Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 29 - Pesticide Use And Control
Subchapter X - Agricultural Worker Protection
Section ATCP 29.62 - Worker protection warning signs

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 29.62

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED. An agricultural employer shall post worker protection warning signs at pesticide application sites as required under 40 CFR 170 . Except as provided under sub. (2) or by the federal environmental protection agency, each warning sign shall comply with all of the following requirements:

(a) It shall be at least 14 inches by 16 inches.

(b) Its form and content shall be identical to that shown in ch. ATCP 29 Appendix C.

(c) It shall be constructed to resist deterioration, and shall remain legible throughout the required posting period.

(d) It shall be posted not more than 24 hours before the pesticide application is scheduled to begin.

(e) It shall remain posted for the duration of any restricted entry interval specified on the pesticide label.

(f) It shall be removed or covered not more than 3 days after the restricted entry interval expires unless it is required for another pesticide application.

(2) SMALL APPLICATION SITES. If a pesticide application site, such as a potted plant or greenhouse bench top, is too small to accommodate standard warning signs under sub. (1), it may be posted with smaller warning signs that are at least 4 inches by 5 inches. The warning signs shall be clearly posted on each side of the application site at intervals of not more than 25 feet. An individual treated plant may be posted with a single sign. A sign under this subsection shall comply with sub. (1)(b) to (f).

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