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.
Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.
True False
If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.
True False
Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not exposed to pesticides.
True False
Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who are not exposed to pesticides.
True False
The skin acts as a barrier to prevent pesticides from entering your body.
True False
Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for children than for adults.
True False
Men who work around pesticides are more likely to have twins than those who do not work around pesticides.
True False
If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.
True False
When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.
True False
Pesticides are not dangerous to adults.
True False
Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.
True False
Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.
True False
A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.
True False
Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are as dangerous as agricultural pesticides.
True False
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
It is better to use traps than a pesticide spray to keep insects out of your home.
True False
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
Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that enter their bodies.
True False
Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.
Raid Yes No
Ivory soap Yes No
Clorox Yes No
Combat Yes No
Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.
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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.
Pesticides can enter the body through the skin.
True False
If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.
True False
Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not exposed to pesticides.
True False
Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are more dangerous than agricultural pesticides.
True False
Men who work around pesticides are more likely to become sterile than those who do not work around pesticides.
True False
Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that enter their bodies.
True False
When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.
True False
Pesticides are not dangerous to children.
True False
Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.
True False
Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.
True False
A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.
True False
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
It is better to use a pesticide spray than a pesticide bomb to keep insects out of your home.
True False
If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.
True False
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
Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.
True False
Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for adults than for children.
True False
Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who are not exposed to pesticides.
True False
Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.
Raid Yes No
Ivory soap Yes No
Clorox Yes No
Combat Yes No
Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.
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“GRANDFATHERS RIGHTS” FOR PESTICIDE USERS CHANGES TO CURRENT
BOARD OF PESTICIDES CONTROL JULY 26 2013 MAINE
BOTANICAL PESTICIDES NEEM CAKE INGREDIENTS NEEM CAKE …………… 20
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