title: Operator dermal exposure and protection provided by personal protective equipment and working coveralls during mixing/loading, application and sprayer cleaning in vineyards.
abstract: The efficiency of a working coverall combined with personal protective equipment to protect operators against dermal exposure to plant protection products under field conditions was studied. Operators wore a non-certified water-repellent finish polyester/cotton coverall plus a certified gown during the mixing/loading and the cleaning phases. Insecticide foliar application to a vineyard was selected as the exposure scenario. The overall dermal residue levels measured in this study were in the range of data recently collected in Europe. The water-repellent finish working coverall reduced body exposure by a factor of approximately 95%. Wearing a Category III Type 3 partial body gown during mixing/loading and cleaning of the application equipment led to a further protective effect of 98.7%. The combination of a water-repellent finish working coverall and partial body protection during specific tasks provided satisfactory levels of protection and can be considered as suitable protection for the conditions of use studied.
authors.affiliation: a HumExpo SA , France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thouvenin
authors.affiliation: b French Agency for Food , France.
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouneb
authors.affiliation: b French Agency for Food , France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mercier
mesh_terms: D000072480:Farms; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000067393:Personal Protective Equipment / Q000592:standards; D010575:Pesticides; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000592:standards*; D012869:Skin Absorption
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D010575:Pesticides
keywords: dermal exposure; foliar application; operator; partial body; personal protective equipment; pesticide; vineyard; working coverall