Basic Safety Training for Pesticide Workers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Vance NK
• Description:
  The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requires training for all workers and handlers at least every five years. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, an agricultural employer must provide basic pesticide safety information to untrained workers before they enter a pesticide-treated area on the establishment. The agricultural employer must provide the basic pesticide safety information in a manner that the untrained workers can understand and must be able to verify that this training was provided. The basic pesticide safety information must include the following concepts: Pesticides may be on or in plants, soil, irrigation water or drift from nearby applications. Prevent pesticides from entering your body by: Following directions and/or signs about keeping out of treated or restricted areas. Washing your hands before eating, drinking, using chewing gum or tobacco, or using the toilet. Wearing work clothing that protects the body from pesticide residues. Protective clothing includes: long pants, long-sleeved shirts, gloves, closed toe shoes and/or a big brimmed hat. Washing/showering with soap and water, shampooing hair and putting on clean clothes after work. Washing work clothes separately from other clothes before wearing them again. Washing immediately in the nearest clean water if pesticides are spilled or sprayed on the body and, as soon as possible, showering, shampooing, and changing into clean clothes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Health Promotion Insecticides Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Health Promotion Injury Prevention Pesticide Residues Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Protective Clothing Public Health Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education
• Document Type:
  Interactive Resource
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053276
• Citation:
  Monthly Safety Blast. Tyler, TX: The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education, 2017 Mar; :website
• Email:
  agcenter@uthct.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Monthly Safety Blast
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9c7ec5c59dc3c99eb3923adcff9830854e875fdb352d1e5988a67dc1534c58a97e6a78bc69be30107b9dd0d876b06dc9fbf16e57288de2836205c1d9ab706e59
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216068/cdc_216068_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 182.97 KB ]