California DPR Pesticide Safety Information Series A
questions with verified answers
For at least how long should eyes be rinsed if they were exposed to pesticides?
Ans✓✓✓ 15 minutes
How often must an employer provide pesticide training to an employee?
Ans✓✓✓ Annually
How old must you be to handle pesticides? Ans✓✓✓ 18
If an employee has a complaint about pesticide safety, who should they contact?
Ans✓✓✓ The county agricultural commissioner's office
If an employee has a health and safety complaint (bathrooms, heat stress,
drinking water, etc.), who should they contact? Ans✓✓✓ The California
Department of Industrial Relations Cal/OSHA office
If an employee needs to use a respirator, what 3 pieces of information must an
employer keep a record of for at least 3 years after end of use? Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Written respirator program 2. Doctor's evaluation result 3. Training, employee
consultation, and fit test records
If you transfer a pesticide to a new container, what 3 things must be labeled on
the new container? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Name of the pesticide 2. Signal words of the
pesticide 3. Name and address of the person responsible for the
container/pesticide
, In addition to health warnings, what 5 other pieces of information can be found
on a pesticide label? Ans✓✓✓ 1. first aid information 2. PPE requirements 3.
environmental hazards 4. how to properly store and dispose of the pesticide 5.
how to safely apply the pesticide
True or false: A respirator provides adequate protection for people with beards,
wide mustaches, and sideburns. Ans✓✓✓ False; The respirator must be able to
make a tight seal to the face and these types of facial hair prevents a tight seal.
True or false: An employer must have an employee sign a document to signify
that they have been trained on pesticides, and that they understand their
training. Ans✓✓✓ True; This document must also contain the names of the
pesticides that you've been trained to use.
True or false: Clothing that may have been in contact with pesticides should be
washed separately from other clothing. Ans✓✓✓ True; Work clothing, including
socks and underwear, should be stored and washed separately from other
laundry.
True or false: Empty pesticide containers must be treated and stored as if they
still contain pesticides. Ans✓✓✓ True; Empty pesticide containers still contain
residues even after they've been rinsed out.
True or false: Fertilizers are pesticides. Ans✓✓✓ False; Pesticides are chemicals
that are used to control unwanted insects, weeds, and plant diseases.
True or false: If an employee handles organophosphate or carbamate pesticides
for more than 6 days in a 30 day period, the employee must receive extra medical
questions with verified answers
For at least how long should eyes be rinsed if they were exposed to pesticides?
Ans✓✓✓ 15 minutes
How often must an employer provide pesticide training to an employee?
Ans✓✓✓ Annually
How old must you be to handle pesticides? Ans✓✓✓ 18
If an employee has a complaint about pesticide safety, who should they contact?
Ans✓✓✓ The county agricultural commissioner's office
If an employee has a health and safety complaint (bathrooms, heat stress,
drinking water, etc.), who should they contact? Ans✓✓✓ The California
Department of Industrial Relations Cal/OSHA office
If an employee needs to use a respirator, what 3 pieces of information must an
employer keep a record of for at least 3 years after end of use? Ans✓✓✓ 1.
Written respirator program 2. Doctor's evaluation result 3. Training, employee
consultation, and fit test records
If you transfer a pesticide to a new container, what 3 things must be labeled on
the new container? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Name of the pesticide 2. Signal words of the
pesticide 3. Name and address of the person responsible for the
container/pesticide
, In addition to health warnings, what 5 other pieces of information can be found
on a pesticide label? Ans✓✓✓ 1. first aid information 2. PPE requirements 3.
environmental hazards 4. how to properly store and dispose of the pesticide 5.
how to safely apply the pesticide
True or false: A respirator provides adequate protection for people with beards,
wide mustaches, and sideburns. Ans✓✓✓ False; The respirator must be able to
make a tight seal to the face and these types of facial hair prevents a tight seal.
True or false: An employer must have an employee sign a document to signify
that they have been trained on pesticides, and that they understand their
training. Ans✓✓✓ True; This document must also contain the names of the
pesticides that you've been trained to use.
True or false: Clothing that may have been in contact with pesticides should be
washed separately from other clothing. Ans✓✓✓ True; Work clothing, including
socks and underwear, should be stored and washed separately from other
laundry.
True or false: Empty pesticide containers must be treated and stored as if they
still contain pesticides. Ans✓✓✓ True; Empty pesticide containers still contain
residues even after they've been rinsed out.
True or false: Fertilizers are pesticides. Ans✓✓✓ False; Pesticides are chemicals
that are used to control unwanted insects, weeds, and plant diseases.
True or false: If an employee handles organophosphate or carbamate pesticides
for more than 6 days in a 30 day period, the employee must receive extra medical
