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PesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)[email protected],530-750-1252T2FWH30117
SummaryofFederalWorkerProtectionStandard(WPS)Changes
Previous/CurrentRegulation NewRegulation Date
Trainingfrequency Trainingevery5yearsforfieldworkers TrainingEVERYyearforfieldworkers
January2017
Trainingprogramcontent
11bulletpointstoincludeinafieldworkertraining16bulletpointstoincludeinahandlertraining
Allexistingbulletpoints,PLUS:• Potentialhazardsofpesticidestochildrenand
pregnantwomen• Keepchildrenandfamilymembersawayfrom
pesticide-treatedareas• Afterworkinginpesticide-treatedareas,
removeworkbootsorshoesbeforeenteringyourhome,andremoveworkclothesandwashorshowerbeforephysicalcontactwithchildrenorfamilymembers
• Howtoreportsuspectedpesticideuseviolations
• Pesticideapplicationsmustbesuspendedapplicationifaworkerorotherpersonisintheapplicationexclusionzone
January2018
Recordkeeping
NorecordkeepingoffieldworkertrainingrequiredVoluntaryEPA“bluecard”verificationsystem
Fieldworkertrainingrecordskeptfor2yearsNomoreEPA“bluecard”.Providerecordstofieldworkersifrequested
January2017
PesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)[email protected],530-750-1252T2FWH30117
Previous/CurrentRegulation NewRegulation Date
Hazardcommunication
Displayapplicationspecificinformationwithin24hoursoftheendoftheapplication.
DisplayapplicationspecificinformationANDsafetydatasheets(SDS)within24hoursoftheendoftheapplicationandbeforeworkersentertreatedareaMaintainanarchiveofthisinformationfor2years
January2017
Fieldposting
Outdoorapplications:postwarningsigniflabelindicates(orifREIisover7daysinCA).Greenhouseapplications:postwarningsignforallapplications.Otherenclosedspaceapplications(e.g.,hoophouses,mushroomhouses):noguidance.
Outdoorapplications:postwarningsignwhenREIismorethan48hours,oriflabelindicatesGreenhouse(nowcalled“entirelyenclosedspace”)applications:postwarningsignforallapplications.Enclosedspaceapplications:postwarningsignswhenREIismorethan4hours,oriflabelindicates.
January2017
Minimumage Nominimumage Earlyentryworkersandhandlersmustbeatleast18yearsold
January2017
Entryrestrictionsduringapplication
Noentryintotreatedareasduringapplication. Alloutdoorproduction:Noentryintotreatedareaortheapplicationexclusionzone,whichisa0-100footareaaroundtheapplicationequipmentduringpesticideapplication.Sizeoftheapplicationexclusionzonedependsonthetypeofapplication.
January2017
PesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)[email protected],530-750-1252T2FWH30117
Previous/CurrentRegulation NewRegulation Date
Suspendingapplications
Handlermustapplypesticidesinawaytoavoidcontactwithworkersorotherpeople.
SameasexistingPLUS:Handlermustsuspendapplicationifaworkerorotherpersonisintheapplicationexclusionzone.
January2018
Displayofpesticidesafetyinformation
Displaypesticidesafety(hazardcommunication)informationatacentrallocation
Displaypesticidesafety(hazardcommunication)informationatcentrallocationandwithdecontaminationsupplieswhensuppliesarelocatedatapermanentsiteoratalocationprovidedfor11ormoreworkersorhandlers
January2017
Quantityofwater
Provideenoughwaterforroutinewashingandemergencyeyeflushingforworkersandhandlers.Alsoforhandlersprovideenoughtowashentirebodyinemergency
Provide1gallonforeachworkerand3gallonsforeachhandlerandeachearlyentryworkerasmeasuredatbeginningofworkperiod
January2017
Waterforeyewash Provideenoughwaterforemergencyeyeflushing
Provideasystemcapableofdelivering0.4gallons/minutefor15minutes,or6gallonsofwaterabletoflowgentlyforabout15minutesatamix/loadsiteifhandlersuseproductsrequiringeyeprotection,oruseapressurizedclosedsystem
January2017
PesticideSafetyEducationProgram(PSEP)[email protected],530-750-1252T2FWH30117
Previous/CurrentRegulation NewRegulation Date
Certifiedcropadvisorexemption
Certifiedcropadvisorsandtheiremployeesareexemptfromlabel-requiredPPE,andotherWPSprotections,suchas:decontaminationsupplies,andemergencyassistance,whileworkinginafieldduringanREI
Onlycertifiedcropadvisorsareexempt.CertifiedcropadvisoremployeesmustuselabelrequiredPPEwhileworkinginafieldduringanREI,andemployermustprovideallrequiredWPSprotections
January2017
Enclosedcabexemptions
Handlersareexemptfromrespiratoryprotectionrequirementsifoperatinginanenclosedcabapprovedforrespiratoryprotection
Handlersinenclosedcabswithairfiltrationmustwearthelabel-specifiedrespiratoryprotectionexceptwhentheonlylabel-specifiedrespiratoryprotectionisaparticulatefilteringfacepiecerespirator(NIOSHapprovalnumberprefixTC-84A)
January2017
Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) [email protected], 530-750-1252 T2FWH 6b 0916e
TrainingtopicsthatmustbeincludedinaWPStrainingstartingJanuary2018
Fieldworkers PesticideHandlers
1.a. Theresponsibilityofagriculturalemployerstoprovideworkersandhandlerswithinformationandprotectionsdesignedtoreducework-relatedpesticideexposuresandillnesses.Thisincludesensuringworkersandhandlershavebeentrainedonpesticidesafety,
✓ ✓
1.b. Thattheemployermustprovidepesticidesafetyandapplicationandhazardinformation,
✓ ✓
1.c. decontaminationsuppliesand ✓ ✓
1.d. emergencymedicalassistance, ✓ ✓
1.e. notificationtoworkersofrestrictionsduringapplications, ✓ ✓
1.f. notificationtoworkersofrestrictionstotreatedareas, ✓ ✓
1.g. andthataworkermaydesignatearepresentativetorequest,ontheirbehalf,pesticideapplicationandhazardinformation.
✓ ✓
2. Howtorecognizeandunderstandthemeaningofthepostedwarningsignsusedfornotifyingworkersofrestrictionsonenteringpesticidetreatedareasontheestablishment.
✓ ✓
3. Howtofollowdirectionsand/orsignsaboutkeepingoutofpesticidetreatedareassubject toa restricted-entry intervalandapplicationexclusionzones.
✓ ✓
4.a. Whereandinwhatformspesticidesmaybeencounteredduringworkactivities,andpotentialsourcesofpesticideexposureontheagriculturalestablishment.Thisincludesexposuretopesticideresiduesthatmaybeonorinplants,
✓ ✓
4.b. onorinsoil, ✓ ✓
4.c. tractors,applicationandchemigationequipment, ✓ ✓
4.d. usedPersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE), ✓ ✓
4.e. andthatpesticidesmaydriftthroughtheairfromnearbyapplications,or
✓ ✓
4.f. beinirrigationwater. ✓ ✓
5.a. Potentialhazardsfromtoxicityandexposurethatpesticidespresenttoworkersandtheirfamilies,includingacuteeffects,
✓ ✓
5.b. chroniceffects, ✓ ✓
5.c. delayedeffects,and ✓ ✓
5.d. Sensitization. ✓ ✓
6. Routesthroughwhichpesticidescanenterthebody(e.g.,dermal,eye,nose,oral).
✓ ✓
7. Signsandsymptomsofcommontypesofpesticide poisonings. ✓ ✓
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January,2018Fieldworkers Pesticide
Handlers
8. Emergencyfirstaidforpesticideinjuriesor poisonings. ✓ ✓
9.a. Routineandemergencydecontamination procedures,includingemergencyeyeflushing techniques,and
✓ ✓
9.b. ifpesticidesarespilledorsprayedonthebodytousedecontaminationsuppliestowashimmediatelyor rinseoffinthenearestcleanwaterincludingstreams, springs,lakes,orothersourcesiftheyaremore readilyavailablethandecontaminationsupplies,
✓ ✓
9.c. andassoonaspossible,followupwithwashor showerwithsoapandwater,shampoohair,and changeintocleanclothes.
✓ ✓
10. Howandwhentogetemergencymedicalcare. ✓ ✓
11.a. Whenworkinginpesticidetreatedareas,wearwork clothingthatprotectsthebodyfrompesticide residuesand
✓ ✓
11.b. washhandsbeforeeating,drinking,usingthetoilet, orusingchewinggumortobacco.
✓ ✓
12.a. Assoonaspossibleafterworkinginpesticide-treated areas,washorshowerwithsoapandwater, shampoohair,
✓ ✓
12.b. andchangeintocleanclothes. ✓ ✓
13. Therearepotentialhazardsfrompesticideresidues onclothing. ✓ ✓
14.a. Washworkclothesbeforewearingthemagainand ✓ ✓
14.b. washthemseparatelyfromotherlaundry. ✓ ✓
15. Donottakepesticidesorpesticidecontainersused atworkhomewithyou.
✓ ✓
16. SafetyDataSheets(SDS)provideinformationabout hazards,emergencymedicaltreatment,andother informationaboutpesticidesthatareusedonthe establishment.
✓ ✓
17.a. The employer must display SDS for all pesticides used on theestablishmentthatyoumaycomein contactwith,
✓ ✓
17.b. musttellworkersandhandlerswheretheSDSarelocated,and ✓ ✓
17.c. allowworkersandhandlersaccesstotheSDSduringnormalworkinghours.
✓ ✓
18. Agriculturalemployersareprohibitedbytherulefromallowingordirectingaworkertomix/load/orapply pesticidesorassistintheirapplicationunlesstrained asahandler.
✓ ✓
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Fieldworkers PesticideHandlers
19a. Agriculturalemployersmustprovidespecific informationtoearly-entryworkersbeforedirectingthemtoperformearly-entryactivities.
✓ ✓
19.b. Early-entryworkersmustbe18yearsofageorolder. ✓ ✓
20. Therearehazardstochildrenandpregnantwomen frompesticideexposure.
✓ ✓
21. Keepchildrenandnonworkingfamilyawayfrompesticide-treatedareas.
✓ ✓
22.a. Afterworkinginpesticide-treatedareas,removebootsorshoesbeforeenteringyourhomeand
✓ ✓
22.b. removeworkclothesandwashorshowerbefore physicalcontactwithchildrenorfamilymembers.
✓ ✓
23. HowtoreportsuspecteduseviolationstotheStateorTribalagencyresponsibleforpesticide enforcement.
✓ ✓
24. Agriculturalemployersareprohibitedfrom intimidating,threatening,coercingordiscriminating againstanyworkerorhandlerforcomplyingwithorattemptingtocomplywiththerequirementsofthis rule,orbecausetheworkerorhandlerprovided, causedtobeprovided,orisabouttoprovide informationtotheemployerortheEPAoritsagentsregardingconductthattheemployeereasonably believesviolatesthispart,and/ormadeacomplaint, testified,assisted,orparticipatedinanymannerinan investigation,proceeding,orhearingconcerningcompliancewiththisrule.
✓ ✓
25. Informationonproperapplicationanduseofpesticides. ✓
26. Handlersmustfollowtheportionsofthelabelingapplicabletothesafeuseofthepesticide.
✓
27. Formatandmeaningofinformationcontainedonpesticidelabelsandinlabelingapplicabletothe safeuseofthepesticide.
✓
28. Needforandappropriateuseandremovalofall personalprotectiveequipment.
✓
29. Howtorecognize,prevent,andprovidefirstaid treatmentforheat-relatedillness,inaccordancewith8CCRSection3395.
✓ ✓
30. Safetyrequirementsforhandling,transporting, storing,anddisposingofpesticides,including generalproceduresforspillcleanup.
✓
31. Environmentalconcerns,suchasdrift,runoff,andwildlifehazards. ✓
32. Handlersmustnotapplypesticidesinamanner thatresultsincontactwithworkersorotherpersons.
✓
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Fieldworkers PesticideHandlers
33.a. Theresponsibilityofhandleremployerstoprovidehandlerswithinformationandprotections designedtoreducework-relatedpesticide exposuresandillnesses.Thisincludesproviding,cleaning,maintaining,storing,andensuringproperuseofallrequiredpersonalprotectiveequipment,
✓
33.b. providingdecontaminationsupplies;and ✓
33.c. providingspecificinformationaboutpesticideuse andlabelinginformation.
✓
34. Handlersmustsuspendapesticideapplicationif workersorotherpersonsareintheapplication exclusionzone.
✓
35. Handlersmustbeatleast18yearsold. ✓
CA-36. Ifarespiratorisrequiredbytheproductlabeling,restrictedmaterialpermit,regulation,employerpolicy,orusedvoluntarily,thecorrespondingresponsibilitiesofhandleremployerstoensurerespiratoryprotectioninaccordancewith3CCRSection6739.
✓
37. Theresponsibilityofagriculturalemployerstopost treatedareasasrequiredbythisrule.
✓
CA-38 ThedifferencebetweentheCaliforniapesticidewarningsignandtheFederalpesticidewarningsign.
✓ ✓
CA-39 Hazardcommunicationrequirementsof3CCR6761(PesticideSafetyInformationSeriesleafletA-9).
✓
CA-40 Requirementsrelatingtopesticidesafety,safetydatasheetsandPesticideSafetyInformationSeriesleaflets.
✓
CA-41 Requirementsformedicalsupervisionifhandlingorganophosphateorcarbamatepesticideswiththesignalword“DANGER”or“WARNING”onthelabel.
✓
CA-42 ThelocationofthePesticideSafetyInformationSeriesleafletA-8. ✓
CaliforniaFieldPostingRequirements
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Safety & Health Fact Sheet
Hazard Communication and the
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Cal/OSHA revised the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) found in Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations (T8CCR), Section 5194 to align with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals. The key changes in the Hazard Communication Standard affect both chemical suppliers (manufacturers, importers, distributors) and employers whose employees may be exposed to hazardous chemicals.
GHS is an international approach that standardizes chemical hazard classification, labeling and safety data sheets. For more information visit OSHA’s GHS website at www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html.
Effective Completion Date
Requirements Responsibility
December 1, 2013 Train employees on the label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format.
Employers
June 1, 2015
December 1, 2015
Compliance with all modified provisions of T8CCR 5194 including all GHS label requirements except:
Until December 1, distributors may ship containers with non-GHS labels if received from suppliers prior to June 1, 2015.
Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers
June 1, 2016 Update any alternative workplace labeling used under section 5194(f)(6), update the hazard communication program required by section 5194(h)(1), and provide any additional employee training in accordance with section 5194(h)(3) for chemicals with newly identified physical or health hazards.
Employers
Transition period to the effective completion dates noted above
May comply with either section 5194 revised as of July 6, 2004, or the current version of this standard, or both during the transition period, per the above effective completion dates.
Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers
Required Product Label Elements Suppliers must develop new product labels that include signal words, pictograms, hazard statements, and precautionary statements for chemicals based on their hazard classification and category. Employers must ensure that employees understand the meaning of each of these elements on the new labels.
Cal/OSHA Consultation Services Branch Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Contacting Cal/OSHA Consultation Services Publications: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/PubOrder.asp
Consultation Programs: www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/consultation.html
Toll-free Number: 1-800-963-9424
Onsite Assistance Program Area Offices: Central Valley: 559-454-1295 San Diego/Imperial: 619-767-2060 No. California: 916 263-0704 San Bernardino: 909-383-4567 SF/Bay Area: 510-622-2891 San Fernando Valley: 818-901-5754 La Palma/LA/Orange: 714-562-5525 This document is not meant to be either a substitute for or a legal interpretation of the occupational safety and health regulations. Readers shall refer directly to Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations and the Labor Code for detailed information regarding the regulation’s scope, specifications, and exceptions and for other requirements that may be applicable to their operations.
New Hazard Classification Requirements The revision to the HCS requires suppliers to use the same classification criteria for each type of health and physical hazard as required by GHS. Detailed instructions for evaluation, classification, categorization of the hazards and use of label elements are provided in the mandatory Appendices A, B, C, D, and F of the standard (T8CCR 5194). Safety Data Sheets Format Safety data sheets (SDS) have replaced material safety datasheets (MSDS). Suppliers now must prepare safety data sheets for their products that follow a standardized 16-section format in conveying information about a hazardous chemical’s health effects and physical and chemical characteristics. Written Hazard Communication Program As before, it remains the employer’s responsibility to develop and implement a written hazard communication (HAZCOM)
program, which includes a list of hazardous chemicals known to be present, container labels, safety data sheets, and employee information and training. Safety data sheets must be immediately available to employees. New Employee Training Requirements New requirements include training on the meaning of the new label elements, the new safety data sheet format, and any newly identified physical or health hazards. All employers must continue to provide information and training to their employees about the hazardous chemicals the employees may be exposed to in the workplace. The information and training must be provided at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced. Additional Information
• Additional Cal/OSHA standards were affected as a result of GHS adoption. For more information visit the Cal/OSHA Standards Boards website at www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb/oshsb.html
• Key resources and training materials are found at the Federal OSHA’s Hazard Communication website at: www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html
August 2015
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t’s been a long process, but the U.S. Occu-pational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is set to participate in the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the GHS “will provide a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets. Once implemented, the revised stan-dard will improve the quality and consistency of hazard information in the workplace, mak-ing it safer for workers by providing easily understandable information on appropriate handling and safe use of hazardous chemicals.”
What it means to you is there will be some changes in the way chemical hazards are doc-umented and presented in employee training. Eventually there may also be some changes to pesticide product labels. The best source of information regarding these changes is at http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom, where a list of frequently asked questions can be found, along with responses from the department.
SDS to Replace MSDSThe first things to know are that Material Safe-ty Data Sheets (MSDS) for chemicals will now be called Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and that all employees working with chemicals, such as pesticides, must be trained on new SDS ele-ments by Dec. 1 of this year. Other necessary phases for the full adoption of GHS will occur in June 2015, and all employers must be fully compliant with GHS training by June 2016. The information in the SDS won’t be much different from the current MSDS documents, but the information will be presented in a specific order to provide standardization. SDS documents will make use of standard picto-grams to convey hazards (Figure 1).
Pesticide Product Labels Won’t Change for NowIt’s important to emphasize the U.S. EPA hasn’t yet moved to amend its pesticide labeling reg-ulations under the Federal Insecticide, Fungi-cide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to reflect the GHS. There are differences between EPA’s current pesticide labeling requirements and the GHS related to classification criteria, haz-ard statements, pictograms, and signal words. For example, the GHS uses only two signal
words, danger and warning, while current pesticide labels may also bear the signal word caution for less severe hazards. As a result, SDSs that comply with OSHA’s revised Haz-ard Communication Standard (HCS)/GHS requirements could be viewed as inconsistent with the FIFRA labeling, as some of the label elements might differ for the same hazards.
EPA believes explaining why the FIFRA label and the SDS contain different hazard com-munication elements will prevent users from being misled by the inconsistencies. To ensure this, EPA is asking registrants to include in their SDS the FIFRA label information and a brief explanation for any differences between it and the GHS hazard ratings in Section 15 of the SDS (Regulatory Information). You’ll want to review this section during your trainings.
As you hear more about these changes and see new SDS documents, you’ll want to start training your employees to meet the Dec. 1 deadline. To assist, OSHA provides some guidance at http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3642.pdf. At the end of the document is a link to English and Spanish QuickCards you can use in your training. For pesticides, refer to EPA’s PR Notice 2012-1 at http://www.epa.gov/PR_Notices, which provides guidance to help manufacturers understand how to com-ply with both GHS and FIFRA. For the time being, users of pesticide products will need to be familiar with both the FIFRA and SDS (GHS) labeling systems until the FIFRA and OSHA labeling systems are harmonized.
—Cheryl Wilen, UC Statewide IPM Pro-gram, South Coast, [email protected]
Pesticide MSDS Format ChangesI
OSHA
Figure 1. Pictograms and hazards.
Health Hazard
n Carcinogenn Mutagenicityn Reproductive Toxicityn Respiratory Sensitizern Target Organ Toxicityn Aspiration Toxicity
Flame
n Flammablesn Pyrophoricsn Self-heatingn Emits Flammable Gasn Self-reactiven Organic Peroxides
Exclamation Mark
n Irritant (skin and eye)n Skin Sensitizern Acute Toxicityn Narcotic Effectsn Respiratory Tract Irritantn Hazardous to Ozone Layer
(Nonmandatory)
Gas Cylinder
n Gases Under Pressure
Corrosion
n Skin Corrosion/Burnsn Eye Damagen Corrosive to Metals
Exploding Bomb
n Explosivesn Self-reactivesn Organic Peroxides
Flame Over Circle
n Oxidizers
Environment(Non-mandatory)
n Aquatic Toxicity
Skull and Crossbones
n Acute Toxicity (Fatal or Toxic)
N E W S R E L E A S E
P.O. Box 420603 · San Francisco, CA · 94142-0603 · www.dir.ca.gov
News Release No.: 2015-30 Date: April 07, 2015 Cal/OSHA Amended Heat Safety Regulations in Effect May 1 Sacramento—The Department of Industrial Relations, in conjunction with Cal/OSHA, announce amendments to the current heat illness prevention regulation. The Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board’s proposed amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 8 §3395, have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and become effective May 1, 2015 to address this year’s anticipated warmer weather.
A guidance document for employers and employees on these new requirements, as well as an updated Heat Illness Prevention Enforcement Q&A section are now available on Cal/OSHA’s website.
“The new heat illness prevention requirements offer additional safeguards for outdoor workers,” said Christine Baker, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. “With warmer weather expected, these new requirements give employers tools to prevent and deal with serious heat-related medical conditions that can happen to employees on the job.” Cal/OSHA is a division within DIR.
The revisions in the heat illness prevention regulation include the following: • Water must be pure, suitably cool, and provided free to workers. It must be
located as close as practicable to where employees are working so they can hydrate frequently during their shift.
• When temperatures exceed 80 degrees Fahrenheit, shade is required for all workers on break, and for all those who take their meal periods onsite. For climates cooler than 80 degrees, shade must still be made available upon request.
• Workers who take cool-down rest breaks must be monitored and asked if they are experiencing heat illness symptoms.
• High-heat procedures have been modified for the agriculture industry to mandate one 10-minute preventative cool-down rest break every two hours when temperatures equal or exceed 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Employers must ensure that supervisors and workers are adequately trained to recognize and react to heat illness signs or symptoms and how to contact emergency medical services (EMS).
Department of Industrial Relations Release No.15-30 Page 2
• Any workers who display or report any signs or symptoms of heat illness, must not be left alone or sent home without being offered on-site first aid or emergency medical services.
• All workers must be closely observed during a heat wave. • Any worker newly assigned to a high-heat area must be observed by a
supervisor or designee during the first 14 days of employment. • Training must be provided for all outdoor workers before starting any work
involving heat illness risk. The training must be presented in a language that employees understand, and must be documented.
“These modifications will help further reduce the heat-related risks associated with working outdoors,” said Cal/OSHA Chief Juliann Sum.” The changes provide valuable information to help employers understand how to prevent heat illness in the workplace, and our goal is to help them comply with the new requirements.”
With unusually high temperatures predicted for summer 2015, Cal/OSHA urges employers with outdoor workers to prepare for high heat now. Preparation is essential to prevent heat illness which can include headaches, fatigue, excessive sweating and muscle cramps in the early stages, and can rapidly progress to mental confusion, vomiting, fainting, seizures and death.
Cal/OSHA offers additional online information and resources on heat illness prevention with illustrated fact sheets, videos, and training kits available in multiple languages. These resources also include details on free training for all employers with outdoor worksites in both Northern and Southern California.
For media inquiries contact Erika Monterroza at (510) 286-1164 or Peter Melton at (510) 286-7046.
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The California Department of Industrial Relations, established in 1927, protects and improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners, and helps their employers comply with state labor laws. DIR is housed within the Labor & Workforce Development Agency. For non-media inquiries, contact DIR’s Communications Call Center at 1-844-LABOR-DIR (1-844-522-6734) for help in locating the appropriate division or program in our department.
ANR Administrative Handbook Section 281 Policy on Pesticides & Related Chemicals: Use & Experimentation
APPENDIX I PESTICIDE APPLICATION AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
TRIALS CONDUCTED OFF UNIVERSITY PROPERTY At least 24 hours prior to commencement of any experimental pesticide trial on property not owned or controlled by UC, submit this completed form to the local county agricultural commissioner and grower. County ______________________________
Research Supervisor Grower Name: Address: Phone: QAC Certificate Number (of supervisor of application): Pesticides to be applied, including product name, chemical name, experimental number, or U.S. EPA registration number, as appropriate: (Attach list if needed) Location of trial and site identification number: Size of trial: Commodity to be treated: Anticipated dates of first and last applications: Intended crop disposition: Harvest - Crop can enter channels of trade.
Destroy crop or use for research purposes only.
Non-crop use or non-bearing crop – no crop disposition is necessary.
Date of anticipated harvest or destruction of treated commodity: Signature of Supervisor of Research Trial: Date: Phone (if different than above): _______________________
Do I need a Research Authorization (RA) or a Restricted Materials Permit (RMP)?
Am I using pesticides listed in 3CCR S. 6800?
Am I in a groundwater
sensitive area?
RMP and RA Needed!!
No
No
Yes
Yes
No RMP No RA
No RMP No RA
RMP Needed!!!
Am I using a restricted material for routine pest
control?
No RMP No RA
Yes No No Yes
Am I using a restricted material for research and/or demonstration purposes?
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SummaryofPesticideSafetyTrainingTopicsthatMustbeCovered
(through2017)
Fieldworkers(CCRSection6764)
1. Routinedecontamination2. RestrictedEntryIntervals(REIs)andpostingrequirements3. Wherefieldworkersencounterpesticidesandresidues4. Routesofentry*5. Pesticidehazards*6. Commonsignsandsymptomsofpesticideover-exposure*7. Firstaidandemergencymedicalcare*8. Warningsagainstbringinghomepesticidesorpesticidecontainers*9. Heatillnessprevention*10. Hazardcommunicationprogram*11. Workerrights*
PesticideHandlers(CCRSection6724)
1. Pesticidelabelinformation2. Pesticidehazards*3. Routesofentry*4. Commonsignsandsymptomsofpesticideover-exposure*5. Firstaid*6. Emergencymedicalcare*7. Routineandemergencydecontamination8. PersonalProtectiveEquipment(PPE)9. Heatillnessprevention*10. Safetyrequirementsforhandling,transporting,storinganddisposingofpesticides11. Environmentalconcerns12. Warningsagainstbringinghomepesticidesorpesticidecontainers*13. LawsandRegulations,SDS,PSIS14. Medicalsupervisionfororganophosphates(OPs)andcarbamates15. Hazardcommunicationprogram*16. Workersrights*
*indicatesatrainingrequirementthatisthesameforfieldworkersandpesticidehandlers
30DaysafterREIexpires
PesticideHandlertrainingrequiredto
enterthefield
Mustbe18
Early-EntryWorkertrainingrequiredto
enterthefield
Mustbe18
EnteringaTreatedField:whoneedstobetrainedandwhen
RestrictedEntryInterval(REI)
Pesticideapplication
Fieldworkertrainingrequiredtoenterthefield
PesticideApplication
Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
Pest Management and Licensing Branch
2017 EXAMINATION INFORMATION AND EXAM SCHEDULE
Required for Scheduling an Examination:
Submit an application and fees by mail. Applications must be post marked by the Filing Date listed below.
Include a 2nd choice of date/location in case your 1st choice is not available.
Confirmation of your Application:
If you do not receive your Exam Notification letter from DPR within one week of the exam date you chose, Call DPR at (916) 445-4031 or email [email protected] No changes will be made at the testing site, review your Exam Notice letter If anything is incorrect contact (916) 445-4031 or email [email protected] No changes will be made after the Filing Date.
MONTH LOCATION COUNTY DATE/S FILING DATE
FEBRUARY SALINAS MONTEREY 7, 8 (TUES, WED) 1/04/2017 VISALIA TULARE 8 (WED) 1/12/2017 SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO 22 (WED) 1/18/2017
MARCH ALAMEDA ALAMEDA 9 (THUR) 2/06/2017 SANTA MARIA SANTA BARBARA 15 (WED) 2/13/2017 NAPA NAPA 28 (TUES) 2/24/2017
APRIL TEMECULA RIVERSIDE 4, 5 (TUES, WED) 3/06/2017 BAKERSFIELD KERN 12 (WED) 3/13/2017 MODESTO STANISLAUS 19 (WED) 3/20/2017
MAY PALM DESERT RIVERSIDE 3 (WED) 4/03/2017 RED BLUFF TEHAMA 10 (WED) 4/10/2017 GALT SACRAMENTO 13 (SAT) 4/13/2017
JUNE HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT 7 (WED) 5/08/2017 SALINAS MONTEREY 14,15 ( WED,THUR) 5/13/2017 ARCADIA LOS ANGELES 21 (WED) 5/22/2017
JULY GALT SACRAMENTO 15 (SAT) 6/15/2017 MARYSVILLE YUBA 25 (TUES) 6/26/2017
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CA RESPIRATORY PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
Summary of required elements of a respiratory protection program when using pesticides
1. Is a respirator required by label, permit conditions, regulation or employer policy?
YES NO
2. Who provides respirator? Employer Employer Employee
3. What type of respirator is it? ALL Filtering Facepiece All others1 All
Requirement Respirator Program Administrator 3CCR Section 6000, 6739(a)(2)(1) Required NR NR NR
Written Respiratory Protection Program 3CCR Section 6739(a) Required NR Required2 NR
Respirator Selection 3CCR Section 6739 (c) Required NR NR NR
Medical Evaluation 3CCR Section 6739(d) Required NR Required NR
Respirator Fit Testing 3CCR Section 6739 (e) Required NR NR NR
Facepiece Seal Protection 3CCR Section 6739(f) Required NR NR NR
Cleaning, Inspection, Repair, and Storage 3CCR Section 6739(h), (i) & (j)
Required NR Required NR
Employee Training & Program Evaluation 3CCR Section 6739(m) & (n) Required NR NR3 NR
End of Service Life Replacement4 3CCR Section 6739(o) Required NR NR NR
Record Keeping 3CCR Section 6739(p) Required NR Required2 NR
Medical Evaluation Questionnaire 3CCR Section 6739(q) Required NR Required NR
Voluntary Respirator Provision posting 3CCR Section 6739(r) NR Required Required Required
Medical Recommendation Form 3CCR Section 6739(s) Required NR Required NR
Positive/Negative Pressure User Seal-Check Required NR NR NR
NR – Not Required 1 Includes half-face and full-face elastomeric, supplied-air, SCBA, and powered air-purifying respirators 2 Only medical evaluation and respirator cleaning, storage and maintenance elements are required 3 However, training in medical evaluation and respirator cleaning, storage, and maintenance elements is required 4 Cartridge Change-out Schedule
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Air-purifying respiratorsAir-purifying respirators, which remove contaminants from the air.
Full Facepiece Elastomeric RespiratorAPF=50 Needs to be fit tested
Half mask Filtering FacepieceDust maskAPF=10 Needs to be fit tested
Half mask Elastomeric RespiratorAPF=10 Needs to be fit tested
Tight-Fitting Full FacepiecePowered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)APF=1,000Needs to be fit tested
Tight-Fitting Half FacepiecePowered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)APF=50Needs to be fit tested
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Examples of Air-purifying respirators that can not be fit tested because they are loose-fitting
Loose-Fitting Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR)APF=25
Hooded Powered Air-Purifying Respirator (PAPR) APF=25 (1,000)*
Atmosphere-supplying respiratorsAtmosphere-supplying respirators, which provide clean air from an uncontaminated source
Tight-fitting Atmosphere-Supplying Respirator with an auxiliary escape bottleAPF=10,000 in escape mode only;otherwise APF=1,000Full facepiece Needs to be fit tested
Tight-fitting Self-ContainedBreathing Apparatus (SCBA) pressure-demand modeAPF=10,000Demand modeAPF=50 Needs to be fit tested
Tight-fitting Abrasive Blasting Respirator Continuous flowAPF=25/1,000*SAR Full FacepieceNeeds to be fit tested**
* APF=25/1,000; Footnote 4 in the APF Table.** One type of SAR Hood (not depicted) is a SAR with a loose hood; a loose-fitting SAR Hood looks much like this example, but without the tight-fitting facepiece, and does not need to be fit tested. For a loose-fitting facepiece SAR Hood the APF=25 unless therespirator qualifies for a higher APF under Footnote 4.
Internet Resources OPIC Website: http://ucanr.edu/sites/OPIC/ UC Statewide IPM Program: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/ UC Statewide IPM Trainings (including online CE classes): http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/EVENTS OPIC Review of Pesticide Publications http://ucanr.edu/opicreview Pesticide Safety Information Series: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/whs/psisenglish.htm CDPR QAL/QAC Exam Schedule: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/exam_sched.pdf Study materials for CDPR Licensing Exams: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/license/studymat/index.htm Locations of California Groundwater Protection Areas: http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/emon/grndwtr/gwpa_locations.htm Pesticide active ingredient tolerances: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-‐bin/text-‐idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr180_main_02.tpl ANR Environmental Health and Safety Fact Sheets (Safety Notes) http://safety.ucanr.org/Safety_Notes/