Acute poisoning during application, transport accidents, natural disasters in storage zones, spills and inhalation exposure… these are some of the routine risks pesticides operators have to take on a daily basis during the growing season.
The concept of a Management Cockpit can serve to make an Emergency and Poisoning Response System more effective. The following link, retrieved on date, proves how logistic control improves with relevant electronic databases at a controller’s fingertips:
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A Management Cockpit for adverse events concerning pesticides should provide for the following:
- Multi-media links with the accident site
- MSDS information
- Real-time contact with regulators at national, state and local levels
- Media contacts for public information
- Cash, travel and victual resources
- Real time contact with back-up, support and management teams
- Business Continuity arrangements