Provide child care. Child care facilities will allow families to work without bringing children into the fields. Do not allow children in or near fields during, and for an ample period of time after, pesticide applications. Reentry intervals must be prolonged to protect children. Preserve adequate spraying buffer zones between fields and housing or schools.
Pesticide drift is a hazard to local communities and bodies of water.
Clean pesticide mixing and application equipment at the end of the application season to prevent inadvertent contact exposure of workers and curious children. Select less toxic pesticides. Avoid using organophosphate pesticides, Category I acute toxicants, probable or possible human carcinogens, and reproductive toxicants. Support pesticide use reporting programs. These are useful to help develop farm-specific pest management plans and to evaluate the effectiveness of different pest management strategies.