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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">Pesticide Safety… “I should know this.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Gloves, sleeves, boots, and pant legs – What’s a handler to do?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By Jennifer Weber, UA Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Welcome to the very first edition of the
<i>Pesticide Safety… “I should know this”</i> series, where we will answer pesticide-related questions that seem to stump the best of us.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">Question: “I should know this, but… When applying pesticides, am I supposed to tuck my sleeves into my gloves or my gloves into my sleeves?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">What about my boots and pant legs? Should I tuck my pant legs into my boots or wear them out over my boots?”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These are excellent and very commonly asked questions. If you search the internet for photos of pesticide handlers spraying overhead, 9 times out of 10 you will find photos
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">of how NOT to position your gloves and sleeves. Trust me, I’ve surfed the internet many times in search of the perfect photos for pesticide safety presentations and hit a few
snags. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Luckily, my coworker Christian Conner was happy to pose for these two photos to demonstrate the correct way to arrange your gloves, sleeves, pant legs, and boots when applying
pesticides.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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you can see from the picture on the left, Christian is pretending to spray a citrus tree overhead.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">He has correctly tucked his sleeves into his gloves. If the pesticide leaked from the sprayer’s wand, the liquid would simply trickle
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">down his glove and onto the outside of his sleeve. His skin would be protected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On the right, he is pretending to spray a patch of weeds on the ground. He placed his sleeves out over his gloves, which is perfectly
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">fine in this situation. His skin is protected.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">He is also wearing his pant legs over his boots to prevent pesticides from entering the opening along the top of his boots and potentially
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">contaminating his socks and skin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Feel free to share this article with pesticide handlers so they can continue to work safely when applying pesticides.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Is there is something you know you should know, but for some reason, you just don’t know? If so, send me your question.
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’ll be happy to help you find the answer and will add it to the
<b><i>Pesticide Safety… “I should know this”</i></b> series. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You can call me directly (602) 827-8222 or send me an email
<a href="mailto:jennyweber@arizona.edu">jennyweber@arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Weber<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">4341 E. Broadway Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (602) 827-8222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jennyweber@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jennyweber@arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">extension.arizona.edu/maricopa</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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