Worker, Operator, Bystander and Resident Exposure and Risk Assessment: 8th International Conference

Highlights

The EFSA OPEX Guidance/Calculator

• Update on the OPEX project (planning and status) and update for the technical part (e.g. if any change to the online tool will be implemented in the meantime)
• EU Member State experience with the implementation of the EFSA OPEX Guidance/Calculator
• Industries' feedback

Bystander/resident safety

• Exposure study comparing drift exposure to bystanders at different distances during soil, field crop and orchard crop drone application
• How ordinary clothing protects bystanders and residents against pesticide spray drift?

DFR/TC/DT50 and worker safety

• Re-entry in hops – insights into the project and potential outcome
• Results on dislodgeable foliar residues (DFR) meta-analysis

Ongoing activities outside Europe

• Update from the US
• Update from ANVISA
• ProHuma's technical projects to support the occupational exposure risk assessment

Operator safety

• Outcome of the ICPPE (International Center for PPE for Pesticide Operators and Re-entry Workers) International Symposium: A collaborative approach to improve pesticide operator safety
• Activities in data generation for drone application

Dermal absorption of active substances in PPP

• Practical guidance to evaluate in vitro dermal absorption studies for pesticide registration and a new conceptional model for deriving average dermal absorption estimates from studies with multiple tested concentrations for non-dietary risk assessment of pesticides

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

• Human exposure & risk assessment
• Research & development
• Toxicology
• Registration
• Marketing & distribution
• Product stewardship & responsible care
• Human/Consumer safety – crop protection

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Professional associations
• Consultancies