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2023 Respirator Fit Testing Clinic

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th & 5th.



NYCAMH Farm Fit Testing Clinics (PDF; 243KB)




Event Details

Orleans CCE Fit Testing - afternoon

Date

April 4, 2023

Time

1pm-5pm

Location

CCE Orleans County
12690 Rt 31
Albion, NY 14411

Host

New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
Email to schedule or call to schedule

NYCAMH
800-343-7527


Orleans CCE Fit Testing - afternoon



The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th & 5th.

Important Changes for 2023

New Rates for Services: Due to rising costs and limitations in our funding, we are unable to maintain the same cost subsidy for our services.

  • Fit Testing  $40/$78*
  • Review OSHA questionnaire for medical clearance  $35
  • Physical Exam  $105
  • *$78 fit testing fee applies to farms with annual gross receipts greater than $350K or 1,000 or more milking cows

New Policy: NYCAMH must have proof of medical clearance in hand before a worker can be fit tested.

Streamlined Process: No blood pressure or peak flow readings

Schedule an Appointment Today!

Contact NYCAMH:

What We Need From You to Schedule
Appointments

  • Number of people attending from your farm
  • Name of each person being scheduled
  • Language spoken by each attendee
  • Make and model of each respirator to be tested

How to Have a Successful Fit Testing Day

  • Arrive on time
  • Complete in advance and bring all requested paperwork
  • Be clean‐shaven
  • Do not chew gum, smoke, or drink coffee at least 15 minutes before appointment
  • Bring check payment

Important: A respirator fit test ensures that a particular make, model and size of respirator fits the wearer's face and will meet the wearer's needs. If a worker wears more than one style of respirator, including filtering face pieces, they must be fit tested for each one. NYCAMH is a private, non‐profit, non‐regulatory occupational health organization affiliated with Basse􀆩 Healthcare Network. Learn more at nycamh.org.


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Event Details

Orleans CCE Fit Testing - morning

Date

April 5, 2023

Time

9am-12pm

Location

CCE Orleans County
12690 Rt 31
Albion, NY 14411

Host

New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health
Email to schedule or call to schedule

NYCAMH
800-343-7527


Orleans CCE Fit Testing - morning



The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th & 5th.

Important Changes for 2023

New Rates for Services: Due to rising costs and limitations in our funding, we are unable to maintain the same cost subsidy for our services.

  • Fit Testing  $40/$78*
  • Review OSHA questionnaire for medical clearance  $35
  • Physical Exam  $105
  • *$78 fit testing fee applies to farms with annual gross receipts greater than $350K or 1,000 or more milking cows

New Policy: NYCAMH must have proof of medical clearance in hand before a worker can be fit tested.

Streamlined Process: No blood pressure or peak flow readings

Schedule an Appointment Today!

Contact NYCAMH:

What We Need From You to Schedule
Appointments

  • Number of people attending from your farm
  • Name of each person being scheduled
  • Language spoken by each attendee
  • Make and model of each respirator to be tested

How to Have a Successful Fit Testing Day

  • Arrive on time
  • Complete in advance and bring all requested paperwork
  • Be clean‐shaven
  • Do not chew gum, smoke, or drink coffee at least 15 minutes before appointment
  • Bring check payment

Important: A respirator fit test ensures that a particular make, model and size of respirator fits the wearer's face and will meet the wearer's needs. If a worker wears more than one style of respirator, including filtering face pieces, they must be fit tested for each one. NYCAMH is a private, non‐profit, non‐regulatory occupational health organization affiliated with Basse􀆩 Healthcare Network. Learn more at nycamh.org.


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Upcoming Events

2023 Respirator Fit Testing Clinic

April 4, 2023 : Orleans CCE Fit Testing - afternoon
Albion, NY

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 4th.


April 5, 2023 : Orleans CCE Fit Testing - morning
Albion, NY

The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orleans County are pleased to provide respirator fit testing clinics for agricultural businesses in your region on April 5th.

2023 DEC Special Permit Training - Wayne County

April 11, 2023
Newark, NY

Special Permit Training (SPT) for 2023 will be held in person at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Office.

2023 Statewide Virtual Apple Conference Recording

April 11, 2023

Now until April 11th access to the recording of this conference is now available for purchase.

Announcements

Save the Date! - Scroll down for Upcoming Events

Have you missed a meeting recently? Scroll down for available recordings or pdf links or visits our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LakeOntarioFruitProgram

NOW - please scroll down to find the link to the short NY Herbicide Resistance Survey!

Courses Available All Year - Cornell Small Farms Program New Season of Online Courses-Enroll Now!

2023

14 Mar - USDA/RMA Listening Session - Spring 2023 Apple Grower Meeting -
POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. LIKELY RESCHEDULED FOR LATE JUNE. STAY TUNED.

4 Apr - NYCAMH's Respirator Fit Testing Clinics - Orleans CCE, 1pm-5pm, register now

5 Apr - NYCAMH's Respirator Fit Testing Clinics - Orleans CCE, 9am-12pm, register now

11 Apr - 2023 DEC Special Permit Training - Wayne County - Wayne Co CCE - $30


19 Apr - Statewide Pink Meeting (Zoom) 12-1:30 PM - Stay tuned for registration info.

13 Jun - Fire Blight Informational Webinar Series - Pruning and sanitation strategies to reduce fire blight - 7-8PM

18 Oct - Fire Blight Informational Webinar Series - Using weather and environmental conditions to optimize biologicals and biopesticides for bloom production - 7-8PM


Food Safety Virtual Office Hours

Cornell Institute of Food Safety "Virtual Office Hours", Tuesdays Noon to 1pm https://cals.cornell.edu/institute-for-food-safety/resources/virtual-office-hours

Past recorded virtual office hours can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZJs5b7KUuvfcquH3ZtQHo5dSmF2m5MdQ


Webinar Recordings

Check out the recordings of some recent webinars and/or conference materials from in person events:

PACMAN Briefings



Employment Opportunities

The CCE-LOF Program has created a space to share Lake Ontario Fruit Region local employment opportunities. See listings and details for sharing listings at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=890&crumb=business|business

Pollinator Resouces

Now available Pollinator Resource Links


Meeting Recordings Now Available

Did you miss the recent meeting?  Check and see if we recorded it and added it to our website or Lake Ontario Fruit Program YouTube Channel.

Honeycrisp Meetup recordings available here.

Why are my trees growing so poorly? recording available here.

Additional Recorded Webinars listing with recording and resource link are available at



New Publication on Growing Pawpaws

Are you a fan of pawpaws? These custardy fruits can be hard to come across, so this guide provides information on how to grow your own pawpaw from seed, and how to care for grafted seedlings. Pdf on growing now available.​ https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=799&crumb=crops|crops|unusual_fruit|crop*50

New Weed Management Technology Survey

Want to move away from herbicide reliance? Are you using novel technologies to manage weeds? We want to know about it to inform our weed science research. A team of weed scientists from University of California Davis, Oregon State University, and Cornell University are asking berry, tree fruit, tree nut, and vine crop growers to take 5 to 10 minutes and answer this short and anonymous survey. Weed Technology Survey link: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEpfAijoP7puQDP

For more information on this survey please visit http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2020/12/02/new-weed-management-technology/


Pollinator Webinar Series - Summer 2020

The Pollinator Webinar Series presented by Penn State cover bee health and pollination services.



Bloom Pesticides for Pollinator Health

A reference table created by Janet van Zoeren and Anna Wallis, is now available at https://lof.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=711&crumb=pests|pests.