Medical monitoring of farm workers who regularly handle organophosphate and carbamate pesticides began in February of 2004 as the result of nearly 20 years of farm worker struggle culminating in a state Supreme Court decision mandating rulemaking. You are encouraged to read FWPP's report on the program and the disturbing results of the first year of testing, Messages from Monitoring (espa?ol: Resumen Ejecutivo Noticias del programa de monitoreo).
See the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries' Report to the Legislature, Cholinesterase Monitoring of Pesticide Handlers in Agriculture, about the first year's results. Also, see L&I's Scientific Advisory Committee's report.
On February 7, 2006, FWPP and three other groups have co-released a new report on the 2nd year results of Washington State's medical monitoring program. Go to More Messages from Monitoring for the full report in English. Para El Resumen Ejecutivo en espanol (for the Executive Summary in Spanish): Mas Informacion del Programa de Monitoreo* News releases about the report in English (News Release-More Messages) and in Spanish (Anuncio en espanol - Mas Informacion del Programa de Monitoreo) are also available.
See the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries' Report to the Legislature, Cholinesterase Monitoring of Pesticide Handlers in Agriculture, about the first year's results. Also, see L&I's Scientific Advisory Committee's report.
On February 7, 2006, FWPP and three other groups have co-released a new report on the 2nd year results of Washington State's medical monitoring program. Go to More Messages from Monitoring for the full report in English. Para El Resumen Ejecutivo en espanol (for the Executive Summary in Spanish): Mas Informacion del Programa de Monitoreo* News releases about the report in English (News Release-More Messages) and in Spanish (Anuncio en espanol - Mas Informacion del Programa de Monitoreo) are also available.