Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) When handlers, except those employed by a commercial handling establishment, are on an agricultural establishment and, within the last 30 days, a pesticide has been applied on the establishment or a restricted-entry interval has been in effect, the agricultural employer shall display, in accordance with this section, pesticide safety information. The safety information shall convey, in a manner the handler can understand, all of the following pesticide safety concepts:
1. Help keep pesticides from entering your body. At a minimum, the following points shall be conveyed:
i. Avoid getting on your skin or into your body any pesticides that may be on, or in, plants, soil, irrigation water, tractors and other equipment, or used personal protective equipment, or pesticides drifting from nearby applications.
ii. Wash before eating, drinking, using chewing gum or tobacco, or using the toilet.
iii. Wear work clothing (long-sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes and socks, and a hat or scarf) that protects the body from pesticide residues.
iv. Wash/shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and put on clean clothes after work.
v. Wash work clothes separately from other clothes before wearing them again.
vi. If pesticides are spilled or sprayed on the body, use decontamination supplies to wash immediately, or rinse off in the nearest clean water, including a spring, stream, lake, or other sources of water if more readily available than decontamination supplies, and as soon as possible, wash or shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and change into clean clothes.
vii. Follow directions about keeping out of treated areas and application exclusion zones.
viii. Seek medical attention as soon as possible if you believe that you have been poisoned, injured, or made ill by pesticides.
2. There are Federal/State rules to protect workers and handlers, including a requirement for safety training.
3. The name, address, and telephone number of a nearby operating medical care facility capable of providing emergency medical treatment. This information shall be clearly identified as emergency medical contact information on the display.
i. The agricultural employer shall update the pesticide safety information display within 24 hours of any change to the information on emergency medical care facilities.
4. The following contact information for New Jersey's pesticide regulatory agency:
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Pesticide Compliance and Enforcement
Mail Code 401-04A
401 East State Street
PO Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420
Telephone: (609) 984-6568
Internet address: http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-wps.htm
(b) The pesticide safety information shall be displayed at each of the following sites on the agricultural establishment:
1. A location where it can be readily seen and read by handlers and where handlers are likely to congregate or pass by.
2. Each location on the agricultural establishment where decontamination supplies are provided, but only where the decontamination supplies are located at a permanent site or are provided at a location and in a quantity to meet the requirements of 11 or more workers.
(c) Handlers shall be informed of the location of the information and shall be allowed access to it.
(d) The information shall remain legible during the time it is posted.
