Pesticide Label
Two things on the label that allow you to quickly identify the pesticide product, and what’s in it.
What are the Pesticide Brand Name and Active Ingredient?
This protects workers from inhalation hazards.
What is a respirator?
These are four routes of entry that pesticides can enter your body.
What are Oral, Dermal, Ocular, and Inhalation?
VMD
What is the acronym for Volume Median Diameter?
Headache, Dizziness, Fatigue.
What are some possible symptoms of pesticide over-exposure or poisoning?
Caution, Warning, and Danger.
What are the Pesticide Label Signal Words?
This should be performed every time you put on a respirator to ensure the respirator is positioned correctly on the face and creating a good seal.
What is a respirator fit check?
This is the amount of pesticide that will cause mortality in 50% of a group of test animals. It is measured in in mg. of pesticide per Kg. of body weight.
What is LD50?
RUP
What is the acronym for Restricted Use Pesticide?
You should do this before performing other functions, after you've handled or been exposed to pesticides.
What is to wash your hands and face with soap and water?
2 of the things you should check for in the "Directions for Use" section before you mix or apply the pesticide.
What are the Use Sites and Use Rates?
(Dilution, mixing instructions, application volume, use restrictions, are also acceptable.)
They must provide Front, Brow and Temple protection, as well as comply with ANSI Z87.1-2010 for impact resistance.
What are the requirements for approved protective eyewear for pesticide application?
"What is approved protective eyewear? would be acceptable.
Signal words “Caution” “Warning” and “Danger” refer to these three pesticide toxicity categories, respectively.
What is:
Category 3
Category 2
Category 1
NPIC
What is the acronym for National Pesticide Information Center?
If you get pesticide in your eye you should flush the eye with cool water for this amount of time.
What is 15 minutes?
Danger, Warning, and Caution indicate relative risk to this type of health effect. And, it doesn't mean it's pretty.
What is
Acute health effect?
(it can develop quickly from a short exposure)
These two pieces of clothing are required to be worn when applying pesticide, in addition to wearing a long-sleeved shirt and long pants.
What are Shoes and Socks?
The oral LD50 range for pesticides with signal word Caution.
What is >500 up to 5,000 mg/Kg?
NIOSH
What is the acronym for National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health?
A very favorable condition for Ground ULV application in which air temperature increases with height.
What is a temperature inversion or inversion condition?
This is the Label Section where you should find PPE requirements.
What is the PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS section?
Pesticide Respiratory Protection must be approved by this federal institute.
What is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health?
In addition to oral and dermal LD50, and inhalation LC50, these are two other health effects that are considered when determining a Pesticide’s Toxicity Category and Signal Word.
What are Skin and Eye Effects?
NPDES
What is the acronym for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Common ways unprotected workers get exposed to pesticides are from splashes, spills, pesticide drift of mist or dust, and this.
What is Pesticide Residue?