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Respirators in Short Supply due to COVID-19?Filtering face-piece respirator, N95 with elastic straps and NIOSH designation. Photo credit: Kim Pope-Brown We anticipate a potential shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) this season, particularly N95 respirators, which are often known as "face masks." For those that use elastomeric respirators (full or half-face), there may also be a shortage of particulate filters (N, P, R). Plan ahead!
Get Advice!
There is a lead educator in each state, focused on Pesticide Safety Education Programs (PSEP). You can find your state’s PSEP Coordinator here. He or she may be able to connect you with local faculty who can recommend alternative products or practices.
Sleuthing Tools: Hunting for Alternative Products and Practices
Documents include common pests by crop, and a variety of pest management options.
A pdf version of this publication is available here. To share information and resources relevant to this topic, please contact Kaci Buhl at Oregon State University. She convened a group of 60+ stakeholders in March 2020, and followed up with a select committee* to share actionable information during a time of crisis. This information is provided for informational purposes only, and does not necessarily reflect the views of all AAPSE members, or that of their respective employers. *Thank you to these AAPSE committee members who answered a timely call-to-action: Carol Black, Nancy Fitz, Kim Pope-Brown (President), Faye Golden (President-Elect), and Betsy Danielson (Secretary). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. © 2020 American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE) |