Harvest of Sorrow: Part II Mixers, Loaders, and Applicators
Author: Moses, Marion
Date Published: 1992
Companion text to video of same title for farm workers who handle concentrated pesticides, e.g., mixers, loaders, and applicators. The training manual is a well-illustrated guide that uses a clear and easily understandable question and answer format to expand upon health issues and other important concerns of farm workers and their families addressed in the video. There are chapters on acute and chronic toxicity, minimizing exposure, blood tests, what to do in case of illness, posting of signs, and laws and regulations. Appendices include EPA and California re-entry intervals, and lists of farm worker unions, rural legal aid offices, clinics, and poison control centers throughout the country. Both the manual and the video are available in Spanish under the title Cosecha Dolorosa
Date Published: 1992
Companion text to video of same title for farm workers who handle concentrated pesticides, e.g., mixers, loaders, and applicators. The training manual is a well-illustrated guide that uses a clear and easily understandable question and answer format to expand upon health issues and other important concerns of farm workers and their families addressed in the video. There are chapters on acute and chronic toxicity, minimizing exposure, blood tests, what to do in case of illness, posting of signs, and laws and regulations. Appendices include EPA and California re-entry intervals, and lists of farm worker unions, rural legal aid offices, clinics, and poison control centers throughout the country. Both the manual and the video are available in Spanish under the title Cosecha Dolorosa
