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Over the years Marin County has developed a program of Pesticide Use
Enforcement that includes all the facets that are needed to comply with
Federal and State laws and to ensure proper, safe, and efficient use of
pest control methods and pesticides essential for the production of food
and fiber and for the protection of public health, safety and welfare,
and the environment. This is accomplished by permitting and monitoring
the use of pesticides, investigating pesticide incidents and complaints,
continuous enforcement of pesticide use and records associated with that
use, collecting and reviewing of pesticide use data, and educating and
assisting users of pesticides.
New Respiratory Protection Regulations – Effective January 1, 2008
Getting Started With Your Respiratory Protection Program(.pdf)
DPR’s Guidelines for Development of a Respiratory Protection Program(.doc)
Medical Evaluation Questionnaire Section(.pdf)
Medical Evaluation Questionnaire Section - Spanish(.pdf)
Full Text of the Final Respirator Regulations CCR(.pdf)
Integrated Pest Management
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a common-sense approach to pest management
that uses a variety of methods to control pests. Pesticides may be part
of an IPM program, however, considerable effort is also put towards preventing
pest problems by controlling conditions which may attract and support
pests. Marin County's IPM program is designed to ensure that County departments
and everyone applying pesticides to property owned and/or managed by the
County of Marin utilize IPM practices, eliminate or reduce pesticide applications
to the maximum extent feasible and take all reasonable measures to ensure
that long-term prevention or suppression of pest problems has minimal
negative impact on human health, non-target organisms, and the environment.
The goal of the County is to reduce its countywide total yearly pesticide
use by 75% by weight, as compared to the total pesticide use in 1997,
no later than January 1, 2004.
The Marin County Agricultural Commissioner's Office is also in the process
of creating an IPM program for schools. This program is being established
to develop pest management systems for the purpose of reducing risk to
human health and the environment for activities associated with pest control.
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