Posting Spray Application Information in a Central Location – Worker...
Spray application information must be posted in a central location after the spraying is done. True or False? Answer: FALSE The WPS (Worker Protection Standards) requires that the information be...
View ArticleRemoving Spray Gloves – How To Remove Them Correctly
Watching an operator recently taking off his spray gloves – I could not believe my eyes! He removed them just as most of us would. He pulled the left one off with his gloved right hand and then pulled...
View ArticleRecord Keeping of Agricultural Spraying Information
I wish I could remember what I used to get rid of the blight on my watermelons two years ago……or how we controlled whitefly in our eggplant the year before. Whenever this happens I find myself going...
View ArticleApproved Gloves For Spraying and Worker Protection Safety
Yellow Latex gloves are approved for spraying carbamates and organophosphates. True or False? Answer: False Yellow Latex gloves are water resistant, not chemical resistant. The correct gloves for...
View ArticleDrenching Nursery Crops Safety – Worker Protection Safety
When drenching nursery crops, workers must be kept at least 100 feet away from the treated area. True or False? Answer: False During drenching operations and until the expiration of the REI, workers...
View ArticleEmpty Pesticide Containers Safety – Worker Protection
The Worker Protection Standard prohibits employees or anyone else, for that matter, from taking empty pesticide containers home with them. True or False? Answer: TRUE Empty pesticide containers, even...
View ArticleEPA Approved Warning Signs – Worker Protection Safety
EPA Approved Warning Signs must be put up in each area that has been sprayed. True or False? Answer: False Warning signs should only be posted when indicated by the label of the product being applied....
View ArticleEye Protection – Mixing and loading pesticides
When mixing and loading pesticides into a sprayer, the minimum requirement is Eye Protection. True or False? Answer: False Even though goggles or glasses will prevent splashes from getting in your eyes...
View ArticleEyewash Solution Spraying Safety – Worker Protection
Eyewash Solution is specifically required for flushing out eyes contaminated with pesticides in the field. True or False? Answer: False While the use of eyewash solutions are preferred, the...
View ArticleHeat Stress Pesticide Poisoning – Worker Protection Safety
The Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning are quite similar to the symptoms of heat stress. True or False? Answer: True Exposure to pesticides and heat stress share these common symptoms: Tiredness or...
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