EPA PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION EAST COAST MIGRANT HEAD START

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EPA Pesticide Safety Education

EPA Pesticide Safety Education

East Coast Migrant Head Start Staff Training

Pre-test


Please indicate whether you think each statement below is true or false.


  1. Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.


True False


  1. If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.

True False


  1. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. The skin acts as a barrier to prevent pesticides from entering your body.


True False


  1. Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for children than for adults.

True False


  1. Men who work around pesticides are more likely to have twins than those who do not work around pesticides.

True False

  1. If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.

True False


  1. When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.


True False


  1. Pesticides are not dangerous to adults.

True False






  1. Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.


True False


  1. Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.

True False


  1. A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.

True False


  1. Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are as dangerous as agricultural pesticides.

True False


  1. People who are exposed to pesticides are more likely to lose muscle control when they get older than people who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. It is better to use traps than a pesticide spray to keep insects out of your home.


True False


  1. It is safer to call a professional pesticide applicator to control pests (insects and rodents) in your home than it is to try to solve the problem yourself.

True False


  1. Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that enter their bodies.

True False


  1. Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.


    1. Raid Yes No

    2. Ivory soap Yes No

    3. Clorox Yes No

    4. Combat Yes No


  1. Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.

    1. _____________________________________________________________

    2. _____________________________________________________________

    3. _____________________________________________________________

    4. _____________________________________________________________


EPA Pesticide Safety Education

East Coast Migrant Head Start Staff Training


Post-test


Please indicate whether you think each statement below is true or false.


  1. Pesticides can enter the body through the skin.


True False


  1. If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.

True False


  1. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are more dangerous than agricultural pesticides.

True False


  1. Men who work around pesticides are more likely to become sterile than those who do not work around pesticides.

True False


  1. Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that enter their bodies.

True False


  1. When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.

True False


  1. Pesticides are not dangerous to children.

True False


  1. Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.


True False


  1. Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.

True False




  1. A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.

True False


  1. People who are exposed to pesticides are more likely to have memory loss when they get older than people who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. It is better to use a pesticide spray than a pesticide bomb to keep insects out of your home.


True False


  1. If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.

True False


  1. It is safer to call a professional pesticide applicator to control pests (insects and rodents) in your home than it is to try to solve the problem yourself.

True False


  1. Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.


True False


  1. Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for adults than for children.

True False


  1. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who are not exposed to pesticides.

True False


  1. Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.


  1. Raid Yes No

  2. Ivory soap Yes No

  3. Clorox Yes No

  4. Combat Yes No


  1. Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.

  1. _____________________________________________________________

  2. _____________________________________________________________

  3. _____________________________________________________________

  4. _____________________________________________________________


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