Webinar

First Aid for Pesticide Exposure

APRIL 21, 2022

9AM - 10AM PACIFIC TIME

This presentation examines the acute health risks associated with the use of pesticides, based on their relative toxicity and the degree of exposure.  While we cannot change the toxicity of a pesticide, we CAN change the extent of our exposure to it. In this presentation we will look at ways to reduce exposure through best practices such as; limiting the frequency and duration of pesticide use, selecting appropriate application technology and personal protective equipment, and other approaches to providing a safety-conscious work environment.
 
Even with all the safeguards and training in place, incidents still happen, and it is important that everyone involved is prepared to administer First Aid, should an accidental exposure occur.  We will discuss the practical approaches to handling the common routes of exposure; however, this does not replace the need for proper Standard First Aid training through an authorized training provider.

This webinar will not be recorded and will only be available on the presentation date.

WEBINAR

What Cost a Weed:

Social and Ethical Considerations of Invasive Vegetation Control in Indigenous and Non‑Indigenous Communities

MARCH 24, 2022

9:30AM - 11AM PACIFIC TIME

Continuing Education Credits

This webinar is approved in British Columbia for 1.5 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) in the Professionalism category and in Alberta for 1 CEC. To qualify for this credit, you must attend the webinar for one and a half hours and answer the quiz at the end. Please contact us with any questions or comments.

Industrial vegetation control involves working within communities which may well have differing perspectives of the desirability of different forms of controls.

Concerns around herbicide applications focus upon human and ecosystem health, although within Indigenous communities these concerns also involve cultural survival and integrity. While not all control measures involve herbicide applications, alternate control measures can be expensive and time-consuming for companies and agencies concerned about the bottom line. However, professionals overseeing weed control activities have obligations to the publics whose communities might be affected and those with professional designations actually have Codes of Conduct mandating their obligation to the public good. How can these needs be addressed?
 
In this webinar, practitioners will work to identify their own values and perceptions of the public before considering the social and ethical challenges underpinning responses to invasive vegetation control activities within Indigenous Nations and within other publics. Ideas for engaging with communities effectively will be discussed, with opportunities for workshop participants to develop their own approaches and strategies for working in communities.

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"They spoil it. They spoil the berries, and they spoil our water there. They spoil our fishing. They kill our fish, too. You spoil everything! You really kill the moose. I said, 'You get the hell out of here, because I don’t want you here. You come on and want to spray everything'. I said, 'Get the hell out of here'."

(Indigenous Elder interviewed by Annie Booth)

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Presenter: Dr. Annie Booth

PhD, MES, BA, MCIP, RPP
University of Northern British Columbia

Annie Booth has a PhD in environmental ethics and a Masters in environmental policy and is a Registered Professional Planner in BC. She has taught for 29 years at the University of Northern British Columbia, working with students in forestry, planning, fish and wildlife, among others, to understand ethics, engaging with the public effectively and meaningfully and to understand their social obligations as the next generation of natural resources professionals.