Safe Use of Pesticides (ILO, 1985, 52 p.)

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FOREWORD

I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ON PESTICIDES AND THEIR SAFE USE

1. Definitions

2. General considerations

3. Duties of manufacturers, sellers and users of pesticides

3.1 Duties of manufacturers

3.2 Duties of sellers

3.3 Duties of employers

3.4 Duties of supervisors

3.5 Duties of workers

4. Safety and health supervision

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4.1 Administrative supervision

4.2 Technical supervision

4.3 Medical supervision

5. Education and information

5.1 Education and training in the safe use of pesticides

5.2 Instruction on safe working practices

5.3 Instruction on emergency procedures

II. GENERAL SAFE PRACTICES IN THE USE OF PESTICIDES

1. Purchase and handling of packaged pesticides

2. Transport

3. Storage

4. Use

5. Disposal of surplus pesticide

6. Spillage

7. Disposal of empty containers

III. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT AND HYGIENE

1. Introductory comment

2. Typical protective clothing and equipment

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2.1 Head protection

2.2 Eye and face protection

2.3 Respiratory protective equipment

2.4 Gloves

2.5 Footwear

3. Working clothes

4. The need for personal hygiene

IV. SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES IN PARTICULAR SETTINGS

1. Onboard ship

1.1 General considerations

1.2 Insect control

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1.2.1 Precautions for insecticide spraying

1.2.2 Precautions in insecticide fumigation

1.3 Rodent control

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1.3.1 Rodent baits

1.3.2 Rodent fumigation

1.4 Pesticide treatment of food stores, galleys, passenger and crew accommodation

2. Aerial application of pesticides

2.1 Organisation and allocation of responsibilities

2.2 Ground facilities

2.3 Pilots

2.4 Groundcrew

2.5 Flagmen or ground markers

3. Use of pesticides on farms and agricultural land

3.1 Organisation and responsibilities

3.2 Safe working procedures

3.3 Protective clothing and equipment

3.4 Personal hygiene

3.5 Medical supervision and emergencies

4. Use of pesticides in greenhouses

5. Use of toxic baits

5.1 Introductory comment

5.2 Storage of bait poisons and toxic baits

5.3 Dispensing bait poisons and baits to inexperienced users

5.4 Bait application

6. Fumigation operations

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Fumigant storage

6.3 Fumigation operators

6.4 Preparation for fumigation

6.5 Fumigant release

6.6 Ventilation of fumigated spaces

6.7 Personal protective equipment for fumigators

6.8 Records of fumigation operations

7. Use of pesticides in vector control

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Supplies and equipment

7.3 Responsibility for safety and medical supervision

7.4 Protective equipment and personal hygiene in vector control

7.5 Container disposal in vector control

7.6 Spray material preparation

7.7 House treatment with residual sprays

7.8 Larvicide treatments

7.9 Pesticide application from ground vehicle and aircraft

7.10 Vector-control fumigation

7.11 Pesticide application to people for vector control

7.12 Special vector-control pesticide devices

8. Use of pesticides in homes and gardens

V. MEDICAL ASPECTS OF THE USE OF PESTICIDES

1. Health effects of pesticides

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1.1 Absorption of toxic pesticides

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1.1.1 Ingestion

1.1.2 Skin absorption

1.1.3 Inhalation

1.2 Relationship between mode of action and preventive measures

1.3 Signs and symptoms of poisoning by selected pesticides

2. General first-aid measures

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