What we do
The PIRT Review Panel consists of representatives from six state agencies, the University of Washington, Washington State University, the Washington Poison Center, a toxicologist and a member of the public. The legislature mandated the PIRT panel under RCW 70.104 to ensure that state agencies responsible for pesticide regulation coordinate their incident investigations, reporting, and education activities in a timely manner to protect workers and the public from pesticide misuse.

How we do it
The PIRT Review Panel:

1. Meets monthly (chaired by DOH) to review pesticide investigations, trends, and incidents of unusual complexity;   

2. Establishes guidelines for receiving information about pesticide-related health and environmental incidents;

3. Reviews agency procedures for investigation of pesticide incidents and makes recommendations for improvement if needed;

4. Makes recommendations when inadequacies are identified in state and/or federal law that result in insufficient protection of public health and safety; and

5. Monitors state agencies response time in reporting pesticide incidents.