Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.637.9 - Personal protective equipment

Rule 9.

(1) A pesticide applicator shall follow label directions regarding personal protective equipment.

(2) Commercial applicators who use a pesticide shall comply with all of the following minimum protective equipment requirements, unless otherwise directed by the pesticide product label:

(a) Long pants shall be worn.

(b) Footwear that provides protection from exposure to the pesticide being used shall be worn.

(c) Long-sleeve clothing shall be worn. Short-sleeve clothing may be worn if water and soap or other protection is in place that provides comparable or greater protection is immediately available and short-sleeve clothing is not prohibited by the pesticide label.

(d) Gloves that are impervious to the pesticide in use shall be worn in any situation where the individual's hands are likely to come into contact with a pesticide, unless other protection is in place that provides comparable or greater protection.

Notes

Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.637.9

1992 AACS; 2008 AACS

An obvious error in R 285.637.9 was corrected at the request of the promulgating agency, pursuant to Section 56 of 1969 PA 306, as amended by 2000 PA 262, MCL 24.256. The rule containing the error was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 4. The memorandum requesting the correction was published in Michigan Register, 2008 MR 12