Storing, Moving, Disposing Pesticides
This is the proper way to store pesticides.
What is locked?
The steps you take when you get pesticides on your skin.
What are take off the clothes that have pestidides on them, wash immediately with soap and water, get dressed in clean clothes, report to your supervisor and seek medical attention?
The special word in capital letters on the front of the label that tells you the acute health hazard.
What is the signal word (Danger, Warning or Caution)?
The most dangerous stage of handling pesticides.
What is mixing and loading pesticides?
The time of day pesticides should be applied at the Zoo in public areas.
What is before 9am?
This product applied to plants should not be stored with pesticides.
What is fertilizer?
The 4 ways that pesticides can enter your body.
What are through your skin, eyes, mouth and lungs?
Two locations SDS's are kept.
What is the horticulture office, trailer, Elliot and Milky Way? (also kept online)
This is the proper method of cleaning and storing your gloves after pesticide application.
What is washing your gloves with soap and water inside and out and hanging up to dry in the PPE shed?
Pesticides that are taken up by the plant and transported to all the tissues (leaves, flowers, roots, stems, pollen, nectar).
What is systemic?
This is the correct method for transporting a pesticide in a cart or truck.
What is securely fastened in the back of a truck or cart?
When pesticides makes you sick after months or years of exposure.
What is chronic effect?
The first thing should should read before spraying pesticides.
What is the label?
These 2 pieces of eyewear cannot be used for protecting your eyes
What are regular eyeglasses or sunglasses?
Name three of several factors to consider before spraying pesticides.
What is temperature, wind speed 2-10mph, animals or staff presence, browse status, sensitive plants in the area, pollinators present, flowering status, etc?
Name the 5 steps in rinsing containers safely.
What is 1) wear all required PPE 2) Fill the pesticide container about 1/4 full with water 3) Close it tightly and shake it 4) Pour all rinse water into the tank mix and allow to drain for 30 sec. 5) repeat two more times?
The length of time you rinse your eyes after pesticide exposure.
What is at least 15 minutes?
The three items listed on a service container.
What is name of pesticide, signal word, name and address of person responsible?
The frequency in which you are required by law to have pesticide safely training by your employer (if you don't hold a QAC).
What is yearly?
Describe when and how to apply Sluggo to an area.
What is outside of operating hours, scatter bait in 6" band around plant every 7-14 days as needed?
The three Cs in pesticide spill clean up.
What is Control, Contain, and Clean up the spill?
Four pieces of information needed when reporting exposure to a medical professional
What is Pesticide name, active ingredient, EPA #, SDS?
The hyphenated number that is written on the monthly use report
What is the EPA registration number?
The maximum temperature during the day you can wear a chemical-resistant suit.
What is above 80°F?
The minimum and maximum temperatures for applying RoundUp QuikPro
What is 50°F-75°F degrees?