SS73-01 ERGOTOXICOLOGY: A TRANSDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN ORDER TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS

Abstract

The resumption of research in agriculture (Mohammed-Brahim et al., 1997) and the implementation of the ergotoxicological approach in asbestos removal work (Mohammed-Brahim et al., 1998) has further demonstrated the limitations of a screen-based model (Mohammed-Brahim & Garrigou, 2009), whether prescriptive (through the application of limit values or restrictions on use), based on protection and instructions (around the wearing of personal protective equipment (PPE) and procedures to be followed), or medical (relating to medical aptitudes and indications). This work in the field of agriculture has focused precisely on the lack of effectiveness of protective suits in real-life spraying situations in viticulture (Garrigou et al., 2011). In this vein, the demonstration that the pesticide registration process relies on the ineffective prescription of PPE in certain work situations, reinforces the global questioning of screen-based prevention strategies (Garrigou et al., 2020). The parallel between the ‘screens’ described by Mohammed-Brahim & Garrigou (2009) and the ‘norms’ questioned by Villatte (1985) is unavoidable. This demonstration in the field of pesticides confirms the strength of Villatte's initial proposal. An entire functionalist prevention paradigm promulgated by human factors (Reason, 1990) is now called into question.