Worker, Operator, Bystander and Resident Exposure and Risk Assessment

This conference will address current and future developments in non-dietary exposure and operator safety assessment for plant protection products. Topics include the EFSA OPEX Guidance and Calculator, exposure modelling, bystander and resident safety, dermal absorption, worker re-entry, spray drift, and international perspectives.

08.12. — 09.12.2026
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Overview

This conference will focus on recent developments and future directions in non-dietary exposure and operator safety assessment for plant protection products. The programme is planned to cover updates to the EFSA OPEX Guidance and Calculator, experience with its implementation, and ongoing work on new and refined exposure models, including seed treatment, spray applications, and emerging technologies.

Further sessions are envisaged on bystander and resident exposure, spray drift and mitigation, dermal absorption, worker re-entry exposure, and innovative modelling approaches. International perspectives beyond Europe are also planned to support exchange on harmonisation and regulatory practice.

The Conference will take place in Dusseldorf, Germany, on 8 and 9 December 2026 and is designed to provide a platform for scientific and regulatory discussion, with 25-minute presentations followed by dedicated Q&A, encouraging interaction on current challenges and future needs in pesticide exposure assessment.

You can also follow all the exciting contributions on-site in Dusseldorf. Please find all information here.

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

  • Human exposure & risk assessment
  • Research & development
  • Toxicology
  • Registration
  • Marketing & distribution
  • Product stewardship & responsible care
  • Human/Consumer safety – crop protection

Sectors that should take part:

  • Agrochemical industry
  • Professional associations
  • Consultancies

What our participants think about this event:

  • „This conference was really a nice experience with valuable presentations and excellent contacts and networking! I strongly recommend!“ (Jean-Paul Douzals, INRAE, France)

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Programme

We are currently in the process of compiling our event programme in close cooperation with our team of experienced speakers.

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In retrospect: Highlights of the last edition
EFSA OPEX Guidance and Calculator
  • EU Member State experience
  • Industry feedback
Bystander and resident safety
  • Drift exposure study for drone applications in soil, field, and orchard crops
  • Exposure from unmanned aerial spraying in orchards
  • French CAPRIV project results
DFR, TC, DT50, and worker safety
  • Method for dislodgeable foliar residues (DFR) in vineyards
  • DFR method for re-entry in hops
  • In-silico DFR prediction and regulatory impact
Ongoing activities outside Europe
  • Brazilian pesticide risk assessment update
  • ProHuma's occupational exposure projects
Operator safety
  • ICPPE 2024 Symposium outcomes and Risk Assessment Tool update
  • Bystander/resident spray drift exposure data update
  • Comparison of drift reduction with different nozzles and equipment
Dermal absorption in PPP
  • New ICPPE approach for dose-based dermal absorption prediction in pesticide risk assessment

Speakers

Name

Company

Morgan

Neil Morgan

Syngenta, UK

Neil Morgan is a Technical Expert Operator Risk Assessment at Syngenta, UK, specialising in supporting pesticide and biocide active ingredients and formulations during the registration process and providing technical input on non-dietary exposure assessment. Prior to this, from 2006 to 2013, he worked at the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) within the Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD), contributing to the regulation and assessment of plant protection products.

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Alistair Morriss

Corteva Agrisciences, UK

Alistair Morriss is a Global Human Health Risk Assessor at Corteva Agriscience in the UK. Prior to joining Corteva in 2023 he has been a Principal Consultant specialising in OPEX at Blue Frog Scientific based in the UK for 4 years and a Human Health Risk Assessor at Dow AgroSciences (now Corteva) for 8 years. Before joining Corteva and Blue Frog Scientific he worked in contract research organisations for 8 years.

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Ohri Yamada

French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES), France

Venue

Live Stream
On-site conference is going to be streamed live.
You can reach us directly at:
Phone : +49 231 75896-50
Email: info@akademie-fresenius.de
https://www.akademie-fresenius.com/

Prices & Services

Participation Fee: € 1,195.00 plus VAT.

The registration fee includes the following benefits:

  • Participation in the Online Event
  • Event Documentation (available via download from our website)
  • Certificate of attendance

Representatives of an authority or a public university are therefore eligible for a reduced fee of € 695.00 plus VAT per person (please provide evidence). The reduced fee cannot be combined with other rebates.

Group Reductions
For joint bookings received from one company we grant a 15% discount from the third participant onwards.

Terms of Cancellation / Book without Risk
You can cancel your participation in our online events free of charge and without giving reasons in writing up to 1 week before the start of the event. In the case of later cancellations and non-login to the online event, no participation fees can be refunded.
In this case, however, you will receive access to the documentation after the event.
You can name a substitute participant free of charge at any time.

Event Documentation

Would you have liked to attend this event, but cannot spare the time?

For the price of 295,00 € plus VAT you can order a complete set of event documentation. A few days after the event you will receive the access data for the restricted download section of our Website. There you will find all presentations (subject to the approval of our speakers) as pdf-files.

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Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Sabine Mummenbrauer

Your Contact

Sabine Mummenbrauer
Programme and conceptual design

+49 231 75896-82
smummenbrauer@akademie-fresenius.de

Alexandra Schardt

Your Contact

Alexandra Schardt
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-74
aschardt@akademie-fresenius.de

Alexandra Schardt

Your Contact

Alexandra Schardt
Organisation and participant management

+49 231 75896-74
aschardt@akademie-fresenius.de

Display / Supplement

Present your Company at the Event.

You can personally present your products and services directly to your specified target group. We are happy to provide you with further information on our range of available options – from displaying company information at the reception counter to presenting your company with an exhibition stand.

We would be pleased to assist you personally:

Monika Stratmann

Monika Stratmann
Phone: +49 231 75896-48
info@akademie-fresenius.de

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Katharina Geraridis

Katharina Geraridis
Phone: +49 231 75896-67
presse@akademie-fresenius.de

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