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       Environmental Protecton
       Agency
OBica of Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances
EPA 305-B-06-008

(Laotian)
EPA   Protect Yourself from Pesticides—
        Guide for Agricultural Workers (Laotian)

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The Environmental Protection Agency revised the Worker Protection Standard for agricultural
pesticides m August 1^2.  The revised Worker Protection Standard requires that agricultural workers be
gi\en training in basic pesticide safety
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Pesticide Safety
                                                                Pesticides help
                                                                control pests,
                                                                but they can
                                                                also hurt—even
                                                                  —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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                                                       Pesticide safety
 Learn how to
 protect yourself.
 If you don't  .
 understand, ask
 for help.

 ". pesvicides are used
 where you work, your
 boss m ust ma ke su re
 you are  trained in
 pesticide safety.

 This book has facts
 about pesticide safety. If
 you do not understand
 this book cr y j r safety
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How Can You Protect Yourself from Pesticides?
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                                                             Wear clothes
                                                             that cover
                                                             your skin.

                                                             You should wear clean
                                                             work clothes each day
                                                             that will cover your
                                                             skin;

                                                              •  Long pants.

                                                              •  A long-sleeved
                                                                 shirt.

                                                              • Shoes and socks.

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                                               How can you protect yourself from pesticides?
  I 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 you 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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How can you protect yourself from pesticides?
                                                               Stay out of
                                                               areas where
                                                               pesticides are
                                                               being applied.  If
                                                               pesticides drift
                                                               to where you are
                                                               working, get
                                                               out!
                                                               [t is against the law for
                                                               anyone to apply
                                                               pesticides in an area
                                                               where you are working,
                                                               or to let -pesticides drift
                                                               onto you.


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                                             How can you protect yourself from pesticides?
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 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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How can you protect yourself from pesticides?
                                                           Stay out of
                                                           areas your boss
                                                           tells you not to
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                                                           Even if no sign is posted.
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                                         How can you protect yourself from pesticides?
   Never take
   pesticides or
   pesticide
   containers
   home from
   work.
   They are not safe for use
   around the home.

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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 you protect youreetf frorn pesticides?
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   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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  • 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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  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 pesticide are there.
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                                                      Where are pesticides?
    Pesticides may
    be in storage
    areas and in
    places where
    pesticides are
    mixed and
    loaded.
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                                                     pesticides drift
                                                     from where they
                                                     are being
                                                     applied.

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   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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                                                        Pesticides may
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                                                        If pesticides get on or in
                                                        you, they may make
                                                        you sick right away, or
                                                        hours later.
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  cause skin
  rashes or hurt
  your nose,
  throat, or eyes.
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How can pesticides hurt you?
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   pesticide
   poisoning are:

   • Drooling.

   • Trouble breathing.

   • Very small pupils of
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How can pesticides hurt you?
                                                       Pesticides may
                                                       harm some
                                                       people more
                                                       than others.
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                                                          How can pesticides hurt you?
   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 wo: \en are
   exposed to pesticides.
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    What If You Get Sick at Work?
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                                                                   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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                                                       What if you 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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                                                                Your boss will
                                                                provide
                                                                information
                                                                about the
                                                                pesticide.

                                                                Your boss must give you
                                                                or your doctor the name
                                                                and other information
                                                                about the pesticide that
                                                                might have made you
                                                                sick.
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   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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                                                          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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  I  If you or
    someone else
    swallows a
    pesticide, get
    medical 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 'ircctions
      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
      you.
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                                                      What if pesticides get on or in you?
   Leave closed
   areas right away
   if you start to
   feel sick or
   dizzy.

   If you are working in an
   enclosed area, like a
   greenhouse, get to fresh
   air right away if you
   begin lo fee! dizzy or
   have trouble breathing.

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                                                      • II someone gets
                                                         sick from

                                                        breathing a

                                                        pesticide,..

                                                        t. Get them to fresh air
                                                          right away.

                                                       2.  Loosen their
                                                         clothing.

                                                      3. If not breathing, give
                                                         mouth-to-mouth
                                                         (CPR).
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                                                     What If pesticides get on or In you? __   *..

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   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 ^.,0 can help.
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                                                                   m 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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                                                           What if pesticides get on or in you?
    Get medical
    help!

    In all cases of pesticide
    poisoning, get medical
    help as soon as possible.

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The Law Helps Protect You!
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 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 law helps protect you!
   Your boss must
   not let you work
   In some areas.
   Your boss must, not lot
   you work in an area
   where:
   • IVstictdcs arc 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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The (aw helps protect you!
                                                               I 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 youl
    Your boss must
    not punish you
    for trying to
    follow these
    rules.
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  I  Remember:

    • Wear clothes that
     cover your skin.

    • Stay out of areas as
     instructed by your
     boss.

    • Move a way 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
     soap, water, and
     towels.

   • Make sure you get to
     medical help if you
     think you've been
     poisoned at work
     by pesticides.

   • Provide you with
     extra training if
  .   you work in areas
     where entry is
     restricted, work
     as a flagger,
     mix, load, apply,
     or handle pesticides.
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