Wear the right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Learn why the PPE that you wear depends on a complex analysis of the main routes of pesticide exposure, the toxicity and formulation of the pesticide and how you are using it.
Routes of exposure
Routes of exposure
PPE when mixing and spraying
PPE when mixing and spraying
PPE and hazard class
PPE and hazard class
I a Extremely hazardous – Very Toxic
I a Extremely hazardous – Very Toxic
I b Highly hazardous – Toxic
I b Highly hazardous – Toxic
II Moderately hazardous – Harmful
II Moderately hazardous – Harmful
III Slightly hazardous – Caution
III Slightly hazardous – Caution
Unlikely to present a hazard in normal use
Unlikely to present a hazard in normal use