COMMERCIAL PESTI


 APPLICATOR MANIA


 AGRICULTURE ANIMAL

 W. P. Fitz wateA, V. F. Wiuiam and B. Laoaetz


 The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency has set the following standards
for commercial applicators engaged in
agricultural (animal) pest control:
 "Applicators applying pesticides
directly to animals must demonstrate
practical knowledge of such animals
and their associated pests. A
practical knowledge is also required
concerning specific pesticide
toxicity and residue potential, since
most animals will frequently be used
for food. Further, the applicator
must know the relative hazards
associated with such factors as
formulation, application techniques,
age of animals, stress and extent of
treatment".
 PESTICIDE SAFETY
 Pesticides are toxic substances
which can cause severe illness or
death is misused. Although pesticide
accidents do occur from eating or
drinking the product, especially
among children or animals, applicators


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can also be injured or killed by
breathing a pesticide vapor or getting
a pesticide on their skin. Repeated
exposure to small amounts of certain
pesticides also can cause severe
illness.
 Most pesticides can enter the
body through the skin. Some pesti-
cides are toxic enough to cause death
through skin contact alone. Adequate
protection from pesticide poisoning
requires knowledge of:
- symptoms of pesticide poisoning
- first aid procedures for pesticide
 poisoning by skin contact,
 inhalation, and swallowing
- how to protect the body with
 proper clothing, equipment, and
 cleanup measures
- which kind of respiratory pro-
 tective devices to wear and when
 to wear them
 The user is also responsible for:
- choosing the proper pesticide
 for the type of control needed
- the safe transport of the pesticide