Narrative:

Wrong procedures were used for aircraft disinsection. Current procedures; which have been used for several years and have been reported as wrong; are unnecessarily exposing crew members and ramp agents to toxic insecticides. Specifically; the flight crew is given one can of callington pre-spray (the product manufacturer and name) insecticide to spray in the small passenger cabin area after the aircraft doors are closed and before block-out. This toxic insecticide carries warnings for no human contact and not to be sprayed in the presence of the crew. Additionally; flight crews are instructed to spray 100% of the 100 gram pre-spray can when much less is necessary in the small space being disinsected; according to the australia department of agriculture. I reported this issue [earlier in an] as soon as possible report. Except for setting off cabin smoke alarms during preflight setup. Pilots and ramp crews are exposed to this health hazard every day. This situation should be addressed immediately in the interest of employee health and safety.the lack of written aircraft disinsection procedures at [company]. There are no written procedures for flight crews or ramp crews. Procedures in existence are passed along word of mouth. Verbal disinsection instructions given by ramp agents to pilots are inconsistent with all published safety warnings and procedures; including those published by the australia department of agriculture; the world health organization and callington; the manufacturer of the insecticide. The safety department needs to engage; investigate; and create written procedures for flight crews and ramp crews.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air Carrier Cargo Captain reported he is concerned about the possible health effects of insecticide spray being used before departure to Australia.

Narrative: Wrong procedures were used for aircraft disinsection. Current procedures; which have been used for several years and have been reported as wrong; are unnecessarily exposing crew members and ramp agents to toxic insecticides. Specifically; the flight crew is given one can of Callington Pre-Spray (the product manufacturer and name) insecticide to spray in the small passenger cabin area after the aircraft doors are closed and before block-out. This toxic insecticide carries warnings for no human contact and not to be sprayed in the presence of the crew. Additionally; flight crews are instructed to spray 100% of the 100 gram Pre-Spray can when much less is necessary in the small space being disinsected; according to the Australia Department of Agriculture. I reported this issue [earlier in an] ASAP report. Except for setting off cabin smoke alarms during preflight setup. Pilots and ramp crews are exposed to this health hazard every day. This situation should be addressed immediately in the interest of employee health and safety.The lack of written aircraft disinsection procedures at [Company]. There are no written procedures for flight crews or ramp crews. Procedures in existence are passed along word of mouth. Verbal disinsection instructions given by ramp agents to pilots are inconsistent with all published safety warnings and procedures; including those published by the Australia Department of Agriculture; the World Health Organization and Callington; the manufacturer of the insecticide. The Safety department needs to engage; investigate; and create written procedures for flight crews and ramp crews.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.