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6A • COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JULY 18, 2018 Car hits home on Main Street E verything for Your Eyes Only Comprehensive family, medical eyecare and optical services We provide exams for Cataracts, Glaucoma, Diabetic and Lasik Serving Cottage Grove since 2006 Book an appointment today! Medical, vision and fl exible spending plans welcome. Mon-Thurs 9M-5PM FRI 9AM-4PM 257 N. 8th St 541-942-5000 www.PCVI.com On Friday, July 13, a vehicle crashed into a house on Main St. after hitting a truck near R St., causing it to drive through two yards in the process. The driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving. According to the owner of the house, Duane Taddei, this is the second time in four years a car has crashed into the home. Photo courtesy Duane Taddei OSHA adds protections to reduce pesticide risks SALEM — Oregon OSHA has adopted rules that increase protections against the risk of pesticides drift ing off their mark when spraying occurs outdoors. Th e rules, which exceed feder- al requirements, will take eff ect Jan. 1, 2019. Th e rules expand a protective zone; extend the evacuation pe- riod; require doors, windows, and air intakes to be closed during pesticide applications; and require storage for shoes and boots to prevent tracking of pes- ticides into worker housing. Pesticide drift outside a treat- ed area is already illegal. How- ever, Oregon OSHA’s rules fur- ther address the risk by adding safeguards for workers and their families who rely on farm hous- ing. At issue is the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency’s Ap- plication Exclusion Zone (AEZ). Th e zone is adjacent to — but outside of — the pesticide-treat- ed area. It provides an added level of protection beyond the safeguards enforced with respect to the treated area itself. Th e EPA’s rule requires peo- ple to move 100 feet away from an area being treated with pesti- cides. However, it was designed for workers in the fi eld. It did not account for the interaction of the AEZ with worker housing and other agricultural structures. Oregon OSHA’s rules exceed those of the EPA in other ways, including: For pesticides that require applicators to use respi- rators, the AEZ expands to 150 feet – 50 feet more than the EPA rule. People must stay out of the zone for an additional 15 min- utes. Th ere is no option to stay indoors. For all pesticide applications, doors and windows must be shut, and air intakes must be turned off before people evacu- ate or remain inside an enclosed agricultural structure. During evacuation, the EPA rule does not include such requirements. Closeable storage areas for shoes or boots must be provided to prevent tracking of pesticides into worker housing. Th e EPA rule includes no such require- ments. Employers must adhere to notifi cation and instruction re- quirements, including informing people of the start and stop times of pesticide spray, and providing them with instructions to close windows, doors, and air intakes. W I L D F I R E R ECYCLE ! R EUSE ! E R O T R E S NEW R E S TORE H OURS T HURSDAY , F RIDAY & S ATURDAY 10 AM -6 PM Preserve our earth Keep items out of the landfi lls Donate to the ReStore Habitat Offi ce and ReStore 2155 Getty Circle ~ Unit #1 in the Cottage Grove Industrial Park South on Hwy 99 past the High School Call 541.649.1104 for more information S A F E T Y TIPS & COLORING ACTIVITY Fire Prevention with Campfi re Safety I n the United States, nearly nine out of 10 wildfi res are caused by people not being careful. Help Smokey prevent these types of fi res by learning to be careful and helping others do the same. Make sure that the grownups building your next campfi re follow all the rules below, and tell them to check out Campfi re Safety to learn even more. Make sure you are at a site that allows campfi res Make sure there are no burn bans and it’s not too windy Dig a pit away from overhanging branches Circle the pit with rocks Clear a 10-foot area around the pit down to the dirt, removing anything that could catch on fi re Stack extra wood upwind and away from fi re Aft er lighting, throw the match into the fi re Never leave a campfi re unattended; an adult should supervise the campfi re at all times Keep a bucket of water and shovel nearby Never put anything but wood into the fi re Do not pull sticks out of the fi re Do not sit on the fi re ring or rocks around the campfi re. Th ey will heat up quickly and they’ll stay hot for a long time When it’s time to put the fi re out, dump lots of water on it, stir it with a shovel, then dump more water on it. Make sure it is COLD before leaving the campsite. If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to leave! And remember, Smokey’s friends never play Th is message brought to you by these sponsors: Jim Th orpe Lumber Products Kimwood South Lane County Fire and Rescue Joseph Osborn Plumbing Hitch Pro & Tow Fountain Gutters Brooks Auto Parts Brad’s Cottage Grove Chevrolet Cascade Home Center Cottage Grove Sentinel with matches, lighters, lighter fl uid or other fl ammable liquids. If you fi nd any of these items, tell a grownup where they are. If you see younger children playing with them, tell them to stop, and then tell a grownup. Kids who help prevent wildfi res deserve a Smokey Bear Hug.
