Pesticide Safety

(29 min.) This video will show general pesticide safety practices and give information to help you feel more confident around pesticides. The last portion of this video pertains to pesticide handlers, so if you are not a handler you may end the video at that point.

Topics covered in this safety video include: pesticide basics, where can pesticides be found and how do I avoid them, how to protect yourself, why it's important to protect yourself, what do I do if I get sick at work?, decontamination area, pesticide information, the pesticide label, personal protective equipment (PPE), respirators, transporting pesticides, storing pesticides, mixing and loading pesticides, cleaning pesticide containers, applying pesticides, heat stress, cleaning up, decontamination area.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.