Dont's: Unsafe pesticide practices
Don't enter a field to work that has
been posted with a
re-entry sign.
Don't smoke when working in treated
fields or handling pesticides.
Do not use water in drainage ditches
or any irrigation system for drinking or washing food. The water could have
pesticides in it.
Don't work in a field if pesticide is
falling on you, leave the field.
Don't carry lunch and drinks into a
sprayed field.
Do not put pesticides in unmarked
containers or food and drink bottles or jars.
Never take pesticide containers home
for use around the house. They are unsafe.
Don't burn pesticide bags for fuel.
They can give off poisonous
fumes.
