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Sample Pesticide Label Ingredients Formulation Child Warning Directions Manufacturer Registry No. Storage & Disposal Re-entry Statement Personal Protective Equipment “ The Label is the Law. ”

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Page 1: Chemicals and Safety. Chemicals  Helpful and Harmful

Chemicals and SafetyChemicals and Safety

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Chemicals – Helpful and Harmful

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Sample Pesticide Label

Ingredients

Formulation

ChildWarning

Directions

ManufacturerRegistry No.

Storage &Disposal

Re-entryStatement

PersonalProtectiveEquipment

“The Label is the Law.”

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Basic Rules of Chemical Safety

Be Aware! Be Alert! Be Alive!

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Causes of Injury

Principle modes of chemical injury:1. Chemical Burns (strong acids, strong

bases)2. Heat Burns (flammable materials)3. Poisoning (many chemicals are damaging

or fatal if taken internally, whether by swallowing, injection, or leaching through skin)

4. Chronic illness (long-term exposure to even low doses of certain chemical agents can lead to chronic health conditions)

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Chemical Categories

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Chemical Categories

Acids & Bases

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Chemical Categories

Flammable Chemicals

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Chemical Categories

Oxidizers

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Chemical Categories

Pyrophoric Substances

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Chemical Categories

Carcinogens

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Chemicals and Safety

Questions and Discussion