Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › GRAIN AND CHEMICAL › Chapter 16-233 - Worker protection standards › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-233-031 - Commercial pesticide handler employer duties-40 C.F.R., Section 170.313

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Commercial pesticide handler employers must:
(1) Ensure that any pesticide is used in a
				  manner consistent with the pesticide product labeling, including the
				  requirements of this chapter, when applied on an agricultural establishment by
				  a handler employed by the commercial pesticide handling
				  establishment.
(2) Ensure each
				  handler employed by the commercial pesticide handling establishment and subject
				  to this chapter receives the protections required by this chapter.
(3) Ensure that any handler employed by the
				  commercial pesticide handling establishment is at least 18 years old.
(4) Provide to each person, including labor
				  contractors, who supervises any handlers employed by the commercial pesticide
				  handling establishment, information and directions sufficient to ensure that
				  each handler receives the protections required by this chapter. Such
				  information and directions must specify the tasks for which the supervisor is
				  responsible in order to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Require each person, including labor
				  contractors, who supervises any handlers employed by the commercial pesticide
				  handling establishment, to provide sufficient information and directions to
				  each handler to ensure that the handler can comply with the provisions of this
				  chapter.
(6) Ensure that before any
				  handler employed by the commercial pesticide handling establishment uses any
				  equipment for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides, the
				  handler is instructed in the safe operation of such equipment.
(7) Ensure that, before each day of use,
				  equipment used by their employees for mixing, loading, transferring, or
				  applying pesticides is inspected for leaks, obstructions, and worn or damaged
				  parts, and any damaged equipment is repaired or is replaced.
(8) Ensure that whenever a handler who is
				  employed by a commercial pesticide handling establishment will be on an
				  agricultural establishment, the handler is provided information about, or is
				  aware of, the specific location and description of any treated areas where a
				  restricted-entry interval is in effect, and the restrictions on entering those
				  areas.
(9) Provide the agricultural
				  employer all of the following information before the application of any
				  pesticide on an agricultural establishment:
(a) Specific location(s) and description of
				  the area(s) to be treated.
(b) The
				  date(s) and start and estimated end times of application.
(c) Product name, EPA registration number,
				  and active ingredient(s).
(d) The
				  labeling-specified restricted-entry interval applicable for the
				  application.
(e) Whether posting,
				  oral notification or both are required under WAC
				  16-233-121.
(f) Any restrictions or use directions on the
				  pesticide product labeling that must be followed for protection of workers,
				  handlers, or other persons during or after application.