Section 12981 Of Article 10.5. Pesticides And Worker Safety From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 10.5.
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. The director shall adopt regulations to carry out the
provisions of this article. Such regulations shall include, but are
not limited to, all of the following subjects:
(a) Restricting worker reentry into areas treated with pesticides
determined by the director to be hazardous to worker safety by using
either or both of the following:
(1) Time limits.
(2) Pesticide residue levels on treated plant parts determined by
scientific analysis to not be a significant factor in cholinesterase
depression or other health effects.
When the director has adopted regulations pursuant to both
paragraphs (1) and (2), the person in control of the area treated
with the pesticide shall have the option of following regulations
adopted pursuant to either paragraph (1) or (2). If the person in
control of the area treated with the pesticide chooses to follow
regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (2), the director may
establish and charge the person a fee necessary to cover any costs of
analysis or costs incurred by the director or commissioner in
carrying out regulations adopted pursuant to paragraph (2). The
regulations shall include a procedure for the collection of the fee,
and the fee shall not exceed actual cost.
(b) Handling of pesticides.
(c) Hand washing facilities.
(d) Farm storage and commercial warehousing of pesticides.
(e) Protective devices, including, but not limited to, respirators
and eyeglasses.
(f) Posting, in English and Spanish, of fields, areas, adjacent
areas or fields, or storage areas.
The State Department of Health Services shall participate in the
development of any regulations adopted pursuant to this article. Such
regulations that relate to health effects shall be based upon the
recommendations of the State Department of Health Services. The
original written recommendations of the State Department of Health
Services, any subsequent revisions of those recommendations, and the
supporting evidence and data upon which the recommendations were
based shall be made available upon request to any person.