United States
           Environmental Protection
           Agency
Office of Prevention,         EPA 305-B-06-004
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
(H7506C)             (Chinese/Mandarin)
o-EPA   Protect Yourself from Pesticides-
           Guide for Agricultural Workers (Chinese-Mandarin)


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Th« Environmental Protection Agency revised the Worker Protection Standard for agricultural
pesticides in August 1992. The revised Worker Protection Standard requires that agricultural workers be
      training in basic pesticide safety.
Protect Yourself from Pesticides:  Guide for Agricultural Workers was developed by the Environmental
Protection Agency; it presents  all of the information required for training under the Worker Protection
Standard. Some States and Tribes have additional requirements for pesticide safety training for
agricultural workers. Contact  the State or Tribal agency responsible for pesticide enforcement in your
area to obtain information needed to comply with all State or Tribal training requirements.

There are other materials about the Worker Protection Standard that are being developed by EPA. They
include a safety poster, a handbook on pesticide safety for pesticide handlers, and a manual for
agricultural employers. For more information about safety training and about the revised Worker
Protection Standard, contact

Occupational Safety Branch (H7506C)
Office of Pesticide Programs
L'.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street. S.W.
Washington. D.C. 20460
(703) 305-7666
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Pesticide  Safety
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• Pesticides help
  control pests,
  but they can
  also hurt—even
  kill—people.

  Pesticides control pests
  such as insects and
  weeds. Pesticides can
  also hurt—even kill—
  people. The law helps
  protect you from
  pesticide poisoning.
  You can also help
  protect yourself.
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Learn how to
protect yourself.
If you don't
understand, ask
for help.

If pesticides are used
where you work, your
boss must make sure
you are trained in
pesticide safety.

This book has facts
about pesticide safety, if
you do not understand
this book or your safety
training, ask for help.

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How Can  You Protect  Yourself  from Pesticides?
                                                           •Wear clothes
                                                             that cover
                                                             your skin.

                                                             You should wear dean
                                                             work clothes each day
                                                             that will cover your
                                                             skin:

                                                              • Long pants.

                                                              • A long-sleeved
                                                                shirt.

                                                              • Shoes and socks.
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                                     Hof can ji« protect  yourself fron pesticides?
At work, look for
soap and water.

At work, you must be
provided with soap,
water, and towels if the
areas where you work
have had pesticides
applied in at least the
last 30 days. Pesticides
dry on crops as a
powder — this powder is
the residue. A residue
can remain on a crop
many days after
spraying.
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How can JOB protect yourself from pesticides?
                                                      • Wash your
                                                        hands and face
                                                        before you eat,
                                                        drink, smoke, or
                                                        chew gum or
                                                        tobacco.
                                                        Your hands and face
                                                        may get pesticides on
                                                        them.
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                              Hot can JOB  protect jonnelf froa peiticidet?
Wash your
hands before
using the toilet
at work.

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How can yot  protect jrounelf  from pesticides?
                                                           • Stay out of
                                                              areas where
                                                              pesticides are
                                                              being applied, if
                                                              pesticides drift
                                                              to where you are
                                                              working, get
                                                              out!

                                                              It is against the law for
                                                              anyone to apply
                                                              pesticides in an area
                                                              where you are working,
                                                              or to let pesticides drift
                                                              onto vou.
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                                     How caul rot  protect  joorseif frcn pesticides?
If you see this
sign, or ones
like it, keep out!

This sign means that
pesticides are in the
area. You must have
special training and
protection to go into the
area.
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Hov can JOB protect  yoinelf  from pesticide:?
                                                          • Stay out of
                                                            areas your boss
                                                            tells you not to
                                                            enter...
                                                            Even if no sign is posted.

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                                 How cm TOO  protect  jourseif from pesticide*?
 i Never take
  pesticides or
  pesticide
  containers
  home from
  work.
  They are not safe for use
  around the home.
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Hot can jon protect joarseif from pesticides?
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                                                           Keep children
                                                           away from areas
                                                           where
                                                           pesticides might
                                                           be.
                                                           At home, keep
                                                           pesticides away from
                                                           children.
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                                   How can yon protect jourjelf  froi pesticides?
   After work each
   day, wash your
   whole body,
   including your
   hair.
   Use plenty of soap and
   water. Then put on
   clean clothes.
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Ho? can  JOB protect  joirself  from pesticide:?
                                                            • Keep dirty work
                                                               clothes away
                                                               from non-work
                                                               clothes and
                                                               from the family
                                                               laundry.

                                                               Pesticides may get on
                                                               your clothes at work.
                                                               Wash your work clothes,
                                                               including your cotton
                                                               gloves before using
                                                               them again.
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                                                          there  are pesticides?
  Pesticides are
  applied in
  different ways:

  • Liquids or sprays.

  • Powders or granules.

  • Gases.

  Pesticides may be in
  many places. Pesticides
  may be on plants and on
  the soil. Often you can't
  tell pesticides are there.
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                              PESTICIDES
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                              IRRIGATION
                               WATER
Pesticides may
be in irrigation
water and on
irrigation
equipment

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                                                   there are  pe»iicide»?
• Pesticides may
  be in storage
  areas and in
  places where
  pesticides are
  mixed and
  loaded.
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                                                         Sometimes
                                                         pesticides drift
                                                         from where they
                                                         are being
                                                         applied.
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                                                   How Caa Pesiicidcj  Hurt  You?
•  Pesticides can
   hurt you if:
   • They get on your skin.
   • They get in your eyes.
   • You breathe them.
   • You swallow them.
   Workers are hurt most
   often by getting
   pesticides on their skin.
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Hot can  pesticides hart joa?
                                                             • Pesticides may
                                                               hurt you right
                                                               away.

                                                               If pesticides get on or in
                                                               you, they may make
                                                               you sick right away, or
                                                               hours later.
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                                          Hot cm pesticides Imrt joi?
 I Pesticides may
   cause skin
   rashes or hurt
   your nose,
   throat, or eyes.
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How can pesticides hart jroo?
                            Sweaty/aiff
 Throwing up/«a±

 Tired/ ft«
                                   Muscle
                                   pains and
                                   cramps/
Headache/

Dizziness/g?s
• Pesticides can
  make you feel
  sick in different
  ways.
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                                                     HOT can pesticides hart  yoi?
   Other signs of
   pesticide
   poisoning are:
   • Drooling.
   • Trouble breathing.
   • Very small pupils of
    your eyes.
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                           Hot can pesticides hurt jot?
• Getting
  pesticides on or
  in you may have
  effects after
  months  or years
  have passed.

  Delayed effects may be
  cancer, or harm to your
  kidneys, liver, or
  nervous system.

  .Another delayed effect
  may be birth defects, if
  pregnant women are
  exposed to pesticides.
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fhat  If  Yoo Get Sick  at  fort?
                  NEAREST EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY
                                                          • Medical help is
                                                            listed on or near
                                                            a pesticide-
                                                            safety poster at
                                                            your work.
                                                            Make sure you know
                                                            where this and the
                                                            nearest phone are.
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                                                   that  if JOB get  sick at work?
• If you or
   someone else
   gets sick while
   working, tell
   your boss right
   away.

   Your boss must make
   sure you get to medical
   help if you think you've
   been poisoned at work
   by pesticides.
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fiiit  if  jot get  nek  at work?
                                                            Your boss will
                                                            provide
                                                            information
                                                            about the
                                                            pesticide.

                                                            Your boss must give you
                                                            or your doctor the name
                                                            and other infonnation
                                                            about the pesticide that
                                                            might have made you
                                                            sick.
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                                        that If  Pesticides  Get Oa Or In You?
• If a pesticide
  gets on you, get
  it off right away!

  1.  Take off clothing
      that has pesticide
      on it.

  2.  Rinse skin right
      away with water.

  3.  Wash with soap and
      water as soon as
      possible.
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tint if pesticides get on or  in JOB?
                                                        If you begin to
                                                        feel sick or your
                                                        eyes, skin, or
                                                        throat hurt, go
                                                        to a doctor right
                                                        away.
                                                        Your boss must make
                                                        sure you are taken to a
                                                        clinic or doctor.
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                                                that  if  pesticides get on or  is  jot?-
   tf you or
   someone else
   swallows a
   pesticide, get
   medicai help
   right away!

   1.  Call a poison control
      center or doctor, or
      go to the doctor if
      it's faster. Give the
      name of the
      pesticide and the
      first aid directions
      from the label.

   2.  If you can't call for
      help, or while you
      wait for help,
      follow the first aid
      steps on the label.

   3.  Get to a doctor as
      soon as possible!
      Have the name  of
      the pesticide with
      vou.
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                                              fhit  If  pesticides get on or ia  jot?
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  Leave closed
  areas right away
  if you start to
  feet sick or
  dizzy.

  If you are working in an
  enclosed area, like a
  greenhouse, get to fresh
  air right away if you
  begin to fed dizzy or
  have trouble breathing.
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                                                            If someone gets
                                                            sick from
                                                            breathing a
                                                            pesticide...

                                                            1. Get them to fresh air
                                                              right away.

                                                            2. Loosen their
                                                              clothing.

                                                            3. If not breathing, give
                                                              mouth-to-mouth
                                                              (CPR).
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                                            fhtt if pesticides  jet OB or in joi?
  if someone
  passes out in an
  enclosed area,
  get help—don't
  go in!

  Never try to rescue
  someone who has
  passed out in a
  greenhouse or other
  enclosed area unless you
  have special training
  and breathing
  equipment. Find
  someone who can help.
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if pesticide* get  on  or  in joi?
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                                                     • Eye damage can
                                                       happen fast!
                                                       Rinse your eyes
                                                       for 15 minutes.

                                                       If a pesticide gets in
                                                       your eyes, hold them
                                                       open and rinse them
                                                       with a gentle stream of
                                                       cool water. Rinse for 15
                                                       minutes if possible.
                                                       Then go to a doctor.
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                                                flat id pesticide! get on or  in jot?
• Get medical
  help!

  In all cases of pesticide
  poisoning, get medical
  help as soon as possible.
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                  PESnOOE APPLICATION/
! Your boss must
 tell you about
 pesticide use at
 work.

 Your boss must: Warn you
 about areas where
 pesticides are to be applied
 and areas you may not enter.
 Your boss must post: The
 name of the pesticide,
 exactly where it was applied.
 when it was applied, the
 restricted entry interval, and
 when the workers may
 return to the work area.
 This information has to be
 written and posted in a
 central location that is easily
 accessible to all workers,
 before the pesticides are
 Applied.
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                                                                The  lav helpt  protect  yoil
   Your boss must
   not let you work
   in some areas.
   Your boss must not let
   you work in an area
   where:
   • Pesticides are being
     applied.
   • Or pesticides may
     drift onto you.
   After a pesticide is used.
   you may not enter a field
   during the Restricted Entry
   Interval (RED.
   The laws set different
   safety periods or REIs for
   different pesticides.
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                                                          You must have
                                                          special training
                                                          and protection
                                                          for some jobs.

                                                          Without extra training
                                                          and protection, your
                                                          boss must not let you:

                                                           • Mix, load, apply, or
                                                             handle pesticides.

                                                           • Work as a flagger.

                                                           • Work in an area
                                                             where entry is
                                                             restricted.
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                                               The  law helps protect joii
 Your boss must
 not punish you
 for trying to
 follow these
 rules.
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Help  Protect  Yourself I
       5
                                                               Know how to
                                                               protect yourself!

                                                               Your boss must protect
                                                               you from pesticides, but
                                                               your safety is your
                                                               responsibility, too.
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Help  protect  joirseifl
• Remember:

   • Wear clothes that
     cover your skin.

   • Stay out of areas as
     instructed by your
     boss.

   • Move away if
     pesticides drift into
     the area where you are
     working.

   • Wash with soap and
     water after work and
     before eating,
     drinking, smoking, or
     using the toilet.

   Your boss must:
   • Give you information
     about pesticides
     applied in or near
     areas where  you work.
   • Be sure you are
     trained in
     pesticide safety.
   • Provide you with
     >oap, water,  and
     towels.
   • Make sure you get to
     medical help if you
     think you've been
     poisoned at work
     by pesticides.
   • Provide you with
     tfxtra training it'
     you  work in areas
     where  entry ii
     restricted, work
     JS a  dagger,
     mix, load, apply.
     or handle pesticides.
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