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(A) Where migrant field workers might reasonably be anticipated to enter an area being treated or which has been treated with a pesticide for which the safety interval has not expired, the posting of warning notices in a conspicious area is required. The farm operator or his agent shall post warning notices on bulletin boards required to be kept in labor camps as well as in prominent places at the locale where migrant field workers usually start the workday or the application vehicle.
(B) Posted warning notices shall be of such durability and construction that they will remain clearly legible for the duration of the safety interval, and will read in the English and Spanish languages substantially as follows:
DANGER PELIGRO
(Name of pesticide) Pesticida (Veneno)
DO NOT ENTER NO ENTRE
UNTIL HASTA
Date
_____________________________ ___________________________
Grower’s Name Field Identification If Any
Use of third language is permissible.
(C) The employer or his agent shall give each direct field supervisor actual notice of any spraying schedule and re-entry intervals. If there is no direct field supervisor overseeing field operations, the employer or his agent shall give each migrant field worker actual notice of those spraying schedules and re-entry intervals relevant to each migrant field worker’s operations. If there is no direct field supervisor overseeing field operations, the employer or his agent shall give each migrant field worker actual notice of those spraying schedules or re-entry intervals relevant to each worker’s field operations.
(D) The warning notices shall not be removed during the re-entry interval.
(E) Warning notices shall be removed by the farm operator or his agent within five days after the end of the re-entry interval.
HISTORY: Eff 6-25-85
Rule promulgated under: RC Chapter 119.
Rule authorized by: RC 921.16(B)(6)
Rule amplifies: RC 921.16(B)(6)
119.032 Review Date: 4-21-00; 4-21-05