Pesticide Record Keeping for Fruit Growers
Information a private applicator is required to keep on all restricted use
products (RUP)
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Product Brand Name
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Product Formulation
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EPA registration number
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Application rate or dosage
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Total undiluted amount of RUP applied
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The location of the application, address
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Size of area treated
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Crop treated
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The date of application
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Time completed
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The name and pesticide license number of the certified applicator who applied
or who supervised the application.
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If application is less than 1/10 of an acre, record as a spot application.
The information required shall be recorded within 30 days following the
pesticide application.
RUP records must be retained for three years from the date of application.
Worker Protection Standard (WPS)
Information at a Central location
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EPA WPS Safety Poster
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Name, address and telephone number of the nearest emergency medical facility.
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The following facts about a pesticide application, from before the application
until 30 days after the restricted-entry period ends (REI).
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Product Name
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EPA Registration Number
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Active Ingredients
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Location and description of treated area
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Time and date of application
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Re-entry Interval (REI)
Tell workers and handlers where information is posted and allow them access.
Tell them if emergency facility information changes and update the posted
information.
Keep the posted information legible.
Pesticide Safety Training
Unless they possess a valid EPA-approved training card, train handlers and
workers before they begin work and at least once each 5 years.
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Use written and/or audio-visual materials.
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Use EPA WPS handler training materials for training handlers and workers.
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Have a certified applicator conduct the training orally and/or audio-visually
in a manner the employees can understand, using easily understood terms, and
respond to questions.
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Employers must be able to verify compliance with this requirement by keeping
employee-training records.
Decontamination Sites
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Establish a decontamination site within ¼ mile of all workers and handlers and
supply the following:
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Enough water for routine and emergency whole-body washing and for eye flushing.
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Plenty of soap and single use towels
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A clean coverall
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Provide water that is safe and cool enough for washing, eye flushing and for
drinking. Do not use tank-stored water that is also used for mixing pesticides.
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Provide handlers the same supplies where personal protective equipment (PPE) is
removed at the end of a task.
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Provide the same supplies at each mixing and loading site.
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Make at least 1 pint of eye flush water immediately accessible to each handler.
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Do not put worker decontamination sites in areas being treated or under a REI.
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In areas being treated, put decontamination supplies for handlers in enclosed
containers.
Emergency Assistance
When any handler or worker may have been poisoned or injured by pesticides:
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Promptly make transportation available to an appropriate medical facility.
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Promptly provide to the victim and to medical personnel:
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Product name
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EPA registration number
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Active ingredient
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All first aid and medical information from label
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Description of how the pesticide was used
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Information about victims exposure
Notice About Applications
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Orally warn workers and post treated areas if the pesticide label requires.
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Otherwise, either orally warn workers or post entrances to treated areas. Tell
workers which method is in effect.
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Oral warnings must include:
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Location and description of treated areas
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REI and do not enter during REI
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Posted warning signs must include:
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Legible 14 x 16 WPS design signs just before application
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Keep posted during REI
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Remove before workers enter and within 3 days after the end of the REI
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Workers who enter the establishment after application starts must receive the
same warning at the start of their work period.
Notice need not be given to a worker if the employer can assure that one of the
following is met:
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From the start of the application until the end of the application and during
and REI, the worker will not enter, work in, remain in, or pass through on foot
the treated area or any area within ¼ mile of the treated area.
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The worker applied or supervised the application of the pesticide for which the
notice is intended and is aware of:
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The location and description of the treated area.
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The time during which entry is restricted.
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Instructions not to enter the treated area until the REI has expired.
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