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• You must wear a respirator anytime the HOW DO I LEARN ABOUT WORKING • You must wear a respirator anytime the HOW DO I LEARN ABOUT WORKING
pesticide label requires one, or if you are SAFELY WITH PESTICIDES? >> pesticide label requires one, or if you are SAFELY WITH PESTICIDES? >>
mixing, loading or applying most pes- California law requires that you be trained If you don’t get all the mixing, loading or applying most pes- California law requires that you be trained If you don’t get all the
ticides on California’s list of Minimal before you handle pesticides. information you need in your ticides on California’s list of Minimal before you handle pesticides. information you need in your
Exposure Pesticides. Ask your supervi- training, or from your Exposure Pesticides. Ask your supervi- training, or from your
o or each pesticide (or group
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for more information on Minimal pesticides that are alikesticides that are alike hemi-hemi- supervisor, you should call for more information on Minimal pesticides that are alikesticides that are alike hemi-hemi- supervisor, you should call
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Protecting your body Health effects Commissioner, or Protecting your body Health effects Commissioner, or
• Your employer must give • how pesticides can make you sick the Department of Pesticide • Your employer must give • how pesticides can make you sick the Department of Pesticide
you clean coveralls (or a Regulation (DPR) for more you clean coveralls (or a Regulation (DPR) for more
long-sleeved shirt and • how you may feel or look if you get information. You can find the long-sleeved shirt and • how you may feel or look if you get information. You can find the
long pants) every day that pesticides in or on you Commissioner’s number in long pants) every day that pesticides in or on you Commissioner’s number in
you work with pesticides • how pesticides can get in your body you work with pesticides • how pesticides can get in your body
with either the word • how to prevent a heat-related illness, how your local white pages phone with either the word • how to prevent a heat-related illness, how your local white pages phone
DANGER or WARNING on you may feel or look if you get sick from directory. DPR numbers are: DANGER or WARNING on you may feel or look if you get sick from directory. DPR numbers are:
the label. the heat, and first aid for this illness • Anaheim (714) 279-7690 the label. the heat, and first aid for this illness • Anaheim (714) 279-7690
• If you need to use chemical- • ways to clean yourself if you get pesticides • Fresno (559) 445-5401 • If you need to use chemical- • ways to clean yourself if you get pesticides • Fresno (559) 445-5401
resistant clothes, your employer must on you • Sacramento (916) 324-4100 resistant clothes, your employer must on you • Sacramento (916) 324-4100
give you a clean chemical-resistant suit What to do in an emergency give you a clean chemical-resistant suit What to do in an emergency
that covers your body, an apron (if that covers your body, an apron (if
called for on the label), and protection • emergency first aid called for on the label), and protection • emergency first aid
for your feet and head. • how and where to get emergency for your feet and head. • how and where to get emergency
medical care medical care
• When it’s hot outside, TEMPERATURE • When it’s hot outside, TEMPERATURE
wearing chemical-resistant 100 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) wearing chemical-resistant 100 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
clothing can make you so HOT!! 90 clothing can make you so HOT!! 90
80 • why you need to wear PPE 80 • why you need to wear PPE
hot that you can get very 70 hot that you can get very 70
60 • how to take care of the PPE 60 • how to take care of the PPE
sick. If the pesticide label 50 sick. If the pesticide label 50
says you must wear a • what PPE can and cannot protect you says you must wear a • what PPE can and cannot protect you
chemical-resistant suit, then against chemical-resistant suit, then against
you must not work in Pesticide safety you must not work in Pesticide safety
temperatures above 80°F (27°C) during temperatures above 80°F (27°C) during
the day or 85°F (29°C) at night. • the meaning of safety statements on the the day or 85°F (29°C) at night. • the meaning of safety statements on the
pesticide label pesticide label
• You must use a closed system if you • safety rules for handling pesticides • You must use a closed system if you • safety rules for handling pesticides
mix or load liquid pesticides with the mix or load liquid pesticides with the
word, DANGER, on the label or pesti- • why you should not take pesticides or word, DANGER, on the label or pesti- • why you should not take pesticides or
cides on California’s minimal exposure pesticide containers home cides on California’s minimal exposure pesticide containers home
list. Ask your supervisor for a copy of • pesticide dangers to the environment list. Ask your supervisor for a copy of • pesticide dangers to the environment
the N-3 safety leaflet that has more Your rights as an employee and where the N-3 safety leaflet that has more Your rights as an employee and where
information on closed systems. you can find more information about information on closed systems. you can find more information about
• Your employer must also give you a pesticides • Your employer must also give you a pesticides
place to change clothes and wash up at Job safety information, safety leaflets and place to change clothes and wash up at Job safety information, safety leaflets and
the end of the day if you regularly work Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The the end of the day if you regularly work Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The
with pesticides that have the signal word MSDS tells you about the pesticide and its with pesticides that have the signal word MSDS tells you about the pesticide and its
DANGER or WARNING on the label. dangers. DANGER or WARNING on the label. dangers.

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