hg, v Friday, 1 JanuiiyX'lss WPS Decontamination & Emergency Assistance Requirements ALSO PDA's WPS Compliance Strategy For Pennsylvania Decontamination Site Requirements Handler employers must make sure that a decontamination site for washing off pesticides and pesticide residues is provided to handlers while they are doing handling tasks. Worker employers must make sure that a decontamination site for washing off pesticide residues is provided to workers who are in a pesticide treated area and are doing tasks that involve contact with anything that has been treated with pesticide, including soil, water, or plant surfaces. The WPS requires that decontamination sites be provided regardless of the number of employees. There is no exemption for employers with only a few employees. Decontamination and emergency eyeflush water must, at all times when available to the workers or handlers, be of a quality and temperature that will not cause illness or injury when it contacts the skin or eyes or if it is swallowed. Since 1972... The Original & The Largest POURED SOLID MinanT STORAGE CONCRETE SPECIALISTS n m n 243 MIPw Road MSalmer Bros, Mnm, pa 17501 (7171 7334393 CONCRETE WORK, INC. • »I* ■>» m kiMU In Quail/ ■(i mi Lai IA LMha (717) 151-2074 EPA WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD (WPS) COUNTDOWN TO COMPLIANCE ... AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER ENFORCEMENT BEGINS-* JANUARY 1, 1995 Worker Decontamination Sites Sites must be located within 1/4 mile of the work area if a WPS labeled pesticide has been used within 30 days. Sites must be located in an area free of spray residues. Existing facilities such as restrooms will qualify if items 1-3 below are included. Sites must have: 1. Water - a minimum of 1 gallon of water per worker or a source of potable tap water. 2. Soap - for use in washing prior to eating, smoking, chewing, or using bathroom facilities. 3. Disposable towels - for drying hands (multiple use towels are not acceptable) Handler Decontamination Sites Sites must be provided at the mixing site and within 1M mile of the application area. Sites may be in the i - M j*' ' % <* ' Worksaver's Iferra-Max I sub-soiler now has a new toggle trip that eliminates shear bolts. * * -4* ' Terra-Max shatters hard soil to eliminate com paction. Results are maximum root penetra tion, soil aeration and moisture permeation. And now Worksaver introduces a new toggle trip that resets to eliminate replacing shear bolts on the Terr a I. Take a closer look at Terra-Max features; + Residue remains vir tually undisturbed, minimizing erosion ♦ Patented, durable he lical curved shanks shatter hardpan down to 20" 1. Water - a minimum of three gallons per handler or a potable tap water source. 2. Soap and single use towels. 3. Whole body wash - a means of rinsing the handler if a spill occurs. 4. Clean clothes or coveralls and towel for use after whole body wash. 5. Emergency eyewash if the pesticides used require protective eyewear as stated on the label. Potable water may be used as eyewash. Emergency Assistance Requirements January 1995 Employers of workers and/or handlers must provide emergency assistance to anyone who is or has been employed as a worker/handler on their agricultural establishment .if there is reason to believe that the person has been injured or poisoned through contact with pesticides or pesticide residues. Employers have a responsibility to make available emergency transportation to take a worker/handler from the agricultural establishment or a farm labor camp located on the establishment to an emergency medical facility able to provide treatment. Employers can "make transportation available" by taking the employee to the emergency medical facility, or by calling an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance, or by making sure the employee has a ride to the medical facility with someone else. Employers also have a responsibility to provide emergency information concerning pesticides to a worker, handler, or treating medical personnel, promptly upon request, any information on: application area if protected from drift and spray residues. Sites must have: + 2 models, with shear bolt protected shanks or new toggle trip ♦ High clearance frame for no trash plug-up + Easy one-person depth adjustment ♦ Optional roller/con ditioner levels seedbed Call today. And see why Terra-Max is a Worksaver. VUOBKBAVEB WoA^lbc.*P.Oß“ 100 Litchfield, IL 62056-0100 217-324-5973 FAX 217-324-3356
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