---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 170.235"
title: "40"
number: "170.235"
heading: "Posted pesticide safety information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/170.235"
---

# §170.235. Posted pesticide safety information.

- (a) **Requirement.** When handlers (except those employed by a commercial pesticide handling establishment) are on an agricultural establishment and, within the last 30 days, a pesticide covered by this subpart has been applied on the establishment or a restricted-entry interval has been in effect, the handler employer shall display, in accordance with this section, pesticide safety information.
- (b) **Pesticide safety poster.** A safety poster must be displayed that conveys, at a minimum, the pesticide safety concepts listed in paragraphs [(b)(1)(i) through (vii)](#b-1-i..b-1-vii) and (b)(2) of this section. Displays conforming to [§ 170.311(a)(3)](/cfr/40/170.311.md?p=a-3) meet the requirements of this paragraph.
- (c) **Emergency medical care information.**
  - (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the nearest emergency medical care facility shall be on the safety poster or displayed close to the safety poster. Displays conforming to [§ 170.311(a)(3)(ix)](/cfr/40/170.311.md?p=a-3-ix) meet the requirements of this paragraph.
  - (2) The handler employer shall inform handlers promptly of any change to the information on emergency medical care facilities.
- (d) **Location.**
  - (1) The information shall be displayed in a central location on the farm or in the nursery or greenhouse where it can be readily seen and read by handlers.
  - (2) The information shall be displayed in a location in or near the forest in a place where it can be readily seen and read by handlers and where handlers are likely to congregate or pass by, such as at a decontamination site or an equipment storage site.
- (e) **Accessibility.** Handlers shall be informed of the location of the information and shall be allowed access to it.
- (f) **Legibility.** The information shall remain legible during the time it is posted.

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 38151, Aug. 21, 1992, as amended at 80 FR 67556, Nov. 2, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136w.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 38151, Aug. 21, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 38151, Aug. 21, 1992, as amended at 80 FR 67556, Nov. 2, 2015]