Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-307 - Safety standards for agriculture › FIELD OPERATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Part I - Worker Protection Standard › Section 296-307-10830 - Display requirements for pesticide safety information and pesticide application and hazard information-40 C.F.R., Sec. 170.311

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Display of pesticide safety information.
Whenever pesticide safety
				  information and pesticide application and hazard information are required to be
				  provided under WAC
				  296-307-10825(8),
				  pesticide safety information must be legible and displayed in accordance with
				  this subsection.
(a)
General.
The
				  pesticide safety information must be conveyed in a manner that workers and
				  handlers can understand.
(b) The
				  pesticide safety information must include all of the following points:
(i) Avoid getting on the skin or into the
				  body any pesticides that may be on or in plants, soil, irrigation water,
				  tractors, and other equipment, on used personal protective equipment, or
				  drifting from nearby applications.
(ii) Wash before eating, drinking, using
				  chewing gum or tobacco, or using the toilet.
Note:
Consider including other activities that could be a
								route of exposure such as using a phone or cell phone, or tablet, applying
								makeup, and getting into a personal vehicle.
(iii) Wear work clothing that protects the
				  body from pesticide residues (long-sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes and socks,
				  and a hat or scarf).
(iv) Wash or
				  shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and put on clean clothes after
				  work.
(v) Wash work clothes
				  separately from other clothes before wearing them again.
(vi) If pesticides are spilled or sprayed on
				  the body use decontamination supplies to wash immediately, or rinse off in the
				  nearest clean water, including springs, streams, lakes or other sources if more
				  readily available than decontamination supplies, and as soon as possible, wash
				  or shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and change into clean
				  clothes.
(vii) Follow directions
				  about keeping out of treated areas and application exclusion zones.
(viii) Instructions to employees to seek
				  medical attention as soon as possible if they believe they have been poisoned,
				  injured or made ill by pesticides.
(ix) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of a nearby operating medical care facility capable of providing emergency
				  medical treatment. This information must be clearly identified as emergency
				  medical contact information on the display.
(x) The name, address, and telephone number
				  of the Washington state department of agriculture and Washington state
				  department of labor and industries, 1-800-4BE-SAFE (1-800-423-7233).
(c)
Changes to pesticide
				  safety information.
The agricultural employer must update the pesticide
				  safety information display within 24 hours of notice of any changes to the
				  information required in (b)(ix) of this subsection.
(d)
Location.
The pesticide
				  safety information must be displayed at each of the following sites on the
				  agricultural establishment:
(i) The site
				  selected pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section for display of pesticide
				  application and hazard information.
(ii) Anywhere that decontamination supplies
				  must be provided on the agricultural establishment pursuant to WAC
				  296-307-10930,
				  296-307-11225
				  or
				  296-307-11415,
				  but only when the decontamination supplies are located at permanent sites or
				  being provided at locations and in quantities to meet the requirements for 11
				  or more workers or handlers.
(e)
Accessibility.
When
				  pesticide safety information is required to be displayed, workers and handlers
				  must be allowed access to the pesticide safety information at all times during
				  normal work hours.