Pat Hastings is the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator for New Jersey. She has trained several thousand landscapers, turf professionals, growers, and mosquito control workers in safe and legal pesticide use. Ms. Hastings has also developed and introduced guidance and hands-on training for pesticide applicators in the use of respirators and personal protective equipment based on industrial standards.
Pat Hastings, Pest Management Office Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
DESCRIPTION: Personal Protective Equipment is the weakest link in protecting yourself from pesticide exposure. This presentation will address interpreting pesticide label language for personal protective equipment, especially gloves. It will distinguish “chemical resistance” from “chemical resistant”. It will introduce measures of barrier performance (degradation, penetration, and permeation). Applicators can only select and use PPE properly if they understand these limitations.
Pat Hastings, Pest Management Office Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
DESCRIPTION: Pending
