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When you come home from work, do not • Use a strong detergent. You can use When you come home from work, do not • Use a strong detergent. You can use
hug or touch your family until you have bleach if you want, but it does not help >> hug or touch your family until you have bleach if you want, but it does not help >>
changed out of your work clothes. Shower take out pesticides. If you don’t get all the changed out of your work clothes. Shower take out pesticides. If you don’t get all the
and wash your hair. This is to protect your information you need in your and wash your hair. This is to protect your information you need in your
family from pesticides. AFTER YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES training, or from your family from pesticides. AFTER YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES training, or from your
• Before you use the washing machine supervisor, you should call • Before you use the washing machine supervisor, you should call
BEFORE YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES BEFORE YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES
again, clean it by running it with no again, clean it by running it with no
• You cannot get all the pesticide off of clothes - only hot water and detergent. your County Agricultural • You cannot get all the pesticide off of clothes - only hot water and detergent. your County Agricultural
leather items such as watchbands, belts Commissioner, or leather items such as watchbands, belts Commissioner, or
and boots. You must throw them away if • Dry your clothes on a line, outside if the Department of Pesticide and boots. You must throw them away if • Dry your clothes on a line, outside if the Department of Pesticide
they have pesticides on them. If you wear you can. The sun will help get rid of they have pesticides on them. If you wear you can. The sun will help get rid of
them again and sweat, the pesticide can any pesticides that are left. Regulation (DPR) for more them again and sweat, the pesticide can any pesticides that are left. Regulation (DPR) for more
get in your body through your skin. • If you dry the clothes in a dryer, run it information. You can find the get in your body through your skin. • If you dry the clothes in a dryer, run it information. You can find the
• If you have pesticide powder or gran- until the clothes are completely dry. Then Commissioner’s number in • If you have pesticide powder or gran- until the clothes are completely dry. Then Commissioner’s number in
ules on your clothes, shake them off run the empty dryer for 10 minutes. your local white pages phone ules on your clothes, shake them off run the empty dryer for 10 minutes. your local white pages phone
before you leave work. Pay special directory. DPR numbers are: before you leave work. Pay special directory. DPR numbers are:
attention to your cuffs and pockets. WHAT IF I SPILL PESTICIDE attention to your cuffs and pockets. WHAT IF I SPILL PESTICIDE
ON MY CLOTHES? • Anaheim (714) 279-7690 ON MY CLOTHES? • Anaheim (714) 279-7690
• Keep all clothes with pesticides on them • Keep all clothes with pesticides on them
(including underwear) in closed plastic If the spilled pesticide is full strength, not • Fresno (559) 445-5401 (including underwear) in closed plastic If the spilled pesticide is full strength, not • Fresno (559) 445-5401
bags. Until you are ready to wash the diluted with water, take the clothes off right • Sacramento (916) 324-4100 bags. Until you are ready to wash the diluted with water, take the clothes off right • Sacramento (916) 324-4100
clothes, keep the bags outside the away. Do not try to clean them. Instead, clothes, keep the bags outside the away. Do not try to clean them. Instead,
house. Make sure children and pets you must throw them away. Follow the house. Make sure children and pets you must throw them away. Follow the
cannot get to the bags. state and local rules for doing this. (Ask cannot get to the bags. state and local rules for doing this. (Ask
your supervisor about how to do this.) your supervisor about how to do this.)
• Tell the person that does the laundry at • Tell the person that does the laundry at
home that your clothes have pesticides home that your clothes have pesticides
on them. Explain how to wash them. WHAT ABOUT CLEANING PERSONAL on them. Explain how to wash them. WHAT ABOUT CLEANING PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)? PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)?
WHEN YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES It is your employer’s job to clean coveralls WHEN YOU WASH YOUR CLOTHES It is your employer’s job to clean coveralls
• Do not mix clothes with pesticides on and other PPE. Your supervisor may train • Do not mix clothes with pesticides on and other PPE. Your supervisor may train
them with your family’s laundry. They you how to clean your PPE at work. Never them with your family’s laundry. They you how to clean your PPE at work. Never
must not be washed together, or pesti- take PPE home to clean it. must not be washed together, or pesti- take PPE home to clean it.
cide can get on your family’s clothes Your supervisor must make sure that you cide can get on your family’s clothes Your supervisor must make sure that you
and make them sick. change out of coveralls and wash at the and make them sick. change out of coveralls and wash at the

• Try to dump the clothes straight from end of the workday. You should not take • Try to dump the clothes straight from end of the workday. You should not take
the plastic bag into the washer, without the coveralls home. the plastic bag into the washer, without the coveralls home.
touching the laundry. touching the laundry.
I If you do not go to your employ-
I If you do not go to your employf you do not go to your employ-- I If you do not go to your employf you do not go to your employ--
I If you do not go to your employ-
If you do not go to your employf you do not go to your employ- -
If you do not go to your employf you do not go to your employ- -
• If you have to touch the pesticide work e s headquars headquarterters at the end at the end of • If you have to touch the pesticide work e s headquars headquarterters at the end at the end of
er’s headquarters
er’s headquarters
er err er’ ’’ ’s headquarters at the end of ofs at the end of of
s headquarters at the end
s headquarters at the end
er err er’ ’’ ’s headquarters at the end of ofs at the end of of
clothes, wear rubber gloves. Then wash your workdayour workday, you must, you must clothes, wear rubber gloves. Then wash your workday, you mustyour workday, you must
your workday, you mustyour workday, you must
y your workday, you must
your workdayour workday, you must, you must
y your workday, you must
the gloves, take them off, and throw them • take off your coveralls at work; the gloves, take them off, and throw them • take off your coveralls at work;
away. Then wash your hands and arms. away. Then wash your hands and arms.
• put them in a container (a plastic bag • put them in a container (a plastic bag
• Put only a few things in the washer at is good) and put it outside your home; • Put only a few things in the washer at is good) and put it outside your home;
one time. This helps get them clean. one time. This helps get them clean.
return them to your employer for return them to your employer for
• Use the longest cycle, and LOTS of washing. • Use the longest cycle, and LOTS of washing.
HOT water. Cold water will not do a HOT water. Cold water will not do a
good job taking out pesticides. good job taking out pesticides.

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