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6.1.9.2 Specified PPE/RPE:ERMA New Zealand considers that use <strong>of</strong> PPE/RPE is highlyimprobable <strong>for</strong> domestic users. As ERMA New Zealand considersthat use <strong>of</strong> PPE / RPE is a necessity <strong>for</strong> safe use <strong>of</strong> dichlorvos indomestic settings, removal <strong>of</strong> usage by non-commercial applicatorsis required to ensure that by-standers are not exposed.Applicators will be protected if <strong>the</strong>y wear appropriate PPE/RPEduring application;Entry into a treated area would only be allowed if appropriatePPE/RPE was worn during any REI.6.1.9.3 <strong>Application</strong> restrictions:Assessment was carried out with specific use variables, which arerequired to be specified to ensure that <strong>the</strong> risk posed is negligible;If PPE/RPE is not worn during application, applicators may beprotected from exposure by requiring automated application <strong>of</strong>dichlorvos;In addition, remote control <strong>of</strong> application will allow <strong>the</strong> applicatorto leave <strong>the</strong> application area be<strong>for</strong>e any dichlorvos is released;When applied manually, a maximum treatment area and applicationrate will ensure that <strong>the</strong> risks <strong>of</strong> exposure are negligilble.6.1.9.4 Restricted entry intervals:ERMA New Zealand considers that exposure to persons re-entering<strong>the</strong> treated area will be, at worse, similar to Use Scenarios 24 and25, given <strong>the</strong> likely treatment areas and application rates.Restricting access to treated areas will provide protection tobystanders (in particular residents) entering a treated area;The duration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> required REI will be influenced by <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong>PPE and RPE worn.Use Scenario 30: Outdoor use (public areas)6.1.10 Controls to protect workers6.1.10.1 Specified PPE:The quantitative assessment, carried out assessing a range <strong>of</strong> levels<strong>of</strong> PPE (including RPE), indicates that even with full PPE <strong>the</strong> level<strong>of</strong> risk is non-negligible, and alternative controls are required toensure that <strong>the</strong> level <strong>of</strong> risk to operators is reduced to negligible.6.1.10.2 <strong>Application</strong> methods and maximum daily treatment area:Restricting <strong>the</strong> daily treatment area will provide a means to reduce<strong>the</strong> daily exposure <strong>of</strong> operators;Dichlorvos reassessment – application Page 79 <strong>of</strong> 436

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