The following article about Physician Guidelines Who Supervise Workers Exposed to Organophosphate or Carbamate, Guidelines for Physicians Who Supervise Workers Exposed to is published to instruct and advise physicians who provide the medical supervision for employees who regularly handle pesticides that contain an organophosphate or a carbamate labeled with the signal words, “Danger” (Toxicity Category I) or “Warning” (Toxicity Category II).

This physician guidelines is an update of the third edition and contains a new section, “Frequently Asked Questions” which emphasizes and clarifies the main points of the medical supervision program. There are also changes in the Appendices, including newly updated excerpts from the California Code of Regulations, as well as an updated version of Treatment of Poisoning taken from the latest edition of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s book, Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings.

Also updated are part section of the California Health and Safety Code pertaining to physician requirements for reporting pesticide illness. There are sections such Pre-exposure Examinations, The Cholinesterase Test, Removal from Exposure and Return to Work, Prophylaxis, Medical Treatment, First Aid, and Self-Medication, and Physicians’ Responsibility to Report Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury which are described in detail chapter.

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