N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-12.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:30-12.9 - Posted pesticide safety information

(a) When workers are on an agricultural establishment and, within the last 30 days a pesticide covered by this subchapter has been applied on the establishment or a restricted-entry interval has been in effect, the agricultural employer shall display, in accordance with this section, pesticide safety information. The safety information shall convey, in a manner the workers can understand, all of the following points:

1. Help keep pesticides from entering your body. At a minimum, the following points shall be conveyed:

i. Avoid getting on your skin or into your body any pesticides that may be on or in plants, soil, irrigation water, tractors and other equipment, or used personal protective equipment, or pesticides drifting from nearby applications.

ii. Wash before eating, drinking, using chewing gum or tobacco, or using the toilet.

iii. Wear work clothing that protects the body from pesticide residues (long-sleeved shirts, long pants, shoes and socks, and a hat or scarf).

iv. Wash/shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and put on clean clothes after work.

v. Wash work clothes separately from other clothes before wearing them again.

vi. If pesticides are spilled or sprayed on the body, use decontamination supplies to wash immediately, or rinse off in the nearest clean water, including springs, streams, lakes, or other sources if more readily available than decontamination supplies, and, as soon as possible, wash or shower with soap and water, shampoo hair, and change into clean clothes.

vii. Follow directions about keeping out of treated areas and application exclusion zones.

viii. Instructions to employees to seek medical attention as soon as possible if they believe they have been poisoned, injured, or made ill by pesticides.

ix. The following contact information for New Jersey's pesticide regulatory agency:

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Pesticide Compliance and Enforcement

Mail Code 401-04A

401 East State Street

PO Box 420

Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420

Telephone: (609) 984-6568

Internet address: http://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-wps.htm

2. There are Federal/State rules to protect workers and handlers, including a requirement for safety training.

3. The name, address, and telephone number of a nearby operating medical care facility capable of providing emergency medical treatment. This information shall be clearly identified as emergency medical contact information on the display.

i. The agricultural employer shall update the pesticide safety information display within 24 hours of notice of any change to the information on emergency medical care facilities.

(b) The pesticide safety information shall be displayed at each of the following sites on the agricultural establishment:

1. A location where it can be readily seen and read by workers and where workers are likely to congregate or pass by.

2. Locations on the agricultural establishment where decontamination supplies shall be provided, but only when the decontamination supplies are located at permanent sites or being provided at locations and in quantities to meet the requirements for 11 or more workers.

(c) Workers shall be informed of the location of the information and shall be allowed access to it at all times during normal work hours.

(d) The information shall remain legible during the time it is posted.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-12.9

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 756(a), effective 4/6/2020