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Pesticides

Agricultural Worker Protection

Agricultural employers using pesticides must do all the following (see Wisconsin Administrative Code chapter ATCP 29, subchapter X):

• Post pesticide safety information.
• Provide pesticide safety training.
• Provide decontamination facilities, protective equipment and transportation to
  emergency medical care, as needed.
• Restrict worker access to application sites until re-entry intervals have expired.
• Orally warn workers of pesticide applications that may affect them, or post warning
  signs, or both. For some pesticides, both forms of warning are required.
• Take specific steps to protect the safety of employees who apply or handle pesticides.