Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Pesticides can pose hazards to humans. Hazard depends on the product's toxicity and length of exposure. The severity of a pesticide poisoning depends on the pesticide's chemical makeup and formulation, its path into the body, the amount that enters the body, and the length of exposure. Wearing PPE can greatly reduce the potential for dermal, inhalation, eye, and oral exposure, and thereby significantly reduce the chances of a pesticide poisoning, but it does not necessarily eliminate it. All pesticide handlers are legally required to follow all PPE instructions that appear on the product label. A pesticide label lists the minimum PPE that a person must wear while performing handling or early-entry activities.
--Personal Protective Equipment for Handling Pesticides

Publications

• Equipo de Protección Personal para la Manipulación de Pesticidas
• Exposing Pesticide Exposure Using Fluorescent Tracer Dyes
• Farm Family Exposure to Glyphosate
• 2012 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide: Interpreting PPE Statements on Pesticide Labels
• Glove Selection for Working with Pesticides
• Personal Protective Equipment for Handling Pesticides
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Reference Guide for Low-Volume Ground Citrus Applicators
• Pesticide Safety Miniposter: Protecting Yourself
• Protecting Your Eyes from Pesticide Exposure
• Respirators for Pesticide Applications
• Worker Protection Standard: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

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