Surveillance by authorities
The implementation of a system for surveillance of pesticide poisonings and feedback into a registration system by authorities consists of 5 activities:
- Surveillance by suppliers: monitoring, evaluation of data trends for own products and decisions on necessary changes to products used or additional mitigation measures
- Suppliers report information on pesticide poisoning to the authorities
- Collection of pesticide poisonings information from medical sectors
- Evaluation of poisoning data trends and feedback into a registration system
- Decisions on necessary changes to registrations
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- IPCS : Programme on Poisoning Prevention and Management Description:
- FAO: Guidelines on post-registration surveillance and other activities in the field of pesticides [1988]
- FAO: Guidelines on developing a reporting system for health and environmental incidents resulting from exposure to pesticides [2010]
- IPCS Pesticides Exposure Record
- IPCS Pesticides data management system
- International Health Regulations (2005)