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California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6704 - Application of Labor Code

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In order to insure that rights granted to California
						employees by Chapter 1 of Division 5 of the California Labor Code are
						adequately provided to agricultural employees, including employee rights (1) to
						file confidential complaints alleging unsafe work conditions, (2) to have
						complaints promptly investigated, (3) to talk to inspectors or compliance
						officers, and to point out hazards during the inspection process, (4) to be
						notified of any relevant job hazard, and (5) to not be subject to any
						retaliation or discrimination because such employee has filed any complaint
						regarding an unsafe work condition, the director, commissioners, and the
						Department of Industrial Relations shall cooperate in fully implementing any
						master agreements entered into between these parties which are designed to
						insure enforcement of employees' rights as well as any inspection protocols
						adopted pursuant to such master agreements.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6706 - Hazardous Areas

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When there is a reasonable suspicion by the Director or
						commissioner that a specific workplace has been or may be unsafe for workers
						due to exposure to active or inert ingredients in pesticide products, or
						breakdown products of these ingredients, the director or commissioner may
						require the employer to prohibit entry of employees into that workplace. The
						director or commissioner may require the employer to provide medical
						supervision for the period of time necessary for the director to determine the
						safety of the workplace to protect employees who have been working in or will
						enter that workplace. This medical supervision may include biological
						monitoring of persons for possible over-exposure to pesticide product
						ingredients or breakdown products of these ingredients. The director or
						commissioner may also specify exposure time limits and protective clothing and
						equipment to be worn by employees under these circumstances.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No.
						41).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6708 - Inspection Authority. [Renumbered]

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1.
						Renumbering and amendment of Section
						6708 to Section
						6140 filed 9-26-88; operative
						10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6712 - Public Agencies. [Renumbered]

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1.
						Renumbering and amendment of Section
						6712 to Section
						6760(c) filed
						9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6714 - Exemptions. [Repealed]

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1.
						Repealer filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 1 - General Scope and Purpose › Section 6716 - Sunset Review of Regulations. [Repealed]

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1. New
						section filed 5-10-99; operative 6-9-99 (Register 99, No. 20).
2.
						Repealer filed 1-20-2000; operative 2-19-2000 (Register 2000, No. 3).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6720 - Safety of Employed Persons

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(a) The
					 requirements of this article shall be complied with by the employer for the
					 safety of employees handling pesticides.
(b) When only vertebrate pest control baits,
					 solid fumigants (including, but not limited to, aluminum phosphide, magnesium
					 phosphide, and smoke cartridges), insect monitoring traps or non-insecticidal
					 lures are handled, the employer is exempt from the requirements of sections
					 6730 (Working Alone), and 6732
					 (Change Area), and 6738.1(e).
(c)
					 When antimicrobial agents, used only as sanitizers, disinfectants, or medical
					 sterilants, or pool and spa chemicals are handled, the employer is exempt from
					 complying with the provisions of Title 3, California Code of Regulations
					 sections specified below, provided the employer instead complies with any
					 applicable requirements in the following corresponding provisions of Title 8,
					 California Code of Regulations.
Title 3, CCR
Title 8, CCR
6700
3200 and 3202
6702
3200 and 3203
6720
As indicated in this Subsection
6723
3203, 3204, and 5194
6724
3203 and 5194
6726
3400
6732
3367
6734
3363 and 3366
6738-6738.4
3380 through 3385
6739
5144
6740
3317
6742
5141
6744
3203 and 5194
(d) The provisions of sections
					 6726,
					 6734,
					 6738.1-6738.4,
					 6739,
					 6766,
					 6768, and
					 6770 do not apply to licensed
					 agricultural pest control advisers and registered professional foresters while
					 performing, crop adviser tasks, after the application is completed, including
					 field-checking or scouting, making observations of the well-being of the
					 plants, or taking samples provided:
(1) They
					 have been trained equivalent to the requirements of section
					 6724 (licensed agricultural pest
					 control advisers are considered trained for the purposes of this exception);
					 and
(2) The licensed agricultural
					 pest control adviser or registered professional forester has made specific
					 determinations regarding appropriate personal protective equipment, needed
					 decontamination facilities, and how to safely conduct crop adviser
					 tasks.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6722 - Minimum Age Requirements

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The employer shall not permit an employee under 18 years
						of age to:
(a) handle any pesticide
					 used in the commercial or research production of an agricultural
					 commodity.
(b) enter a field under
					 a restricted entry interval.
1. New
						section filed 10-17-2016; operative 1-2-2017 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4(b)(2)
						(Register 2016, No. 43). For prior history, see Register 88, No. 41.
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6723.1 - Application-Specific Information for Handlers

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(a) The
					 operator of property used for the commercial or research production of an
					 agricultural plant commodity shall display, at a central location, the
					 following application-specific information while employees are employed to
					 handle pesticides:
(1) The crop or site
					 treated and identification of the treated area;
(2) The date(s) and time(s) the application
					 started and ended;
(3) Restricted
					 entry interval;
(4) Product name,
					 U.S. EPA registration number, and active ingredients; and
(5) A copy of the Safety Data Sheet(s) for
					 the applied pesticide(s).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6726 - Emergency Medical Care

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(a)
					 Emergency medical care for employees handling pesticides shall be planned for
					 in advance. The employer shall locate a facility where emergency medical care
					 is available for employees who will be handling pesticides.
(b) Employees shall be informed of the name
					 and location of a facility where emergency medical care is available. The
					 employer shall post in a prominent place at the work site, or work vehicle if
					 there is no designated work site, the name, address and telephone number of a
					 facility able to provide emergency medical care whenever employees will be
					 handling pesticides and, if the identified facility is not reasonably
					 accessible from that work location, procedures to be followed to obtain
					 emergency medical care.
(c) When
					 there is reasonable grounds to suspect that an employee has a pesticide illness
					 or when an exposure to a pesticide has occurred that might reasonably be
					 expected to lead to an employee's illness, the employer shall ensure that the
					 employee is taken to a physician immediately.
(d) The employer shall provide the following
					 information to medical personnel treating an employee suspected of being
					 exposed to a pesticide used in the commercial or research production of an
					 agricultural commodity:
(1) Copies of the
					 applicable Safety Data Sheet(s) and the product name(s), U.S. Environmental
					 Protection Agency registration number(s), and active ingredient(s) for each
					 pesticide product to which the employee may have been exposed.
(2) The circumstances of application or use
					 of the pesticide.
(3) The
					 circumstances that could have resulted in exposure to the
					 pesticide.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6730 - Working Alone

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(a) An
					 employee mixing, loading or applying a pesticide in toxicity category one for
					 production of an agricultural commodity may not work alone during daylight
					 hours unless personal, radio, or telephone contact is made to a responsible
					 adult at intervals not exceeding two hour.
(b) An employee mixing, loading or applying a
					 pesticide in toxicity category one for production of an agricultural commodity
					 may not work alone during nighttime hours unless personal, radio, or telephone
					 contact is made to a responsible adult at intervals not exceeding one
					 hour.
(c) A pilot, mixer-loader,
					 and/or flagger team shall be considered as working together. In the case of two
					 ground applicators working in the same field, no additional person is necessary
					 if they can see each other or each other's application vehicles.
1.
						Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No.
						41).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6731 - Employee Communication

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Except as provided for in section
						6540, the employer shall ensure a
						means for the employee to immediately communicate with the certified applicator
						supervising the employee using a California restricted material specified in
						section 6400 pursuant to section
						6406. This communication may be in
						person or by voice, two-way radio, cell phone, video conference or other
						similar means of direct communication. Text messaging, e-mail, voicemail, and
						other means of indirect communication do not meet the requirement for this
						standard.
1. New
						section filed 6-30-2023; operative 1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456,
						  12976,
						  12981,
						  14005
						  and
						  14102,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  11501
						  and
						  14006,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6732 - Change Area

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For any employee who regularly handles pesticides with
						the signal word "DANGER" or "WARNING", and for all employees who handle any
						pesticides for the commercial or research production of an agricultural plant
						commodity, the employer shall assure that there is, at the place where
						employees end their exposure period and remove their personal protective
						equipment, an area where employees may change clothes and wash themselves.
						Clean towels, soap, and sufficient water shall be available to allow for
						thorough washing. For employees who handle pesticides for the commercial or
						research production of an agricultural plant commodity, the change area must
						meet the requirements specified in section
						6734(a), (b)(1), and
						(b)(2). The employer shall provide a clean,
						pesticide-free place where employees may store any personal clothing not in use
						while at work handling pesticides.
1.
						Amendment filed 8-1-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						31).
2. Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88,
						No. 41).
3. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 12-31-96; operative
						1-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 97, No. 1).
4. Amendment filed 10-17-2016; operative
						1-2-2017 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(2)
						(Register 2016, No. 43).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6734 - Handler Decontamination Facilities

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(a) The
					 employer shall assure that sufficient water, soap and single use towels for
					 routine washing of hands and face and for emergency eye flushing and washing of
					 the entire body are available for employees as specified in this section.
(1) This water shall be of a quality and
					 temperature that will not cause illness or injury when it contacts the skin or
					 eyes or if it is swallowed, and shall be stored separate from that used for
					 mixing with pesticides unless the tank holding water for mixing with pesticides
					 is equipped with appropriate valves to prevent back flow of pesticides into the
					 water.
(2) One clean change of
					 coveralls shall be available at each decontamination site.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6736 - Coveralls. [Repealed]

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1.
						Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No.
						41).
2. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (b)(3)
						(Register 91, No. 33).
3. Amendment of section heading, section and
						NOTE filed 12-31-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 97, No. 1).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
						subsections (a) and (b)(2) filed 8-26-2009 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2009, No. 35).
5. Repealer filed 4-15-2015;
						operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6738 - Personal Protective Equipment Care

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(a) The
					 employer shall:
(1) Provide all personal
					 protective equipment required by pesticide product labeling, regulation, and
					 restricted material permit condition, provide for its daily inspection and
					 cleaning (according to pesticide labeling instructions or, absent any
					 instructions, washed in detergent and hot water), and repair or replace any
					 worn, damaged, or heavily contaminated personal protective equipment. Leather
					 gloves used to apply only aluminum phosphide or magnesium phosphide pesticides
					 and which have been aerated for 12 hours or more are considered
					 cleaned.
(2) Assure that all clean
					 personal protective equipment, when not in use, is kept separate from personal
					 clothing and in a clean and pesticide-free, specifically designated
					 place.
(3) Assure that personal
					 protective equipment is used correctly for its intended purpose.
(4) Keep and wash potentially contaminated
					 personal protective equipment separately from other clothing or
					 laundry.
(5) Assure that all clean
					 personal protective equipment is either dried thoroughly before stored or is
					 put in a well-ventilated place to dry.
(6) Assure that personal protective equipment
					 remains the property of the employer and that pesticide handlers are not
					 allowed or directed to take potentially contaminated personal protective
					 equipment into their homes. However, employees whose work day does not involve
					 return to the employer's headquarters shall remove and store potentially
					 contaminated coveralls in a sealable container outside of their own living
					 quarters for later return to the employer.
(7) Assure that any person or firm assigned
					 or hired to clean or repair potentially contaminated personal protective
					 equipment is protected and informed in accordance with the requirements of
					 section 6744.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6738.1 - Personal Protective Equipment Use

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Personal protective equipment may be required by
						pesticide product labeling, regulations, or restricted material permit
						conditions. Except as provided in section
						6738.4, the employer shall assure
						that:
(a) Employees wear protective
					 eyewear as specified in section
					 6738.2 when employees are mixing,
					 loading, or applying pesticides by hand or ground rig, and when exposed to
					 application, mixing, or loading equipment (such as but not limited to hoppers,
					 tanks, or lines) that contains or is contaminated with pesticide.
(b) Employees wear chemical-resistant gloves
					 as specified in section
					 6738.3 when employees are mixing,
					 loading, or applying pesticides by hand or ground rig, or when exposed to
					 application equipment (such as but not limited to aircraft, hoppers, tanks, or
					 lines) that contains or is contaminated with pesticide.
(c) Employees wear chemical-resistant
					 footwear when required. Unless specified on the pesticide product
					 labeling
,
chemical-resistant shoes, chemical-resistant boots,
					 or chemical-resistant coverings worn over shoes or boots meet this
					 requirement.
(d) Employees wear a
					 chemical-resistant hood or a wide-brim chemical-resistant hat when
					 chemical-resistant headgear is required.
(e) Employees wear coveralls whenever they
					 handle pesticides with the signal word "DANGER" or "WARNING" except when using
					 fumigants unless the pesticide product labeling expressly requires the use of
					 coveralls.
(f) Employees wear a
					 chemical-resistant apron when required. The apron must cover the front of the
					 body from mid-chest to the knees.
(g) Employees wear a chemical-resistant suit
					 that covers the torso, head, arms, and legs when a full-body chemical-resistant
					 suit is required.
(1) If the ambient
					 temperature exceeds 80°F during daylight hours or 85°F during nighttime
					 hours (sunset to sunrise), employees required to wear a chemical-resistant suit
					 must not handle the pesticide(s) unless the pesticide is handled pursuant to
					 subsections
					 6738.4(c) or (e);
					 or employees use cooled chemical-resistant suits, or engineering controls, to
					 reduce temperatures to an effective working environment of 80°F during
					 daylight hours or 85°F during nighttime hours (sunset to
					 sunrise).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6738.2 - Selection of Protective Eyewear

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The employer shall assure that appropriate protective
						eyewear, providing brow and temple protection that conforms to the curvature of
						the face and side protection to the eyes, is worn when its use is
						required.
(a) Whenever protective
					 eyewear is required, and the labeling does not identify a specific type, one of
					 the following types of eyewear or eye protective devices bearing evidence of
					 compliance with American National Standard for Occupational and Education
					 Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices ANSI Z87.1-2010 must be worn:
(1) Safety glasses that provide front, brow,
					 and temple protection.
(2)
					 Goggles.
(3) Face
					 shield.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6738.3 - Selection of Gloves

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The employer shall assure that appropriate
						chemical-resistant gloves are worn by employees when their use is
						required.
(a) If the barrier material
					 is specified by a category on the product labeling, the required glove material
					 must be:
(1) Category A: barrier laminate,
					 butyl rubber, nitrile rubber, neoprene, natural rubber, polyethylene, polyvinyl
					 chloride (PVC), or Viton®.
(2)
					 Category B: barrier laminate or butyl rubber.
(3) Category C: barrier laminate, butyl
					 rubber, nitrile rubber, neoprene, PVC, or Viton®.
(4) Category D: barrier laminate or butyl
					 rubber.
(5) Category E: barrier
					 laminate, nitrile rubber, neoprene, or Viton®.
(6) Category F: barrier laminate, butyl
					 rubber, nitrile rubber, or Viton®.
(7) Category G or H: barrier laminate, or
					 Viton®.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6738.4 - Personal Protective Equipment Exemptions

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The following exceptions and substitutions to personal
						protective equipment required by pesticide product labeling or regulation are
						permitted. However, employers shall assure that all exempted personal
						protective equipment is present and available for use at the worksite and
						stored in a chemical-resistant container, such as a plastic
						bag
,
even if the personal protective equipment's use is
						exempted by this section.
(a)
					 Chemical-resistant gloves and protective eyewear are not required when:
(1) applying in an enclosed cab;
(2) using vehicle-mounted or towed equipment
					 with spray nozzles that are located below the employee and directed
					 downward;
(3) applying vertebrate
					 pest control baits using long-handled implements that avoid actual hand contact
					 with the bait or potentially contaminated areas of equipment;
(4) working in situations where the handler
					 has no liquid contact with a fumigant. The handler may wear gloves, unless
					 expressly prohibited by pesticide product labeling; or
(5) using an application system approved by
					 the Director that is engineered to provide a level of protection to the
					 employee that is equivalent to, or better than, the required personal
					 protective equipment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6739 - Respiratory Protection

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(a)
					 General Requirements.
(1) The employer shall
					 assure that:
(A) Employees use approved
					 respiratory equipment in compliance with this regulation when handling
					 pesticides where respirators are required by label, restricted material permit
					 condition, or regulation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6740 - Adequate Light

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Whenever natural light in mixing/loading area is not
						adequate to allow an employee to read the label and work in a safe manner,
						artificial light shall be provided in such areas which is sufficient to perform
						these activities.
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 6-20-2001 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2001, No. 25).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  11456
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6742 - Safe Equipment

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(a) The
					 employer shall instruct employees in the safe operation of any equipment used
					 for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides prior to initial use
					 of the equipment and at least annually thereafter.
(b) The employer shall ensure equipment used
					 for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides is inspected before
					 each day of use, is in operating condition as intended by the manufacturer, and
					 can be used without risk of reasonably foreseeable adverse effects to the
					 employee, other persons, or the environment. Equipment with any safety defect
					 must be repaired or replaced before use.
(c)
(1) All
					 openings on tanks used for mixing or applying pesticides must be equipped with
					 covers that will prevent splashes and spills.
(2) Flexible hoses carrying liquid pesticides
					 in toxicity categories one or two under pressure must not pass unshielded
					 through the cockpit of an airplane or helicopter.
(3) Shut-off devices must be installed on the
					 exit end of all hoses carrying liquid pesticides in toxicity categories one or
					 two from mixing tanks that are adequate to prevent splashes onto the employee
					 doing the loading when filling operations are stopped and the filler hose is
					 removed from the inlet to the tank of the application vehicle. As an
					 alternative, a reversing action pump, or a similar system, may be used that
					 will empty the hose and will eliminate dripping of liquid from the end of the
					 hose when the filling operation is stopped.
(4) Each tank, with a capacity of more than
					 49 gallons, that is used to mix or apply any liquid mixture derived from a
					 pesticide in toxicity categories one or two, must have either:
(A) a properly functioning means to indicate
					 externally the internal liquid level in the tank such as a sight gauge;
					 or
(B) the tank or the filler hose
					 nozzle must have a device that will automatically stop the filling operation
					 before the pesticide liquid mixture spills over the top.
(5) All external sight gauges must be
					 protected against breakage and be equipped with valves so the pipes or tubes
					 connected to the sight gauge can be shut off.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 2 - General Safety Requirements › Section 6744 - Equipment Maintenance

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(a)
					 Persons who own or operate pesticide mixing, loading, or application equipment
					 shall inform each employee under their control who may be involved in the
					 cleaning, servicing or repair of that equipment of the hazards of the
					 pesticides that a person may encounter, and the methods of protecting against
					 personal injury.
(b) When cleaning,
					 servicing or repairing is to be performed by persons not under the control of
					 the owner or operator of the equipment, the owner or operator of the equipment
					 shall notify the person in charge of performing these services of the
					 requirements in (a).
(1) If the equipment has
					 been used in the commercial or research production of an agricultural plant
					 commodity, the owner or operator of the equipment shall also notify the person
					 in charge of performing these services of the following:
(A) Pesticide application equipment may be
					 contaminated with pesticides.
(B)
					 Procedures for handling pesticide application equipment and for limiting
					 exposure to pesticide residues.
(C)
					 Personal hygiene practices and decontamination procedures for preventing
					 pesticide exposures and removing pesticide
					 residues.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6760 - Employer Responsibility and Exceptions

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(a)
					 Employers shall comply with the requirements of this article to protect
					 employees who may enter treated fields.
(b) If only granular baits or attractants or
					 repellents in traps have been applied in a field, the employer is exempt from
					 the requirements of Sections
					 6762 (Field Work During
					 Application), 6764 (Fieldworker Training), 6766(a) and (b) (Emergency Medical
					 Care), 6768 (Decontamination Facilities), 6770 (Entry After Pesticide
					 Application), 6771 (Requirements for Early Entry Fieldworkers), 6772
					 (Restricted Entry Intervals), 6774 (Reentry Interval Adjustments), and 6776
					 (Field Posting).
(c) Pesticide
					 applications for areawide public pest control programs sponsored by
					 governmental agencies, such as for fruit fly eradication, and those made by
					 vector control agencies operating under cooperative agreements with the State
					 Department of Health Services pursuant to Section
					 116180
					 of the Health and Safety Code, and contractors of those agencies, are exempt
					 from the requirements of this article.
(d) If only algaecides have been used to
					 treat the irrigation system, the employer is exempt from the requirements of
					 Sections 6762 (Field Work During
					 Application), 6764 (Fieldworker Training), 6766(a) and (b) (Emergency Medical
					 Care), 6768 (Decontamination Facilities), 6770 (Field Entry After Pesticide
					 Application), 6771 (Requirements for Early Entry Fieldworkers), 6772
					 (Restricted Entry Intervals), 6774 (Restricted Entry Interval Adjustments) and
					 6776 (Field Posting).
(e) If
					 pesticides have been applied only by injection directly into plants the
					 employer is exempt from the requirements of this article. Direct injection does
					 not include "hack and squirt" methods.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (a), renumbering and amendment of Section
						6712 to Section
						6760(c),
						renumbering and amendment of Section
						6770(h) to Section
						6760(d) and new
						subsection (e) filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No.
						41).
2. Amendment of section heading, section and NOTE filed
						12-31-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(d)
						(Register 97, No. 1).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  12980
						  and
						  12981,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6761.1 - Application-Specific Information for Fieldworkers

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(a) The
					 operator of property used for the commercial or research production of an
					 agricultural plant commodity shall display at a central location the following
					 application-specific information, while fieldworkers are employed to work in
					 treated fields on the operator's property:
(1)
					 The crop or site treated and identification of the treated field;
(2) The date(s) and time(s) the application
					 started and ended;
(3) Restricted
					 entry interval;
(4) Product
					 name(s), U.S. EPA registration number(s), and active ingredient(s);
(5) A copy of the Safety Data Sheet(s) for
					 the applied pesticide(s); and
(6)
					 Spray adjuvant product name(s) and California registration number(s) if
					 applicable.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6762 - Field Work During Pesticide Application

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(a) The
					 requirements of this section are minimum requirements established by the U. S.
					 Environmental Protection Agency and do not assure compliance with the general
					 standard in section
					 6614.
(b) No employer shall direct or allow any
					 person, other than the persons making the application, to enter or remain in a
					 treated area of a field during the application.
(c) When pesticides are used for the
					 commercial or research production of an agricultural commodity, no employer
					 shall direct or allow any person, other than the persons making the
					 application, to enter or remain in the application exclusion zone, as specified
					 below.
(1) If the pesticide is applied for
					 outdoor production, the application exclusion zone is defined as follows:
(A) the area that extends 100 feet
					 horizontally from the application equipment in all directions during
					 application when the pesticide is applied by any of the following methods:
					 aerially; air blast; as a fumigant, smoke, mist, or fog; or as a fine spray
					 using a spray.
(B) the area that
					 extends 25 feet horizontally from the application equipment in all directions
					 during application when the pesticide is applied in a manner not specified in
					 (1)(A) and is sprayed from a height of greater than 12 inches from the soil or
					 planting medium using at least a medium spray.
(C) There is no application exclusion zone
					 when the pesticide is applied in a manner other than those in subsections
					 (1)(A) and (1)(B).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6766 - Emergency Medical Care

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Emergency medical care for employees that enter fields that have been treated
					 with pesticides shall be planned for in advance. The employer shall locate a
					 facility where emergency care is available for employees who will be working in
					 treated fields.
(b) The employees
					 or their supervisor in the field shall be informed of the name and location of
					 a physician or medical facility where emergency medical care is available, and
					 if the identified facility is not reasonably accessible from that work
					 location, the procedures to be followed to obtain emergency medical
					 care.
(c) When there are reasonable
					 grounds to suspect that an employee has a pesticide illness or when an exposure
					 to a pesticide has occurred that might reasonably be expected to lead to an
					 employee's illness, the employer shall ensure that the employee is taken to a
					 physician immediately.
(d) The
					 employer shall provide the following information to medical personnel treating
					 an employee for a suspected pesticide exposure in the production of an
					 agricultural commodity:
(1) Copies of the
					 applicable Safety Data Sheet(s) and the product name(s), U.S. Environmental
					 Protection Agency registration number(s) and active ingredient(s) for each
					 pesticide product to which the person may have been exposed.
(2) The circumstances of application or use
					 of the pesticide.
(3) The
					 circumstances that could have resulted in exposure to the
					 pesticide.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6768 - Fieldworker Decontamination Facilities

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(a) The
					 employer shall assure that sufficient water and the following are located
					 together at the decontamination site and reasonably accessible for washing of
					 hands and face and for emergency eye flushing to all fieldworkers engaged in
					 activities involving contact with treated surfaces in treated fields:
(1) at least one gallon of water per
					 employee, or three gallons of water per employee for employees engaged in early
					 entry activities pursuant to section
					 6770(d). The water
					 must be provided at the start of the work day and be of a quality and
					 temperature that will not cause illness or injury when it contacts the skin or
					 eyes or if it is swallowed. The water shall be stored separate from that used
					 for mixing with pesticides unless the tank holding water for mixing with
					 pesticides is equipped with appropriate valves to prevent back flow of
					 pesticides into the water;
(2) Soap
					 (hand sanitizing gels and liquids or wet towelettes do not meet the requirement
					 for soap); and
(3) Single use
					 towels (wet towelettes do not meet the requirement for single-use
					 towels).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6769 - Enclosed Space Ventilation Criteria

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When a pesticide with product labeling requiring
						respiratory protection for application is applied by any method, or when any
						pesticide is applied as a fumigant, smoke, mist, fine spray, fog, or aerosol
						inside an enclosed space, ventilation shall continue until:
(a) The concentration is measured and found
					 not to exceed any pesticide product labeling standard; or
(b) One of the following has occurred if
					 there is no labeling standard:
(1) Ten air
					 exchanges are complete;
(2) Two
					 hours of mechanical ventilation, such as with fans;
(3) Four hours of passive ventilation, such
					 as opening vents, windows, or doors;
(4) Twenty-four hours with no ventilation;
					 or
(5) Any combination of
					 percentage portions of (1), (2), (3), and (4) the sum of which equals 100
					 percent.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6770 - Field Entry After Scheduled or Completed Pesticide Applications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 operator of the property shall not allow or direct employees covered under
					 section 6700 (which includes fieldworkers)
					 or their employers (except for those persons who were scheduled to apply the
					 pesticide(s) or supervise the application) to enter a field on the date of the
					 scheduled application unless the operator assures that:
(1) the application has not occurred;
					 and
(2) the application will not
					 occur during the time the employees are in the field to be
					 treated.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 6 - Pesticides and Pest Control Operations › Chapter 3 - Pest Control Operations › Subchapter 3 - Pesticide Worker Safety › Article 3 - Field Worker Safety › Section 6771 - Requirements for Early Entry Employees

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(a)
					 Before any employee may enter a field under restricted entry as permitted by
					 section 6770, the employer shall assure
					 that the employee has been informed orally of the following in a manner that he
					 or she can understand:
(1) Location of
					 early-entry area where work activities are to be performed;
(2) Pesticide(s) applied;
(3) Dates and times that the restricted-entry
					 interval begins and ends;
(4)
					 Specific restrictions and conditions pursuant to section
					 6770 about the work activity to be
					 performed;
(5) Pesticide product
					 labeling precautionary statements related to human hazards;
(6) Symptoms of poisoning;
(7) Emergency first aid and decontamination
					 procedures for pesticide injuries or poisonings, including emergency eye
					 flushing techniques;
(8) How to
					 obtain emergency medical care;
(9)
					 The prevention, recognition, and first aid for heat-related illness if personal
					 protective equipment is used in accordance with Title 8 of the California Code
					 of Regulations, section
					 3395;
(10) Location of the Pesticide Safety
					 Information Series leaflets A-8 and A-9 as required by sections
					 6723 and
					 6761;
(11) The need for, use, and care of personal
					 protective equipment required for early entry into treated fields;
(12) That clothing and personal protective
					 equipment may be contaminated with pesticide residues;
(13) Instructions for removing and storing
					 such clothing and equipment, and laundering such equipment; and
(14) The importance of washing thoroughly at
					 the end of the exposure period.