Francesca Ydraiou

DG Hellenic Crop Protection Association

Portugal 23 May 2007

The Safe Use Initiative Product Stewardship Extension in 2008-2010

Greenhouses

Ierapetra-Crete

Safe Use Initiative 2008-2010

Greenhouse crops In Central-

Western Greece

Olives in Voiotia

Vineyards in Corinthos

AKMON project

AKMON project

Organization involved in the project: Laboratory of Pesticides Toxicology,

Department of Pesticides Control & Phytopharmacy,

Benaki Phytopathological Institute

Funded by : General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT)-Ministry of

Development

Duration: 24 months (up to 06/2008)

Experiments : Operator exposure trials using two types of coveralls (Resist Spills

® coveralls and cotton coveralls / Dermal (body, hands, head) and inhalation exposure

will be measured

Safe Use Initiative 2008-2010

Testing engineering methods

Greenhouse crops in Central-Western Greece

AKMON project

Operator exposure trials - Dermal (body, hands,

head) and inhalation exposure using new

engineering equipment

Extension of SUI (2008-2010) project in Cyprus

Presentation of SUI to officials and industry in Cyprus (March 2007)

Collaboration with the officials and the industry in Cyprus to extend the SUI

Results from the SUI project will be accepted and will be adopted

Implementation of DIN 32781 in Cyprus is also foreseen

Implementation of DIN 32781 in Greece

Key organization : ELOT (National Organization of Standardization)

ELOT includes members from private and public sectors

Meetings took place between HCPA, the Head of the Department of Pesticides Control

& Phytopharmacy-(BPI) and ELOT

Presentation of H. Felber to ELOT was of vital importance

ELOT supports the idea of implementing DIN 32781 in Greece which reflects well the

common use of ppps

HCPA has sent the translation of DIN 32781 to ELOT

Greece along with Cyprus will propose to CEN the implementation of DIN 32781 as a

European Standard

Certified protective clothing-Manufactures

Quality of cotton coverall 287g/m2 should

be improved

Resist Spills coveralls® will be promoted to

agronomists’ stores all over Greece at a

reasonable price

Manufacturers of ppe should be

professional and reliable partners

Certification of coveralls according to DIN 32781

Communication campaign of the results of the SUI project

and the promotion of the certified ppe & new spraying

equipmentBrochures

Leaflets

DVD

Radio messages

Press releases

Demo Farms

Presentations in conferences, workshops, union of farmers,

agronomists, institutes, officialsTraining of farmers – pupils on the certified ppe

Development of

Networking with regulatory authorities

Meetings with the official key persons

Networking with regulatory authorities

Alexandros Kontos (Depute Minister of Rural; Development and Agriculture)

Theofanis Kafritsas (Head of the Division of the Crop protection)

Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Konstadinos Karamitros (Head of the Department of Pesticides-authorization)

Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Konstadinos Markakis (Responsible for European Registration Affairs)

Ministry of Rural Development and Food

Kyriaki Machera (Head of the Department of Pesticides Control & Phytopharmacy-(BPI) )

Networking with regulatory authorities

• Meetings with the official key persons

Mika Ioannidou President of OGEEKA Demetra

(OfficialTrainning body)

All local OGEEKA Demetra officials around the

Country

ELOT people National Organisation on Standardisation

Funding the extension of SUI project 2008-2010

Commitment from the Board of HCPA to fund the extension of SUI in Greece

Co-ordinator fee, communication tools, travel expenses and

construction of new demo-farms

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