Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 70 Public Health And Safety - Chapter 70.104 Pesticides -- Health Hazards
- 70.104.010 Declaration
The department of health has responsibility to protect and enhance the public health and welfare. As a consequence, it must be concerned with both natural ...
- 70.104.020 "Pesticide" defined
For the purposes of this chapter pesticide means, but is not limited to: (1) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, ...
- 70.104.030 Powers and duties of department of health
(1) The department of health shall investigate all suspected human cases of pesticide poisoning and such cases of suspected pesticide poisoning of animals that may ...
- 70.104.040 Pesticide emergencies -- Authority of department of agriculture not infringed upon
(1) In any case where an emergency relating to pesticides occurs that represents a hazard to the public due to toxicity of the material, the ...
- 70.104.050 Investigation of human exposure to pesticides
The department of health shall investigate human exposure to pesticides, and in order to carry out such investigations shall have authority to secure and analyze ...
- 70.104.055 Pesticide poisonings -- Reports
(1) Any attending physician or other health care provider recognized as primarily responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of a patient or, in the absence ...
- 70.104.057 Pesticide poisonings -- Medical education program
The department of health, after seeking advice from the state board of health, local health officers, and state and local medical associations, shall develop a ...
- 70.104.060 Technical assistance, consultations and services to physicians and agencies authorized
In order effectively to prevent human illness due to pesticides and to carry out the requirements of this chapter, the department of health is authorized ...
- 70.104.070 Pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel -- Intent
The legislature finds that heightened concern regarding health and environmental impacts from pesticide use and misuse has resulted in an increased demand for full-scale health ...
- 70.104.080 Pesticide panel -- Generally
(1) There is hereby created a pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel consisting of the following members: (a) The directors, secretaries, or designees of ...
- 70.104.090 Pesticide panel -- Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the review panel shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Establishing guidelines for centralizing the receipt of information relating to actual ...
- 70.104.100 Industrial insurance statutes not affected
Nothing in RCW 70.104.070 through 70.104.090 shall be construed to affect in any manner the administration of Title 51 RCW by the department of labor ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009