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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • JULY 18, 2018
Car hits home on Main Street
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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
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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
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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.