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Chapter 296-307 WAC, Part I
296-307-107 Federal worker protection standard--Washington state department of agriculture. 296-307-110 Scope and purpose--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.1. 296-307-11005 Definitions--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.3 296-307-11010 General duties and prohibited actions--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.7. 296-307-11015 Violations of this part--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.9.
296-307-120 Applicability of this section--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.102. 296-307-12005 Exceptions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.103. 296-307-12010 Exemptions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.104. 296-307-12015 Restrictions associated with pesticide applications-Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.110. 296-307-12020 Entry restrictions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.112 296-307-12025 Notice of applications--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.120. 296-307-12030 Providing specific information about applications--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.122. 296-307-12035 Notice of applications to handler employers--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.124. 296-307-12040 Pesticide safety training-Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.130. 296-307-12045 Posted pesticide safety information--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.135. 296-307-12050 Decontamination--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.150. 296-307-12055 Emergency assistance--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.160. 296-307-130 Applicability of this section--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.202. 296-307-13005 Exemptions--Standards for handlers--40 CFR, � 170.204. 296-307-13010 Restrictions during applications--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.210. 296-307-13015 Providing specific information about applications--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.222. 296-307-13020 Notice of applications to agricultural employers--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.224. 296-307-13025 Pesticide safety training--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.230. 296-307-13030 Knowledge of labeling and site-specific information--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.232. 296-307-13035 Safe operation of equipment--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.234. 296-307-13040 Posted pesticide safety information--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.235. 296-307-13045 Personal protective equipment--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.240. 296-307-13050 Decontamination--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.250. 296-307-13055 Emergency assistance--Standards for pesticide handlers--40 CFR, � 170.260 WAC 296-307-107 Federal worker protection standards--Washington state department of agriculture. This chapter contains the federal Environmental Protection Agency worker protection standards as listed in 40 CFR, Part 170. Revisions to the federal language have been incorporated into this chapter in order to be consistent with other requirements of Washington state law. These rules are adopted in conjunction with rules adopted by the Washington state department of labor and industries in chapter 296-307 WAC, Part I.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.050. 09-17-119 (Order 09-15), § 296-307-107, filed 08/18/09, effective 10/01/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-107, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-107. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-107, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-110 Scope and purpose--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.1. This part contains standards designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' and handlers' occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on farms or in nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and also to reduce the accidental exposure of workers and other persons to such pesticides. It requires workplace practices designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establishes procedures for responding to exposure-related emergencies.
[Recodified as � 296-307-110. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-110, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-11005 Definitions--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.3. Terms used in this part have the same meanings they have in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended. In addition, the following terms, when used in this part, shall have the following meanings:
“Agricultural emergency” means a sudden occurrence or set of circumstances which the agricultural employer could not have anticipated and over which the agricultural employer has no control, and which requires entry into a pesticide treated area during a restricted-entry interval, when no alternative practices would prevent or mitigate a substantial economic loss.
“Agricultural employer” means any person who hires or contracts for the services of workers, for any type of compensation, to perform activities related to the production of agricultural plants, or any person who is an owner of or is responsible for the management or condition of an agricultural establishment that uses such workers.
Note: This definition does not conflict with the definition of employer in WAC 296-307-012.
“Agricultural establishment” means any farm, forest, nursery, or greenhouse.
“Agricultural plant” means any plant grown or maintained for commercial or research purposes and includes, but is not limited to, food, feed, and fiber plants; trees; turfgrass; flowers, shrubs; ornamentals; and seedlings.
“Animal premise” means the actual structure used to house, cage or confine animals such as: Barns, poultry houses, mink sheds, corrals, or structures used for shelter.
“Chemigation” means the application of pesticides through irrigation systems.
“Commercial pesticide handling establishment” means any establishment, other than an agricultural establishment, that:
Employs any person, including a self-employed person, to apply on an agricultural establishment, pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants.
Employs any person, including a self-employed person, to perform on an agricultural establishment, tasks as a crop advisor.
“Crop advisor” means any person who is assessing pest numbers or damage, pesticide distribution, or the status or requirements of agricultural plants and who holds a current Washington state department of agriculture commercial consultant license in the agricultural areas in which they are advising. The term does not include any person who is performing hand labor tasks.
“Early entry” means entry by a worker into a treated area on the agricultural establishment after a pesticide application is complete, but before any restricted-entry interval for the pesticide has expired.
“Farm” means any operation, other than a nursery or forest, engaged in the outdoor production of agricultural plants.
“Forest” means any operation engaged in the outdoor production of any agricultural plant to produce wood fiber or timber products.
“Fumigant” means any pesticide product that is a vapor or gas, or forms a vapor or gas on application, and whose method of pesticidal action is through the gaseous state.
“Greenhouse” means any operation engaged in the production of agricultural plants inside any structure or space that is enclosed with nonporous covering and that is of sufficient size to permit worker entry. This term includes, but is not limited to, polyhouses, mushroom houses, rhubarb houses, and similar structures. It does not include such structures as malls, atriums, conservatories, arboretums, or office buildings where agricultural plants are present primarily for aesthetic or climatic modification.
“Hand labor” means any agricultural activity performed by hand or with hand tools that cause a worker to have substantial contact with surfaces (such as plants, plant parts, or soil) that may contain pesticide residues. The activities include, but are not limited to, harvesting, detasseling, thinning, weeding, topping, planting, sucker removal, pruning, disbudding, roguing, and packing produce into containers in the field. Hand labor does not include operating, moving, or repairing irrigation or watering equipment or performing the tasks of crop advisors.
“Handler” means a person, including a self-employed person.
Who is employed for any type of compensation by an agricultural establishment or commercial pesticide handling establishment of which WAC 296-307-130 applies and who is:
Mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides.
Cleaning, adjusting, handling, or repairing the parts of mixing, loading, or application equipment that may contain pesticide residues.
Entering a greenhouse or other enclosed area after the application and before the inhalation exposure level listed in the labeling has been reached or one of the ventilation criteria established by WAC 296-307-12015(3)(c) or in the labeling has been met:
To operate ventilation equipment
Entering a treated area outdoors after application of any soil fumigant to adjust or remove soil coverings such as tarpaulins.
During any pesticide application.
Before the inhalation exposure level in the labeling has been reached or one of the ventilation criteria established by WAC 296-307-12015 (3)(c) or in the labeling has been met.
During any restricted-entry interval.
The term does not include any person who is only handling pesticide containers that have been emptied or cleaned according to pesticide product labeling instructions or, in the absence of such instructions, have been subjected to triple-rinsing or its equivalent.
“Handler employer” means any person who is self-employed as a handler or who employs any handler, for any type of compensation.
“Immediate family” includes only spouse, children, stepchildren, foster children, parents, stepparents, foster parents, brothers, and sisters.
“Nursery” means any operation engaged in the outdoor production of any agricultural plant to produce cut flowers and ferns or plants that will be used in their entirety in another location. Such plants include, but are not limited to, flowering and foliage plants or trees; tree seedlings; live Christmas trees; vegetable, fruit, and ornamental transplants; and turfgrass produced for sod.
“Owner” means any person who has a present possessory interest (fee, leasehold, rental, or other) in an agricultural establishment covered by this chapter. A person who has both leased such agricultural establishment to another person and granted that same person the right and full authority to manage and govern the use of such agricultural establishment is not an owner for purposes of this part.
“Restricted-entry interval” means the time after the end of a pesticide application during which entry into the treated area is restricted.
“Substantial economic loss” means a loss in profitability greater than that which would be expected based on the experience and fluctuations of crop yields in previous years. Only losses caused by the agricultural emergency specific to the affected site and geographic area are considered. The contribution of mismanagement cannot be considered in determining the loss.
“Treated area” means any area to which a pesticide is being directed or has been directed.
“Worker” means any person, including a self-employed person, who is employed for any type of compensation and who is performing activities relating to the production of agricultural plants on an agricultural establishment to which WAC 296-307-120 applies. While persons employed by a commercial pesticide handling establishment are performing tasks as crop advisors, they are not workers covered by the requirements of WAC 296-307-120.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-11005, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-11005. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-11005, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-11010 General duties and prohibited actions--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.7.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-11010, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-11010. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-11010, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-11015 Violations of this part--Worker protection standards--40 CFR, � 170.9.
(1) RCW 15.58.150 (2)(c) provides that it is unlawful for any person “. . to use or cause to be used any pesticide contrary to label directions . ..” When 40 CFR, Part 170 is referenced on a label, users must comply with all of its requirements except those that are inconsistent with product specific instructions on the labeling. For purposes of this chapter, the term “use” is interpreted to include:
(3) FIFRA section 14 (b)(4) provides that a person is liable for a penalty under FIFRA if another person employed by or acting for that person violates any provision of FIFRA. The term “acting for” includes both employment and contractual relationships.
(4) The requirements of this chapter, including the decontamination requirements, shall not, for the purposes of section 653 (b)(1) of Title 29 of the U.S. Code, be deemed to be the exercise of statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting the general sanitary hazards addressed by Field Sanitation, WAC 296-307-095, or other agricultural, nonpesticide hazards.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 09-07-098 (Order 08-21), § 296-307-11015, filed 03/18/09, effective 05/01/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 05-01-166 (Order 04-19), § 296-307-11015, filed 12/21/04, effective 04/02/05. Recodified as � 296-307-11015. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-11015, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-120 Applicability of this section--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.102.
Requirement. Except as provided by WAC 296-307-12005 and 296-307-12010, WAC 296-307-120 applies when any pesticide product is used on an agricultural establishment in the production of agricultural plants.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-120, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-120. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-120, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12005 Exceptions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.103. This section does not apply when any pesticide is applied on an agricultural establishment in the following circumstances:
(1) For mosquito abatement, Mediterranean fruit fly eradication, or similar wide-area public pest control programs sponsored by governmental entities.
(2) On livestock or other animals, or in or about animal premises.
(3) On plants grown for other than commercial or research purposes, which may include plants in habitations, home fruit and vegetable gardens, and home greenhouses.
(4) On plants that are in ornamental gardens, parks, and public or private lawns and grounds that are intended only for aesthetic purposes or climatic modification.
(5) By injection directly into agricultural plants. Direct injection does not include “hack and squirt,” “frill and spray,” chemigation, soil-incorporation, or soil-injection.
(6) In a manner not directly related to the production of agricultural plants, including, but not limited to, structural pest control, control of vegetation along rights-of-way and in other noncrop areas, and pasture and rangeland use.
(7) For control of vertebrate pests.
(8) As attractants or repellents in traps.
(9) On the harvested portions of agricultural plants or on harvested timber.
(10) For research uses of unregistered pesticides.
[Recodified as � 296-307-12005. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12005, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12010 Exemptions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.104. The workers listed in this section are exempt from the specified provisions of WAC 296-307-120.
(ii) WAC 296-307-12020 (3)(e) through (i); as referenced in WAC 296-307-12020 (4)(b)(iii) and (5);
(iii) WAC 296-307-12025;
(iv) WAC 296-307-12030;
(v) WAC 296-307-12040;
(vi) WAC 296-307-12045;
(vii) WAC 296-307-12050;
(viii) WAC 296-307-12055.
(b) The owner of the agricultural establishment must provide the protections listed in (a)(i) through (viii) of this subsection to other workers and other persons who are not members of his/her immediate family.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-12010, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-12010. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12010, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12015 Restrictions associated with pesticide applications--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.110.
(1) Farms and forests. During the application of any pesticide on a farm or in a forest, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the treated area.
(2) Nurseries. In a nursery, during any pesticide application described in column A of Table 1 of this section, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the area specified in column B of Table 1 of this section. After the application is completed, until the end of any restricted-entry interval, the entry-restricted area is the treated area.
TABLE 1--ENTRY--RESTRICTED AREAS
IN NURSERIES DURING PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
A. During Application of a Pesticide:
B. Workers are Prohibited in:
(1)(a) Applied: (i) Aerially, or (ii) In an upward direction, or (iii) Using a spray pressure greater than 150 psi, or (b) Applied as a: (i) Fumigant, or (ii) Smoke, or (iii) Mist, or (iv) Fog, or (v) Aerosol.
Treated area plus 100 feet in all directions on the nursery
(2)(a) Applied downward using: (i) A height of greater than 12 inches from the planting medium, or (ii) A fine spray, or (iii) A spray pressure greater than 40 psi and less than 150 psi. (b) Not as in 1 or 2(a) above but for which a respiratory protection device is required for application by the product labeling.
Treated area plus 25 feet in all directions on the nursery
(3) Greenhouses.
(a) When a pesticide application described in column A of Table 2 under (d) of this subsection takes place in a greenhouse, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the area specified in column B of Table 2 until the time specified in column C of Table 2 has expired.
(b) After the time specified in column C of Table 2 under (d) of this subsection has expired, until the expiration of any restricted-entry interval, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any worker to enter or to remain in the treated area as specified in column D of Table 2 under (d) of this subsection, except as provided in WAC 296-307-12020.
(c) When column C of Table 2 under (d) of this subsection specifies that ventilation criteria must be met, ventilation shall continue until the air concentration is measured to be equal to or less than the inhalation exposure level the labeling requires to be achieved. If no inhalation exposure level is listed on the labeling, ventilation shall continue until after:
(i) Ten air exchanges are completed; or
(ii) Two hours of ventilation using fans or other mechanical ventilating systems; or
(iii) Four hours of ventilation using vents, windows or other passive ventilation; or
(iv) Eleven hours with no ventilation followed by one hour of mechanical ventilation; or
(v) Eleven hours with no ventilation followed by two hours of passive ventilation; or
(d) The following Table 2 applies to (a), (b) and (c) of this subsection.
TABLE 2.--GREENHOUSE ENTRY RESTRICTIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
A. When a pesticide is Applied:
D. After the Expiration of Time in Column C Until the Restricted-Entry Interval Expires, the Entry-Restricted Area is:
(1) As a fumigant
Entire greenhouse plus any adjacent structure that cannot be sealed off from the treated area
The ventilation criteria of (c) of this subsection are met
No entry restrictions after criteria in column C are met
(2) As a: (i) Smoke, or (ii) Mist, or (iii) Fog, or (iv) Aerosol
Entire enclosed area
Entire enclosed area in the treated area
(3) Not in 1 or 2 above, and for which a respiratory protection device is required for application by the product labeling
(4) Not in 1, 2, or 3 above, and: (i) From a height greater than 12 in. from the planting medium, or (ii) As a fine spray, or (iii) Using a spray pressure greater than 40 psi
Treated area plus 25 feet in all directions in the enclosed area
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-12015, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-12015. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12015, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12020 Entry restrictions--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.112.
(1) General restrictions.
(iii) When “chemical-resistant” personal protective equipment is specified by the product labeling, it shall be made of material that allows no measurable movement of the pesticide being used through the material during use.
(iv) When “waterproof” personal protective equipment is specified by the product labeling, it shall be made of material that allows no measurable movement of water or aqueous solutions through the material during use.
(v) When a “chemical-resistant suit” is specified by the product labeling, it shall be a loose-fitting, one-piece or two-piece, chemical-resistant garment that covers, at a minimum, the entire body except head, hands, and feet.
(vi) When “coveralls” are specified by the product labeling, they shall be a loose-fitting, one-piece or two-piece garment, such as a cotton or cotton and polyester coverall, that covers, at a minimum, the entire body except head, hands, and feet. The pesticide product labeling may specify that the coveralls be worn over a layer of clothing. If a chemical-resistant suit is substituted for coveralls, it need not be worn over a layer of clothing.
(vii) (A) Gloves shall be of the type specified on the pesticide product labeling. Gloves made of leather, cotton, or other absorbent materials must not be worn for early entry-activities, unless gloves made of these materials are listed as acceptable for such use on the product labeling. If chemical-resistant gloves with sufficient durability and suppleness are not obtainable, leather gloves may be worn on top of chemical-resistant gloves. However, once leather gloves have been worn for this use, they shall not be worn thereafter for any other purpose, they shall only be worn over chemical-resistant gloves. (B) Separable glove liners may be worn beneath chemical-resistant gloves, unless the pesticide product labeling specifically prohibits their use. Separable glove liners are defined as separate glove-like hand coverings made of lightweight material, with or without fingers. Work gloves made from lightweight cotton or poly-type material are considered to be glove liners if worn beneath chemical-resistant gloves. Separable glove liners may not extend outside the chemical-resistant gloves under which they are worn. Chemical-resistant gloves with nonseparable abosrbent lining materials are prohibited.
(viii) When “chemical-resistant footwear” is specified by the product labeling, it shall be one of the following types of footwear: Chemical-resistant shoes, chemical-resistant boots, or chemical-resistant shoe coverings worn over shoes or boots. If chemical-resistant footwear with sufficient durability and a tread appropriate for wear in rough terrain is not obtainable for workers, then leather boots may be worn in such terrain.
(ix) When “protective eyewear” is specified by the product labeling, it shall be one of the following types of eyewear: Goggles; face shield; safety glasses with front, brow, and temple protection; or a full-face respirator.
(x) When “chemical-resistant headgear” is specified by the product labeling, it shall be either a chemical-resistant hood or a chemical-resistant hat with a wide brim.
(x) Each worker is instructed in the prevention, recognition, and first aid treatment of heat-related illness.
Note: Additional requirements in WAC 296-307-097, Outdoor heat exposure, may apply between May 1st and September 30th of each year. See Past G-1.
Note: Additional requirements in WAC 296-307-097, Outdoor heat exposure, may apply between May 1st and September 30th of each year. See Part G-1
(d) Emergency repair of equipment that is in use and sited within a pesticide treated area under a restricted-entry interval, such as frost protection devices, shall be considered to be an agricultural emergency. (e) Activities that require immediate response such as fire suppression, relocation of greenhouse plants due to power failure, and similar conditions, shall be considered to be agricultural emergencies.
Note: Additional requirements in WAC 296-307-097, Outdoor heat exposure, may apply between May 1st and September of each year. See Part G-1.
(7) Exception to entry restrictions requiring EPA approval. EPA may in accordance with 40 CFR, Part 170.112(e) grant an exception from the requirements of this section. A request for an exception must be submitted to the Director, Office of Pesticide Programs (H-7501C), Environmental Protection Agency, 401 “M” Street SW, Washington, DC 20460 and must be accompanied by two copies of the information specified in 40 CFR, Part 170.112(e).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.050. 09-17-119 (Order 09-15), § 296-307-12020, filed 08/18/09, effective 10/01/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 09-07-098 (Order 08-21), § 296-307-12020, filed 03/18/09, effective 05/01/09. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-12020, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-12020. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12020, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12025 Notice of applications--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.120.
(a) The warning sign shall have a background color that contrasts with red. The words “danger” and “peligro,” plus “pesticides” and “pesticidas,” shall be at the top of the sign, and the words “keep out” and “no entre” shall be at the bottom of the sign. Letters for all words must be clearly legible. A circle containing an upraised hand on the left and a stern face on the right must be near the center of the sign. The inside of the circle must be red, except that the hand and a large portion of the face must be in a shade that contrasts with red. The length of the hand must be at least twice the height of the smallest letters. The length of the face must be only slightly smaller than the hand. Additional information such as the name of the pesticide and the date of application may appear on the warning sign if it does not detract from the appearance of the sign or change the meaning of the required information. A black and white example of a warning sign meeting these requirements, other than the size requirements, follows:
(b) The standard sign shall be at least fourteen inches by sixteen inches with letters at least one inch in height. Farms and forests shall use the standard size sign unless a smaller sign is necessary because the treated area is too small to accommodate a sign of this size. In nurseries and greenhouses, the agricultural employer may, at any time, use a sign smaller than the standard size sign. Whenever a small sign is used on any establishment, there are specific posting distances depending on the size of the lettering and symbol on the sign. If a sign is used with danger and peligro in letters at least 7/8 inch in height and the remaining letters at least � inch and a red circle at least three inches in diameter containing an upraised hand and a stern face, the signs shall be no further than fifty feet apart. If a sign is used with danger and peligro in letters at least 7/16 inch in height and the remaining letters at least � inch in height and a red circle at least 1 � inches in diameter containing an upraised hand and stern face, the signs shall be no further than twenty-five feet apart. A sign with danger and peligro in letters less than 7/16 inch in height or with any words in letters less than � inch in height, or a red circle smaller than 1 � inches in diameter containing an upraised hand and a stern face will not satisfy the requirements of the rule. All signs must meet the requirements of (a) of this subsection.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-12025, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-12025. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12025, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12030 Providing specific information about applications--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.122. When workers are on an agricultural establishment and, within the last thirty days, a pesticide covered by this part has been applied on the establishment or a restricted-entry interval has been in effect, the agricultural employer shall display, in accordance with this section, specific information about the pesticide.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17.040 RCW. 98-24-096 (Order 98-13) � 296-307-12030, filed 12/01/98, effective 03/01/99. [Recodified as � 296-307-12030. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-082, � 296-306A-12030, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
WAC 296-307-12035 Notice of applications to handler employers--Standards for workers--40 CFR, � 170.124. Whenever handlers who are employed by a commercial pesticide handling establishment will be performing pesticide handling tasks on an agricultural establishment, the agricultural employer shall provide to the handler employer, or assure that the handler employer is aware of, the following information concerning any areas on the agricultural establishment that the handler may be in (or may walk within one-quarter mile of) and that may be treated with a pesticide or that may be under a restricted-entry interval while the handler will be on the agricultural establishment: (1) Specific location and description of any such areas; and
[Recodified as � 296-307-12035. 97-09-013, filed 4/7/97, effective 4/7/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.040, [49.17.]050 and [49.17.]060. 96-20-08, � 296-306A-12035, filed 9/30/96, effective 11/1/96.]
296-307 Part I (Continued)