International Pesticide Operator Safety Meeting 2021: hand-held application scenarios in low- and middle-income countries

Abstract An international web meeting on the topic of operator safety for pesticide operators was held 20–21 September 2021. The provided an opportunity experts from regulatory agencies, industry, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), other organizations to discuss in low- middle-income countries (LMIC). focused risk assessment mitigation, first steps address safety. key message at need exposure model that includes common hand-held scenarios used LMIC consistent personal protective equipment communication. supported a transparent collaborative process will enable us build past efforts.