Page 219 - 8.5X11__AZ_VERSION_2_9-12-07

Washing Washing

Pesticide Pesticide

Work Clothing N No.o. Work Clothing N No.
N No.
N No.o.
No.o. 7 77 7 7
No.o. 7 77 7 7

If you work with pesticides, your work clothes can get pesticides If you work with pesticides, your work clothes can get pesticides

on them. This can happen even if you wear coveralls or other on them. This can happen even if you wear coveralls or other

personal protective equipment (PPE) over your own clothes. personal protective equipment (PPE) over your own clothes.

It is your supervisor’s job to clean your WEAR CLEAN WORK It is your supervisor’s job to clean your WEAR CLEAN WORK
PPE. This sheet tells you how to clean your CLOTHES EVERY DAY PPE. This sheet tells you how to clean your CLOTHES EVERY DAY
own work clothes. If you don’t wash your Wash clothes that have pesticides on them own work clothes. If you don’t wash your Wash clothes that have pesticides on them
clothes, the pesticides on them can make as soon as you can. The longer you wait, clothes, the pesticides on them can make as soon as you can. The longer you wait,
you sick. And if your dirty clothes are the harder it is to wash the pesticide off. you sick. And if your dirty clothes are the harder it is to wash the pesticide off.
mixed with your family’s clothes at home, And, if you keep wearing the clothes and mixed with your family’s clothes at home, And, if you keep wearing the clothes and
your family could get sick, too. Follow get more pesticide on them, you could get your family could get sick, too. Follow get more pesticide on them, you could get
these directions to protect yourself and sick because pesticides can get into your these directions to protect yourself and sick because pesticides can get into your
your family from pesticides. body through your skin. your family from pesticides. body through your skin.

WASHING PESTICIDE WORK CLOTHING WASHING PESTICIDE WORK CLOTHING

• Wear rubber gloves. • Wash a full cycle, in very hot water. • Wear rubber gloves. • Wash a full cycle, in very hot water.

• Keep separate from other clothes. • Use strong detergent. • Keep separate from other clothes. • Use strong detergent.

• Use a pre-soak cycle or run through • If possible, dry the clothes outside on • Use a pre-soak cycle or run through • If possible, dry the clothes outside on
the wash cycle twice. a line. the wash cycle twice. a line.

• Use the highest water level. • Clean the washing machine by • Use the highest water level. • Clean the washing machine by
running a cycle with no clothes. running a cycle with no clothes.
HS-1748 HS-1748
Revised September 2003 Revised September 2003

226 213