[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 23]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR156.206]



[Page 67-68]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 156_LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR PESTICIDES AND DEVICES--Table of 

Contents

 

                 Subpart K_Worker Protection Statements

 

Sec.  156.206  General statements.



    (a) Application restrictions. Each product shall bear the statement: 

``Do not apply this product in a way that will contact workers or other 

persons, either directly or through drift. Only protected handlers may 

be in the area during application.'' This statement shall be near the 

beginning of the DIRECTIONS FOR USE section of the labeling under the 

heading AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS.

    (b) 40 CFR part 170 reference statement. (1) Each product shall bear 

the reference statement: ``Use this product only in accordance with its 

labeling and with the Worker Protection Standard, 40 CFR part 170.'' 

This statement shall be placed on the product label under the heading 

AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS.

    (2) Each product shall bear the statement: ``This standard contains 

requirements for the protection of agricultural workers on farms, 

forests, nurseries, and greenhouses, and handlers of agricultural 

pesticides. It contains requirements for training, decontamination, 

notification, and emergency assistance. It also contains specific 

instructions and exceptions pertaining to the statements on this label 

[in this labeling] about [use any of the following that are applicable] 

personal protective equipment, restricted-entry interval, and 

notification to workers.'' These statements shall be placed immediately 

following the reference statement required by paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section, or they shall be placed in the supplemental product labeling 

under the heading AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS.

    (3) If the statements in paragraph (b)(2) of this section are 

included in supplemental labeling rather than on the label of the 

pesticide container, the container label must contain this statement 

immediately following the statement required in paragraph (b)(1) of this 

section: ``Refer to supplemental labeling entitled AGRICULTURAL USE 

REQUIREMENTS in the DIRECTIONS FOR USE section of the labeling for 

information about this standard.''

    (4) If the statements in paragraph (b)(2) of this section are 

included in supplemental labeling, they must be preceded immediately by 

the statement in paragraph (b)(1) of this section under the heading 

AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS in the labeling.

    (c) Product-type identification. (1) If the product contains an 

organophosphate (i.e., an



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organophosphorus ester that inhibits cholinesterase) or an N-methyl 

carbamate (i.e., an N-methyl carbamic acid ester that inhibits 

cholinesterase), the label shall so state. The statement shall be 

associated with the product name or product-type identification or shall 

be in the STATEMENT OF PRACTICAL TREATMENT or FIRST AID section of the 

label.

    (2) If the product is a fumigant, the label shall so state. The 

identification shall appear:

    (i) As part of the product name; or

    (ii) Close to the product name, as part of the product-type 

identification or as a separate phrase or sentence.

    (d) State restrictions. Each product shall bear the statement: ``For 

any requirements specific to your State, consult the agency in your 

State responsible for pesticide regulation.'' This statement shall be 

under the heading AGRICULTURAL USE REQUIREMENTS in the labeling.

    (e) Spanish warning statements. If the product is classified as 

toxicity category I or toxicity category II according to the criteria in 

Sec.  156.10(h)(1), the signal word shall appear in Spanish in addition 

to English followed by the statement, ``Si Usted no entiende la 

etiqueta, busque a alguien para que se la explique a Usted en detalle. 

(If you do not understand the label, find some one to explain it to you 

in detail.)'' The Spanish signal word ``PELIGRO'' shall be used for 

products in toxicity category I, and the Spanish signal word ``AVISO'' 

shall be used for products in toxicity category II. These statements 

shall appear on the label close to the English signal word.



[57 FR 38146, Aug. 21, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 34203, June 23, 1993]