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Pesticide Incident
Reporting and Tracking (PIRT) Review Panel
RCW (Revised Code of Washington)
70.104.070
Pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel -- Intent.
70.104.080
Pesticide panel -- Generally.
70.104.090
Pesticide panel -- Responsibilities.
PIRT Reports
Next PIRT Meeting
May 15, 2008 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
12806 Gateway Drive
Training Room
Tukwila, Washington 98168
Directions
(google map)
PIRT Meeting Dates, Agendas, Minutes and Meeting Materials
PIRT Members
What we do
The PIRT Review Panel consists of
representatives from six state agencies, the University of Washington,
Washington State University, the Washington Poison Center, a toxicologist
and a member of the public. The legislature mandated the PIRT panel under
RCW 70.104 to ensure that state agencies
responsible for pesticide regulation coordinate their incident
investigations, reporting, and education activities in a timely manner
to protect workers and the public from pesticide misuse.
How we do it
The PIRT Review Panel:
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Meets
monthly (chaired by DOH) to review pesticide investigations, trends, and incidents of unusual complexity;
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Establishes
guidelines for receiving information about pesticide-related health and environmental incidents;
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Reviews agency
procedures for investigation of pesticide incidents and makes recommendations for improvement if needed;
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Makes
recommendations when inadequacies are identified in state and/or federal law that result in insufficient
protection of public health and safety;
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Monitors state
agencies’ response time in reporting pesticide incidents.
The PIRT Review Panel
provides the Governor, agency heads, Legislature, and public with an
annual report of PIRT activities and agency pesticide incidents.
To view PIRT documents,
use the links in the table below.
members
Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking
(PIRT)
Panel Representatives:
Updated May 2008
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Department
of Health |
Cynthia
López, DrPH, MPIA, Chair |
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Department
of Agriculture |
Ann Wick |
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Department of Ecology |
Kelly
McLain |
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Department
of Fish and Wildlife |
Bridget
Moran |
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Department
of Labor and Industries |
Pamela
Edwards |
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Department
of Natural Resources |
Karen
Ripley |
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General
Public |
Liesl Zappler |
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Practicing
Toxicologist |
Charles Timchalk, PhD, D.A.B.T. |
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University
of Washington |
Richard
Fenske, PhD |
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Washington
Poison Center |
William Hurley, MD |
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Washington
State University |
Allan
Felsot, PhD |
Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking
(PIRT)
Alternates:
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Department
of Health |
Barbara
Morrissey |
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Department
of Agriculture |
Robert
Arrington |
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Department
of Ecology |
Maria
Victoria Peeler |
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Department
of Fish and Wildlife |
None |
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Department
of Labor and Industries |
John Furman |
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Department
of Natural Resources |
Wendy Brown |
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University
of Washington |
Matthew
Keifer, MD, MPH |
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Washington
Poison Center |
William
O. Robertson, MD |
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Washington
State University |
Vince
Hebert, PhD |
Coordinator:
For more information about the Pesticides Program, please contact
Cynthia López
or 360-236-3340.
Links to external resources are provided as a public service and do not
imply endorsement by the Washington State Department of Health.
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