Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6738 - Personal Protective Equipment Care

(a) The employer shall:

(1) Provide all personal protective equipment required by pesticide product labeling, regulation, and restricted material permit condition, provide for its daily inspection and cleaning (according to pesticide labeling instructions or, absent any instructions, washed in detergent and hot water), and repair or replace any worn, damaged, or heavily contaminated personal protective equipment. Leather gloves used to apply only aluminum phosphide or magnesium phosphide pesticides and which have been aerated for 12 hours or more are considered cleaned.

(2) Assure that all clean personal protective equipment, when not in use, is kept separate from personal clothing and in a clean and pesticide-free, specifically designated place.

(3) Assure that personal protective equipment is used correctly for its intended purpose.

(4) Keep and wash potentially contaminated personal protective equipment separately from other clothing or laundry.

(5) Assure that all clean personal protective equipment is either dried thoroughly before stored or is put in a well-ventilated place to dry.

(6) Assure that personal protective equipment remains the property of the employer and that pesticide handlers are not allowed or directed to take potentially contaminated personal protective equipment into their homes. However, employees whose work day does not involve return to the employer's headquarters shall remove and store potentially contaminated coveralls in a sealable container outside of their own living quarters for later return to the employer.

(7) Assure that any person or firm assigned or hired to clean or repair potentially contaminated personal protective equipment is protected and informed in accordance with the requirements of section 6744.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 6738

1. Amendment filed 8-1-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 31).
2. Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41).
3. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) filed 8-13-90; operative 8-13-90 (Register 90, No. 41).
4. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (d) (Register 91, No. 33).
5. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)(C)4, (c)(3)(C) and NOTE filed 7-6-93; operative 8-5-93 (Register 93, No. 28).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 12-31-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 1).
7. Amendment filed 5-10-99; operative 6-9-99 (Register 99, No. 20).
8. Amendment of subsection (g)(2), repealer of subsections (h)-(h)(8), subsection relettering and repealer of INFORMATIONAL NOTE filed 6-13-2007; operative 1-1-2008 (Register 2007, No. 24).
9. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(1)(A), (c)(1)(A) and (g)(2) filed 8-18-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 34).
10. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(1)-(2), repealer of subsections (a)(3) and (a)(5), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(4)-(7) and repealer of subsections (b)-(h)(9) filed 4-15-2015; operative 7-1-2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 11456 and 12981, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 12980 and 12981, Food and Agricultural Code.

1. Amendment filed 8-1-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 31).
2. Amendment filed 9-26-88; operative 10-26-88 (Register 88, No. 41).
3. Amendment of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) filed 8-13-90; operative 8-13-90 (Register 90, No. 41).
4. Editorial correction of printing error in subsection (d) (Register 91, No. 33).
5. Amendment of subsections (b)(1)(C)4, (c)(3)(C) and Note filed 7-6-93; operative 8-5-93 (Register 93, No. 28).
6. Amendment of section heading and section filed 12-31-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 1).
7. Amendment filed 5-10-99; operative 6-9-99 (Register 99, No. 20).
8. Amendment of subsection (g)(2), repealer of subsections (h)-(h)(8), subsection relettering and repealer of Informational Note filed 6-13-2007; operative 1-1-2008 (Register 2007, No. 24).
9. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(1)(A), (c)(1)(A) and (g)(2) filed 8-18-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 34).
10. Amendment of section heading and subsections (a)(1)-(2), repealer of subsections (a)(3) and (a)(5), subsection relettering, amendment of newly designated subsections (a)(4)-(7) and repealer of subsections (b)-(h)(9) filed 4-15-2015; operative 7/1/2015 (Register 2015, No. 16).