Vocab
Pest & Pesticides
First Aid for Pesticide Poisoning
GHS Hazard Communication elements
PPT
100

What is the chemical that destroys fungus?

Funicide

100

what does rodenticide kill/repel?

rodents

100

what position should someone be in if affected shock?

lay on back

100

What is the signal word for category 2?

Danger

100

What do insecticides destroy or repel?

insects

200

What is waste that can cause a threat to human health or the environment? 

Hazardous waste

200

what pesticide kills nematodes?

nematicide

200

what can kill someone if untreated or ignored?

shock

200

What is the identification symbol for categories 1–3?

Skull and cross bones

200

Poison that enters through the mouth is considered _____?

Oral exposure

300

What is the name of the substance which reduces the surface tension of a liquid?

Surfactant

300

what does molluscicide kill/repel? 

snails and slugs

300

what do you need to rescue someone who has inhaled poisons from an enclosed space?

air-supplied respirator

300

Which category(s) are fatal?

Category 1 and 2

300

What pesticide destroys spiders, mites, and ticks?

Arachnicide

400

When pesticide is applied before planting it is called _____?

pre-emergence

400

what pesticide repels/kills fish?

piscicide

400

Chronic pesticide poisoning may show up as nervousness, irritability, a general decline in health, and what else?

Slowed Reflexes

400

Which category is toxic if inhaled? 

Category 3

400

What do herbicides control?

Weeds

500

What is the term that refers to the reactions from poison; which could range from mild to severe?

toxicity

500

what pesticide repels/kills birds?

avicide

500

what insecticide ingredient has been known to cause seizures in small children and animals?

Pyrethroids

500

If category 1 & 2 are fatal, then which categories are harmful?

Category 4 & 5

500

What is the Fire Hazard Flash Point for 2?

200ºF