Pesticide Safety Training

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PesticideSafetyTraining
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The GoodOl Days!
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Training Requirements for Workers
RESTRICTED-ENTRY INTERVAL
BEFORE TREATMENT
APPLICATION
30 DAYS
FIELDWORKER TRAINING REQUIRED
ANYONE NO TRAINING REQUIRED
PESTICIDE HANDLER TRAINING REQUIRED
EARLY-ENTRY WORKER TRAINING REQUIRED
FIELD TIMELINE
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Qualified Trainer

• Certified Private Applicator
• Certified Commercial Applicator (QAC or QAL)
• Attended approved Train-the-Trainer program (UC
  IPM)
• PCA
• UC Farm Advisor
• Agricultural Commissioner and staff

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Fieldworker Training
Applies to workers in production agriculture,
commercial greenhouses and nurseries, and
forests. Ag research is considered production
agriculture.
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FieldworkerTrainingFrequency

• Train every 5 years
• Proof that workers received training
• Training must be done by qualified trainer

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Notice About Applications

• If the Label requires, orally warn workers and
  post treated area.
• If no Label requirement, either orally warn
  workers or post treated area.

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COUNTY PROPERTY
WILSON PROPERTY
JONES PROPERTY
COUNTY ROAD
APPLICATION SITE
UC PROPERTY
SMITH PROPERTY
¼ mile
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UC PROPERTY
JONES PROPERTY
COUNTY ROAD
APPLICATION SITE
UC PROPERTY
SMITH PROPERTY
¼ mile
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Oral Notification

• Before each application, tell workers
• Location and description of the treated area
• Length of REI
• Not to enter during the REI

• Provide the same information to workers
• who start after the application was made

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Posted Warning Signs

• Post just before application
• Keep posted during the REI
• Remove within 3 days of the end of the REI

• SIGNS MUST BE SEEN AT ALL ENTRANCES TO TREATED
  AREAS, INCLUDING ENTRANCES FROM LABOR CAMPS

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Restrictions During Applications

• Allow only appropriately trained and equipped
  handlers to enter
• Keep nursery workers at least 100 feet away from
  areas being treated
• Allow only handlers in greenhouses
• During applications
• Until label concentration level is met or after 2
  hours of ventilation with fans

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Restricted-Entry Intervals (REIs)

• During any REI, do not allow workers to enter a
  treated area and contact anything treated with
  the pesticide to which the REI applies

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Information ata Central Location

• Display
• PSIS A-8 and A-9
• Name, address, telephone number or Emergency
  Medical Facility
• Facts about the pesticide application
• Pesticide name, EPA number, Active Ingredients
• Location and description of treated area
• Application time and date and REI

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Avoid Contact with Pesticides

• Notify workers where and in what form pesticides
  may be encountered during work activities

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Hazards from Chemigation and Drift

• CHEMIGATION Never use irrigation water for
  drinking or washing

• DRIFT Leave the area immediately if
• pesticides are being applied

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Routes of Exposure

• Skin (dermal)
• Mouth (oral)

• Eyes (ocular)
• Nose (respiratory)

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Routine Decontamination
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Pesticide Residues on Clothing

• Change clothing daily
• Separate work clothing from family laundry
• Inform person who does the laundry
• Wash clothes separately from family laundry

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Warning about Taking Pesticides Home

• Empty containers are not safe
• Agricultural pesticides are highly concentrated
• Do not put pesticides into food or beverage
  containers

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Hazards Resulting from Toxicity and Exposure

• Acute effects
• Chronic effects
• Delayed effects
• Sensitization

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Common Poisoning Symptoms

• Skin and eye irritation
• Nose and throat pain
• Skin rashes
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Muscle aches or cramps
• Tiredness
• Nausea
• Diarrhea

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Emergency First Aid

• Flushing eyes with
• clean water
• Decontamination

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Emergency Assistance

• Transportation to a Medical Facility
• Provide information to victim and medical
  personnel
• Pesticide information
• First aid and medical information
• How pesticide was used
• Information about victims exposure

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Anti-Retaliation

• Employer cannot retaliate against workers who
  attempt to comply with any provision of the WPS

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Pesticide Handler Training
Applies to any employee in California who handles
pesticides as part of their job. This includes
agriculture and all non-agricultural uses. PCAs
and Certified Applicators are exempt from these
training requirements.
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Pesticide Handler

• Mix, load, apply pesticides
• Work as flagger
• Assist in any way with application
• Clean, service, or repair contaminated equipment
• Handle opened containers or unrinsed empty
  containers
• Field scout or PCA making observations during
  application

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Handler Training Requirements

• Train yearly, before handling activities
• Training must be specific to pesticides being
  used
• Update training when new pesticides are to be
  used

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Pesticide Safety Training Record - Handlers

• Signed by trainer, employer, and employee
• Keep for two years