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  • Pesticide regulations and farm worker safety: the need to improve pesticide regulations in Viet Nam

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    Author(s)
    Dung, Tri Phung
    Connell, Des
    Miller, Greg
    Rutherford, Shannon
    Chu, Cordia
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Connell, Des W.
    Miller, Greg J.
    Chu, Cordia M.
    Rutherford, Shannon
    Phung, Dung T.
    Year published
    2012
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    Agricultural pesticide use in Viet Nam has more than tripled since 1990. However, pesticide legislation and regulations have not been developed in response to this large increase in usage, as a result of which pesticides pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. This paper identifies the need to improve pesticide regulations in Viet Nam through a comparative analysis of pesticide regulations in Viet Nam and the United States of America, where the rate of acute poisoning among agricultural workers is much lower than in Viet Nam and where information pertaining to pesticide regulations is made accessible to ...
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    Agricultural pesticide use in Viet Nam has more than tripled since 1990. However, pesticide legislation and regulations have not been developed in response to this large increase in usage, as a result of which pesticides pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. This paper identifies the need to improve pesticide regulations in Viet Nam through a comparative analysis of pesticide regulations in Viet Nam and the United States of America, where the rate of acute poisoning among agricultural workers is much lower than in Viet Nam and where information pertaining to pesticide regulations is made accessible to the public. The analysis identified several measures that would help to improve Viet Nam's pesticide regulations. These include enhancing pesticide legislation, clarifying the specific roles and active involvement of both the environmental and health sectors; performing a comprehensive risk-benefit evaluation of pesticide registration and management practices; improving regulations on pesticide suspension and cancellation, transport, storage and disposal; developing import and export policies and enhancing pesticide-related occupational safety programmes.
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    Journal Title
    Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
    Volume
    90
    Publisher URI
    http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/90/6/11-096578-ab/en/index.html
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.2471/BLT.11.096578
    Copyright Statement
    © 2012 World Health Organization. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
    Medical and Health Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/47167
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