Checklist for Commercial Pesticide Handling
(greenhouses, nurseries, lawn care, etc.)
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Inspection Items |
Legislation |
Y* |
N* |
Corrective Action /
Comments |
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Date |
Act |
Reg.* |
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Management Responsibilities |
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Worker training
on safe handling, use, storage (workers should have a good understanding of
the health effects and symptoms of overexposure for the pesticide(s) they are
using) |
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G* 59 |
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Pesticide Handling
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Procedure for cleanup and disposal of spill or leak |
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G 59 (a) |
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Spill cleanup kit available |
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MSDS
in accessible location (recommendation only as pesticides are presently
excluded from the requirement for MSDS and label under WHMIS)
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42(2) |
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Personal Protection |
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Personal protective clothing to consider depending on the application:
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G 42 (a) G 42 (c) G 42 (f) G 42 (d) G 42 (b) G 45 (2) G 42 (f) |
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Storage for
street clothes and work clothes |
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G 9 (1) |
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Hand
washing facility available
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G* 6 (1) |
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Emergency Response
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First aid kit available |
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G 12 (1) |
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Worker(s) trained in first
aid
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G 12 (6) |
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Eye wash facility available |
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G 11 (1) |
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Fresh water (hose) available for emergency body wash |
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G 11 (1) |
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Emergency
response procedure
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G 14 (1) (e) |
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Emergency telephone number(s)
available
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Pesticide Storage
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Ventilation considerations |
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G 20 (1) |
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Access to stored material |
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G 113 (1) |
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Stability of stored material |
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G 60 (e) |
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Pesticides stored separate from other
materials |
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Pesticides protected from elements (sun,
rain, etc.) |
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