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state of Califomia DATE OF ORIGINAL INCIDENT INCIDENT#OR tD COUNTY PAGE Department of Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Enforcement MO 04 DAY 18 YR. 2006 INV 13-24 San Joaquin 4 PESTICIDE EPISODE LOCATIONISUBJECT INVESTIGATIVE REPORT 0 NARRATIVE CONTINUATION San Joaquin County Mosquito Abatement District White Slough Facility ❑ SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ❑ OTHER-- pesticides. THER:pesticides. The application equipment on the truck was in good condition and safe to use. In the back window of the truck there is a laminated sign that lists the emergency medical facilities that the applicator may need to go depending on the area of the district they are in.The materials that each truck is carrying are shown by magnetic cards that stick to the locked pesticide containers. These red magnets list the product name, active ingredient, EPA registration number and signal word. After the vehicle inspection, we went into the break roam next to the service garage where the applicators gather at the beginning and end of the day. On the wall there is an emergency medical care posting along with a PSIS N8. At this time I asked since the applicators are in different areas each day how do they notify each employee where pesticide applications have occurred. Mr. Lucchesi told me that they have a computer system; each truck has a hand held portal that the applicators record the location of an application and which materials they used. If an employee has a question about where applications have taken place they can look at their portal or they can log in at one of the office computers to see where they are. Prior to the computer system, SJCMAD had used written logs with maps in the break room where the applicators gather. They also told me that for any large applications that may take place by air the employees are given verbal notification and it is posted in that break area. The PPE and respirators are storied in the main office building right outside of the change area. We then went into Mr. Fritz office to look at the documents required for the inspection. SJCMAD does not use any restricted materials so they do not have a restricted materials permit but because of pesticide use reporting requirements the San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner's office issues them an Operator Identification Number(OID).They had copies from the past two years of their OID for me to see. All of the employees that do any field work are trained on pesticides and pesticide safety. These records are complete and match the records that I viewed at the White Slough site. There are also complete medical evaluations and respirator fit tests for all of the employees, except one. That employee does not handle pesticides. He is their public relations representative. Mr. Fritz then showed me a power point presentation that is used during their training.The presentation not only went over the pesticide labels but pesticide safety procedures and what to do if there is a spill. I then asked about their pesticide use reporting. They stated that the use reports are fled monthly with the San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner's office. I was able to confirm that the reports are submitted to our office on time,each month,via electronic submission. After completing the headquarters inspection I asked about SJCMAD's use of Parasite-S,the precautions they used and any possible involvement that Ms. Anderson may have had with pesticide use or the use of Parasite-S. We first looked at pesticide training records from 2010 that SJCMAD still had on file. California Code of Regulations section 6724(a) states The employer shall have a written training program. The training program shall describe the materials (e.g., study guides, pamphlets, pesticide product labeling, Pesticide Safety Information Series leaflets,Material Safety Data Sheets, slides,video tapes) and information that will be provided and used to train his or her employees and identify the person or fum that will provide the training.The training program shall address each of the subjects specified in subsection(b)that is applicable to the specific pesticide handling situation. The employer shall maintain a copy of the training program while in use and for two years after use, at a central location at the workplace. SJCMAD not only had two years of pesticide training records but was able to come up with training records from 2010, the time that Ms. Anderson worked for the district.The records showed that Ms. Anderson was properly trained on all pesticide labels used by the district as well as pesticide safety procedures in 2010. Pesticides training records do not show that Ms. Anderson was trained on Parasite-S in 2010. PREPARED BY I PREPARED I REVIEWFD/APPROVED BY APPROVED 13WUMr., MOIDAVIR NAME111TI.E MonDAY/YR Kimberly D. Martin Barbara Huecksteadt DAC 33-127A(EST.10-79)(Rev SJC 1196)