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• Non Profit Institution - NGO
• Consortium of 16 Agrochemicals companies Brazil

Management 2018-2019 President: Nilton Picinato Vice Presidents: Ester Dreher e Luis Antonialli Technical - Administrative Director: Fabiana Palma Technical Coordination Coordinator: Daniele Lautenschalaeger Vice- coordinator: Matheus Grigoli

Prohuma Institute of Scientific Studies

ProHuma - Members

Main Objective

Develop a database representative of the Brazilian scenarios for the exposure of workers handling pesticides in Brazil by Mixing, Loading and / or applications, and seed treatments to support the occupational risk assessment.

Scope

To develop a pesticide

handler exposure database

To provide guidance, support and training on the

exposure of workers exposed to pesticides in Brazil.

To support and develop

technologies, systems and factors that mitigate the human exposure to pesticides.

To extend technical /

scientific activities, as required (studies, discussions, etc.).

Institutional Actions

Involvement and input in discussions and events related to pesticide handlers and workers exposure with regulated and regulatory sectors; Participation in working groups/discussion with several agencies that aim the elaboration of regulations related to pesticide handlers and workers exposure.

Stakeholders

Authorities Public and private institutions National experts International experts Public and private laboratories

• Experts will support all stages of work.

Thecnical Activities Plan

• Mapping the Brazilian agricultural scenarios
• Evaluation of the scenarios that compose the international generic databases
• Comparison of the scenarios of the generic databases - AHED and EFSA with the Brazilian

scenarios

• Development of the OPEX 1.0 Calculator (finalized)
• Planning to conduct studies of occupational exposure in Brazil

Step 1

(on going)

• Define which scenarios will integrate the Brazilian Exposure Database
• Operational Field Capacity Survey - CCO
• OPEX 2.0 Calculator Update
• Complementing the OPEX 3.0 Calculator

Step 2

(to start)

• Aeria

Airplane and helicopter

• Eugenio

Schorder

Schroder- Pelotas/RS

• Wellington

Pereira Alencar de Carvalho

UFLA- Lavras /MG

Tractor

Airblast

• Hamilton

Ramos

IAC- Jundiaí/SP

• Luís César

Pio

Herbicat- Catanduva /SP

• Tractor

Groundboom

• Marco

Antonio Gandolfo

UENP- Paraná/PR

• Ulisses

Rocha Antuniassi

UNESP- Botucatu/SP

Manual

Backpack and stationary

• Otávio Abi

Saad-

UEL/PR

• Marco

Antonio Gandolfo

UENP- Paraná/PR

• Seed

Treatment

• José Menten

ESALQ- USP

• Ricardo

Otantro

Bayer

• Sergio

Rodrigues

DuPont

Stage 1. Brazilian Experts

ProHuma Provider of science, information, tools and studies to Brazilian operator risk assessment.

Contact

Fabiana Cremaschi Palma Thecnical Administrative Director email- fabiana.palma@prohuma.org.br www.prohuma.org.br

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