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) ------- 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 " (EPA) s-*jiz Occupational Safety Branch (H"OfiCi Ott'tce or Pesticivlc Program;- ^.5. Environmcnt.il Protection A«snc\- 401 M Street, tf W Aashmcton. D.C. IlMw) •703) ^0?-76rm Protect Coordinator Coordinadordel Proyecto •nn Lc.irv Er.\ ------- Pesticide Safety '.;%#'/,;.•: • 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. ?£ ------- 1 PetticUe SifelT 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. ------- 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. ft* ------- 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. ft* ------- 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. TO ------- Hot can JOB protect jonnelf froa peiticidet? Wash your hands before using the toilet at work. ------- 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. 77 ft ftfeH ------- 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. \v) ------- Hov can JOB protect yoinelf from pesticide:? • Stay out of areas your boss tells you not to enter... Even if no sign is posted. ------- 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. 10 ------- Hot can jon protect joarseif from pesticides? ^•'H Keep children away from areas where pesticides might be. At home, keep pesticides away from children. 11 ------- 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. a 12 ------- 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. KBAflMI 13 ------- 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. 14 ------- Here are pesticiiet? r 'x. V . PESTICIDES IN IRRIGATION WATER Pesticides may be in irrigation water and on irrigation equipment 15 ------- there are pe»iicide»? • Pesticides may be in storage areas and in places where pesticides are mixed and loaded. 15 ------- fliere are pesticides?- Sometimes pesticides drift from where they are being applied. Sfifttt* Move Away! 17 ------- 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. ** X 18 ------- 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. M*ft&*7Aft 19 ------- Hot cm pesticides Imrt joi? I Pesticides may cause skin rashes or hurt your nose, throat, or eyes. *$ 20 ------- 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. 21 ------- HOT can pesticides hart yoi? Other signs of pesticide poisoning are: • Drooling. • Trouble breathing. • Very small pupils of your eyes. 22 ------- ro CO s> 3? i£ O a 2 "* f» ------- 4 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. O •Tf • SEWJEfttt. 24 ------- 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. 25 ------- 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. Q 26 ------- 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. WMMttft* fiffftftftttVS 27 ------- 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. Q KIWI - STfflJH 28 ------- 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. Q £»»«*•£* 29 ------- 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. 30 ------- I:. %•* ""1 8=" fl*0 w to S3 *0* is* u mv *rj ^* *si KM O) ------- fhit If pesticides get on or ia jot? »&«**? 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. 32 ------- t if pesticidet get on or in TOO? ~~-~ 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). 2 . 3 . 33 ------- 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. Q 34 ------- if pesticide* get on or in joi? &&&A7JI* • 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. fflfcfctt ft-t-EJHI 35 ------- flat id pesticide! get on or in jot? • Get medical help! In all cases of pesticide poisoning, get medical help as soon as possible. mmw* 36 ------- a? Helps Protect Yon I 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. »W £«£***» *»IS ££««** • m 37 ------- 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. 38 ------- kelj>» protect joil 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. Q 39 ------- The law helps protect joii Your boss must not punish you for trying to follow these rules. 40 ------- Help Protect Yourself I 5 Know how to protect yourself! Your boss must protect you from pesticides, but your safety is your responsibility, too. Q ffifttttt 41 ------- 8 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. 42 ------- Kip protect jo«mlf! 8 • ftUtMNUtftttlfli B • a • THtt ftff* SKBIff 43 ------- ------- ------- ------- |