 2005 2008

Contamination of hands (unprotected) with pure product (interview)

56% 8%

Wearing gloves during mixing/loading (observation) 41% 78%

Wash the gloves before taking off (observation) 13% 42%

Contamination of arms and legs (unprotected) with spray solution (interview)

95% 2%

Wearing a coverall during application (observation) 27% 70%

Examples

25 out of 30 showed success

Indicators Portugal


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Indicator 2005 2008

Contamination of hands (unprotected) with pure product

21% 4%

Wearing gloves during mixing/loading 38% 50%

Wash the gloves before taking off 70% 77%

Wearing a coverall during application 14% 25%

Triple rinsing of empty packaging 22% 46%

Examples (face to face interviews):

All 17 showed success

SUD 2009/128/EC and National Action Plan (NAP)

Timeline Issues

24 Nov 2009 Sustainable Use Directive (2009/128/EC) published in the Official Journal of the EU

29 Jun 2010 Corrigendum to Directive 2009/128/EC

26 Nov 2013 MS shall establish certification systems for professional users, distributors & advisors

Training subjects (Annex I of 2009/128/EC)

26 Nov 2015 Sales of products for professional use are restricted to professional users holding a certificate


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The Safe Use Initiative fits well into SUD and NAP


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Safe Use Initiative

Professional usersAdvisers

Distributors

ECPA website

SUI country library Training material Graphic material Videos Picture archive Audio archive


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http://www.ecpa.eu/page/sui-country-activities/




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Technology

Ecpa safe use initiative (h.felber)