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Working Working
Safely With Safely With
Pesticides in Pesticides in
Non-Agricultural Settings N No. Non-Agricultural Settings N No.
No.o. 1 11 1 1
N No.o.
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Workers who handle pesticides must be trained in ways they can protect Workers who handle pesticides must be trained in ways they can protect
themselves. If you handle pesticides in an industrial/institutional setting or themselves. If you handle pesticides in an industrial/institutional setting or
work for a structural pest control business, landscape and maintenance firm, work for a structural pest control business, landscape and maintenance firm,
rights-of-way maintenance company, or similar business, this rights-of-way maintenance company, or similar business, this
leaflet will tell you how to work safely with pesticides. leaflet will tell you how to work safely with pesticides.
WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT (months or years) before it makes you sick, WHY SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT (months or years) before it makes you sick,
PESTICIDES? that’s called a chronic effect. Pesticides PESTICIDES? that’s called a chronic effect. Pesticides
Pesticides can get into your body many can make you sick by moving into your Pesticides can get into your body many can make you sick by moving into your
H Handle meansandle means
Handle meansandle means
H Handle meansandle means
H Handle means
different ways. If they do, they can have both body through your skin, mouth or eyes, Handle meansandle means different ways. If they do, they can have both body through your skin, mouth or eyes, H Handle means
to mix, load, or
to mix, load, or
to mix, load, oro mix, load, or
to mix, load, oro mix, load, or
acute and chronic effects on your health. If a or through your lungs as you breathe. to mix, load, or acute and chronic effects on your health. If a or through your lungs as you breathe. t to mix, load, or
to mix, load, or
t to mix, load, or
apply pesti-
apply pesti-pply pesti-
apply pesti-
a apply pesti-
pesticide can hurt you or make you sick right apply pesti- pesticide can hurt you or make you sick right a apply pesti-
apply pesti-pply pesti-
apply pesti-
c cides; repair or
cides; repair orides; repair or
cides; repair or
cides; repair orides; repair or
cides; repair or
c cides; repair or
away, that’s called an acute effect. If you have WHAT CAN A PESTICIDE cides; repair or away, that’s called an acute effect. If you have WHAT CAN A PESTICIDE cides; repair or
clean equip-
c clean equip-
clean equip-lean equip-
clean equip-lean equip-
c clean equip-
clean equip-
to be exposed to a pesticide for a long time LABEL TELL ME? clean equip- to be exposed to a pesticide for a long time LABEL TELL ME? clean equip-
m ment that was
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Most labels have a special word in capital Most labels have a special word in capital
u used for pesti-
used for pesti-
used for pesti-sed for pesti-
u used for pesti-
used for pesti-sed for pesti-
used for pesti-
letters on the front of the label. It tells you used for pesti- letters on the front of the label. It tells you used for pesti-
cides; or handleides; or handle
cides; or handle
cides; or handle
cides; or handle
cides; or handleides; or handle
cides; or handle
Keeping pesticides off your hands is what the acute health hazard is. c cides; or handle Keeping pesticides off your hands is what the acute health hazard is. c cides; or handle
unrinsed
unrinsednrinsed
unrinsed
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u unrinsed u unrinsed
unrinsed
unrinsed
often the hardest part of working often the hardest part of working
pesticide
pesticide
pesticideesticide
pesticide
T The words you might see are:he words you might see are:
p pesticide
pesticideesticide
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T The words you might see are: pesticide T The words you might see are: p pesticide
T The words you might see are:he words you might see are:
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safely with pesticides. Once a pesticide c containers. safely with pesticides. Once a pesticide containers.
c containers.
containers.
containerontainers.s.
containers.
containerontainers.s.
containers.
• DANGER, which means the pesticide is • DANGER, which means the pesticide is
gets on your hands, it can get in your extremely harmful. gets on your hands, it can get in your extremely harmful.
eyes if you rub them, or in your mouth eyes if you rub them, or in your mouth
• WARNING, which means moderately • WARNING, which means moderately
if you touch your food. Always wash harmful. if you touch your food. Always wash harmful.
your hands before eating, drinking, • CAUTION, which means slightly your hands before eating, drinking, • CAUTION, which means slightly
smoking or going to the bathroom. harmful, but still can make you sick. smoking or going to the bathroom. harmful, but still can make you sick.
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