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Safety                                                                                                                    Safety


     Rules for                                                                                                                 Rules for



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     This leaflet, the pesticide label, and your training, tell you about pesticide                                            This leaflet, the pesticide label, and your training, tell you about pesticide

     dangers at work. Your supervisor must know and help you learn about the                                                   dangers at work. Your supervisor must know and help you learn about the

     pesticides you will use, how to safely use them, and how to protect                                                       pesticides you will use, how to safely use them, and how to protect

     yourself. Pesticides are chemicals that are used to kill insects,                                                         yourself. Pesticides are chemicals that are used to kill insects,

     weeds, germs and plant diseases. Fertilizers are not pesticides.                                                          weeds, germs and plant diseases. Fertilizers are not pesticides.


     Your employer must make plans for     WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS?                                                                 Your employer must make plans for     WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS?
     emergency medical care before you start                                                                                   emergency medical care before you start
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     or hurt from pesticides at work.                                                                                          or hurt from pesticides at work.
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                                           all pesticides used where you work. The     immediatelymmediately..                                                       all pesticides used where you work. The     i immediately.
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                                           MSDS tells you about the pesticide and its                                                                                MSDS tells you about the pesticide and its
                                           dangers.                                                                                                                  dangers.
       EMPLOYERS: This is the hazard communication leaflet. Fill in the blank lines in this leaflet and  HS-1749                 EMPLOYERS: This is the hazard communication leaflet. Fill in the blank lines in this leaflet and  HS-1749
                  display this handout at the employees’ work site.                  Revised September 2004                                  display this handout at the employees’ work site.                 Revised September 2004
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