A pesticide product must be registered in the country where it will be distributed and used. Regulations mandate the requirements for safe use of pesticides, including operator/applicator safety. When Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required for risk mitigation, the information should be clearly communicated to the user. In the United States, the PPE requirements are stated on all agricultural pesticide product labels. Although these labels are based on risk assessment, the users question the requirements when the levels of protection vary considerably for different parts of the body. For example, a label may require pant and shirt for whole body and Viton� or barrier laminate gloves for hand protection when the signal word is Caution or Warning for both insecticides and herbicides. This presentation will include examples of labels and their PPE statements to identify areas of concern for which dialogue needs to occur to improve labeling clarity.

Personal Protective Equipment information on pesticide labels

248th National Meeting (2014)

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