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(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, August 18, 2008) North Carolina Governor Mike Easley last week signed into law Senate Bill 847<\/a>, \u201cAn act to add agricultural workers to those protected against retaliation in the workplace and to direct the Pesticide Board to adopt rules requiring licensed pesticide applicators to record the specific time of day when each pesticide application is completed, as recommended by the Governor’s Task Force on Preventing Agricultural Pesticide Exposure\u201d \u00a0headed by State Health Director Leah DevlinThis new law, along with funding approved by the legislature in the Governor\u2019s budget, will help protect agricultural laborers, farmers and applicators who work with and around pesticides.<\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cThis new law helps us move forward to protect the health of our farm workers,\u201d said Gov. Easley. \u201cRequiring employers to keep more detailed records of pesticides being used and forbidding retaliation against those who might complain about exposure to these chemicals are important steps toward safety in agricultural workplaces.\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n

The new law makes it illegal for employers to retaliate against farm workers who complain about unhealthy exposure to pesticides. It also directs the state Pesticide Board to require more detailed record keeping on the time of day and kinds of pesticides being used, and it requires those records to be kept for two years, instead of the current 30 days.<\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cThis bill represents a significant step forward,\u201d said Ms. Devlin, the task force chair. \u201cThere is more to be done and we will continue to develop new health protection measures and work to see they are implemented.\u201d<\/font><\/p>\n

Ms. Devlin noted that the task force\u2019s work will be continuing through the recently-organized Interagency Pesticide Work Group that will operate out of the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.<\/font><\/p>\n

In the state budget, $350,000 was designated to replace federal funding that was cut to track pesticide poisoning cases. It also will pay for two state workers to train farm laborers on proper handling of pesticides.<\/font><\/p>\n

The bill was sponsored by Sen. Charles Albertson (D-Duplin). It passed the state Senate 48-0 and the House of Representatives 118-0. The law becomes effective upon the Governor\u2019s signature.<\/font><\/p>\n

Farmworkers are among the groups most at risk for pesticide poisoning. Some have been fighting<\/a> for reparation for decades and are still exposed to some of the most toxic pesticides<\/a> on the market. In addition to protecting farmworkers from retaliation, governments should ban these products to reduce and eliminate both direct and indirect exposure to them. <\/font><\/p>\n

You can support less toxic agriculture by buying organic food and learning more about it <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/font> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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