University of California, Davis
60
seconds
Scene:
Afternoon. Family kitchen and washroom.
Son:
(Crinkle of plastic is heard) Mom, here are Dad's work
clothes... they need washing. They're contaminated with the
pesticide he sprayed today. He told me to leave it in the
bag and not to touch it with my hands. I gotta run!
Mom:
You're not going anywhere and your Dad is right. He was mixing
and spraying Category I pesticides today. Let's go to the
washer. And get your sister so you can both learn how to do
this.
Son:
(In a whiny voice) But Mom!... I don't have time for
this! I gotta go to a game and the guys'll be here any minute.
Mom:
Oh, really? Well if you don't have time for this, you don't
have time for your jock friends either.
Son:
(Clicks tongue and whines) Oh, mannn!... O.k... Go
ahead, quick, show me, I'll show Mary later. I don't know
where she is.
Mom:
Okay... Pay attention... Open the plastic bag (plastic
sound) and dump the clothes into the washer without touching
them or use these rubber gloves. Never put any other family
laundry in with your Dad's work clothes. Use the hottest possible
setting and the highest water level (washer click is heard).
Let the clothes soak. Then drain the water and start over,
adding liquid detergent. Make sure it's set on the longest
wash cycle. When it's done, hang the clothes outside so that
the sun breaks down any remaining pesticide residue that might
be left on the clothes. Then, run the washer through a cycle
without any clothes in it. That's to make sure that OUR clothes
don't get contaminated... You understand all that?
Son:
Yeah...
Mom:
(Rumble of a car muffler heard in the background) Now,
go on! That car sounds like a truck. (Calling after the
boy)... Wear your seat belt!
Son:
Wish me luck!
Narrator:
California regulations require that an employer provide clean
work clothing for every employee who works with Category 1
or 2 pesticides - those marked DANGER or WARNING on the label.
The employer is also responsible for the laundering of clothing
worn by pesticide handlers. If you handle or apply pesticides
and your work clothes are to be washed at home, the safety
precautions discussed in the dialogue must be followed.
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This
radio public service announcement was produced by the Agricultural
Health and Safety Center, Applied Behavioral Sciences of the
University of California at Davis. For further information contact
Jenny Rodriguez, UCCE, Ag. Bldg., County Civic Center, Visalia,
CA 93291-4584, (209) 733-6491.
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