Right to know
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nonmanufacturing sector.”
Included in the non
manufacturing sector are small
business, such as fanning, Lee
said. Under the bill, these
businesses would be required to
label all chemicals in the work
place and provide a training
program for employees about
these substances.
In most cases, chemical con
tainers are already labeled and
provide information on the sub
stances found within. However, if a
container is not labeled correctly,
the businessman or farmer must
correct the labeling, Lee said.
Labeling of containers includes
secondary containers, as well, he
said. For example, if a farmer
purchased a 50-gallon drum of
fertilizer and placed the contents
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in a fertilizer spreader, the farmer
would be required to label the
spreader. The spreader, Lee ex
plained, would be considered a
secondary container.
Under H.B. 1236, farmers and
businessmen would also be
required to supply a list of all
hazardous chemicals in their
workplace if a community
member would request this in
formation, Lee said. The list of
substances would then be recorded
with the state Department of
Health.
Approximately 2,500 “hazar
dous” substances have been listed
by the Department of Health.
The “Right to Know” bill, Lee
said, was drafted with worker
safety in mind, but it must be
reasonable for the employer also.
“We think Pennsylvania needs a
right to know law,” he said, “but it
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must be enforceable and
reasonable and not i/Tconflict with
Federal OSHA standards.”
A “Right to Know” bill is
needed, agrees the manager of
government relationships for the
Pa. Farmer’s Association (PFA);
however, as drafted, H.B. 1236
would create additional paperwork
for fanners and employers.
Farmers and employers should
know what chemical substances
they are working with and provide
this information to employees, A 1
Myers agreed. But, he added, the
bill goes beyond its beneficial
nature.
“It is our belief that farmers
would have a considerable amount
of paperwork as the bill is writ
ten,” Myers said.
Included in the paperwork,
Myers explained, would be the
filling out of a Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS). Developed by
OSHA, the MSDS form should be
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provided by the manufacturer, but
if this is not the case, a farmer
employer would need to obtain this
form from the Department of
Health.
One MSDS, explained Steve
Crawford, director of agriculture
employer programs for PFA, is
required for each container of
substance. The MSDS should list
the chemical name among other
chemical information, Crawford
explained.
This creates a problem for
Penn State to offer milk
UNIVERSITY PARK - On
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marketing shortcourse for county
extension workers and state ex
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BEAVERTOWN - Brooks End
and Par Kay Farms held their
annual summer sale June 29. The
sale totaled |66,540 for an average
of $297.00 for the 224 head.
The top-selling animal was Lot
122 RTB3 Champion Boy 180-10
selling for $l,OOO to George Fraizer
and Sons Fort Wayne, Ind. The
Top-selling Yorkshire Bred Gilt
was Lot 25 purchased by Joseph
Zerby, Beavertown, for $535. The
top-selling Landrace Boar was Lot
143 purchased by John Matthew
Fallentimber, for $5lO. The top
selling Landrace Bred Gilt was Lot
71 purchased by John K. King,
Paradise, for $4OO.
Averages include;
41 hd. of Yorkshire Bred Gilts,
$361, 42 hd. of Yorkshire Boars,
$463,83 hd. of Yorkshires, $412.
35 hd. of Landrace Bred Gilts,
$322,6 hd. of Landrace Boars, $498,
41 hd. of Landrace, $348.
100 Commercial Open Gilts, $lBl.
fanners, Myers said, who lack the
expertise or research to provide
such information. He noted that
large manufacturing firms are
able to hire experts to complete
such a task.
“The ‘Right to Know’ is a step in
a positive direction regarding
chemicals people deal with,’’
Myers said, adding that PFA is in
the process of drafting amend
ments which would create a “more
acceptable bill.”
at Penn State’s University Park.
Dairy marketing extension
specialists from Penn State,
Cornell University and the
University of Vermont as well as
key industry personnel will present
the program. The program will
cover topics such as starting and
maintaining county or regional
milk marketing programs, the 1985
Farm Bill, the Pa. Milk Marketing
Board, advertising and promotion,
the price support program, pricing
milk under federal market orders
and many others.
Brooks End sale