Who Takes It: Pesticide workers; when conducted in conjunction with a review of pesticides used onsite, class meets annual training requirement
Class Length 2 to 4 hours (annual training required)
Topics
- Hazards of pesticides
- Routes of entry into the body
- Signs and symptoms of overexposure; emergency first aid for overexposure
- Routine and emergency decontamination
- Use of PPE
- Safety requirements, procedures and engineering controls
- Environmental concerns
- Laws and Safety Data Sheets
- Specific pesticides used and review of their labels
