CORE MANUAL PPE 06

1. Which statement about PPE requirements
listed on the pesticide label is true?

A label may have different PPE
requirements for pesticide handlers
and early-entry workers.

You are not required to wear all the
PPE listed on the label.

Wearing the PPE listed on the label
eliminates your exposure to pesticides.

2. Which part of the product formulation determines what glove type is needed?

Active ingredient.
Surfactants.
Solvents.

3. If there are no manufacturer use recommendations, a pesticide applicator should replace the chemical cartridges of his or her respirator:

At the end of each season.
After one week of use.
At the end of each workday.

4. When oil may be present, which particulate filter must be used?

N-series.
P-series.
Dust mask.

5. Air-purifying respirators protect applicators from pesticide exposure by:

Filtering and/or absorbing the pesticide.
Breaking down the pesticide.
Neutralizing the pesticide.

6. You should do a qualitative fit test of your
respirator:

Every five years.
Semiannually.
If you have a significant change in weight.

7. Every time you wear any tight-fitting respirator to apply pesticides, you should first:

Perform seal check(s).

Do a qualitative fit test.

Put Vaseline® on the edges of the
respirator to enhance the seal.

8. Which statement about washing work clothes soaked with a pesticide concentrate is true?

Use cold water and one wash cycle.

Wash separately from other laundry items.

Do not attempt to wash it—dispose of it
immediately.

9. Work clothes worn to apply pesticides should be laundered with a suitable detergent:

After each day’s use.

After they get wet with spray.

When they have a strong odor like the
pesticide.