Who must post?
Before employees are allowed to handle pesticides or work in treated fields, the employer must post a copy of the required California Pesticide Safety Information Series (PSIS) leaflets at a central location at the worksite. PSIS Posters contain mandatory safety information for employees who work with or around pesticides in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings. Depending on the application, an employer may be required to post both PSIS A-8 and A-9.
- Pesticide Safety for Employees Working in Fields Poster No. A-9 (#05412 / #05413): Must be posted whenever employees are working as fieldworkers in a field that has been treated with pesticide or has had a restricted entry interval or entry restricted period in effect within the past 30 days. (3 CCR § 6761(a))
- Pesticide Safety for Employees Handling Pesticides in Agricultural Settings Poster No. A-8 (#05414 / #05415): Must be posted before any employee is allowed to handle pesticides in an agricultural setting. “Handling” includes direct contact with pesticides, such as mixing or applying pesticides or incorporating pesticides into soil, as well as indirect contact, such as maintaining equipment that may contain pesticide residue. (3 CCR § 6723(a))
- Pesticide Safety for Employees Handling Pesticides in Non-Agricultural Settings Poster No. N-8 (#05416 / #05417): Must be posted before any employee is allowed to handle pesticides in a non-agricultural setting, such as in an industrial/institutional setting or while working for a structural pest control business, rights-of-way maintenance company, or similar business. (3 CCR § 6723(a))
Where to post?
California Pesticide Safety Posters must be displayed at a central location at the worksite, all permanent decontamination facilities, and decontamination facilities serving 11 or more handlers. If fieldworkers gather at a central location prior to transportation to the worksite, the employer may instead post the Pesticide Safety for Employees Working in Fields Poster at that central location rather than at the worksite.
- Also see the California Agriculture Safety Poster (#05401, #05402)
