WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?Pesticide Safety

Cheryl Wilen UCANR

What’s Wrong with this picture?

3CCR 6670; 6682; 6738(a); 16CCR 1983

• Pesticides (Talstar) in the cab of the work vehicle, next to PPE

• Not a suitable storage space for pesticides

"WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? BRANDI MARTIN AND TOM INEICHEN-2013 BR 2/3.

What’s Wrong with this picture?

3CCR 6670; 6682; 6738(a); 16CCR 1983

• Pesticides in the cab of the work vehicle, next to PPE and food

• Not a suitable storage space for pesticides

"WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? BRANDI MARTIN AND TOM INEICHEN-2013 BR 2/3.

What’s Wrong with this picture?

3CCR 6738(a); 6670;

16CCR 1983

• Unsecured Pesticides• Unattended for 15-20

min• PPE with Pesticides

(CR green gloves)

"WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? BRANDI MARTIN AND TOM INEICHEN-2013 BR 2/3.

What’s Wrong with this picture?

16CCR 1983; 3CCR 6670

Pesticide Storage box left unlocked and unattended, on both sides

"WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? BRANDI MARTIN AND TOM INEICHEN-2013 BR 2/3.

What’s Wrong with this picture?

3CCR 6630; 6670; 6674

• SPCB Service vehicle parked & unattended at least 100 yards from office.

• Not marked with the business name or “Licensed Pest Control Operator” and their license number

• No posting of pesticide storage area on all approachable sides: all of this needs to be readable within 25 feet

"WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? BRANDI MARTIN AND TOM INEICHEN-2013 BR 2/3.

Signs visible from any direction of probable approach shall be posted around all storage areas where containers that hold, or have held, pesticides required to be labeled with the signal words "warning" or "danger" are stored. Each sign shall be of such size that it is readable at a distance of 25 feet and be substantially as follows:

DANGER

POISON STORAGE AREA

ALL UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS KEEP OUT

KEEP DOOR LOCKED WHEN NOT IN USE

Service Container Labeling.

Service containers, other than those used by a person engaged in the business of farming when the containers are used on the property the person is farming, shall be labeled with:

(a) The name and address of the person or firm responsible for the container;

(b) The identity of the pesticide in the container; and

(c) The word "Danger," "Warning," or "Caution," in accordance with the label on the original container.