What are the notification and posting requirements before making a pesticide application?

• A. Post only at entry points.
• B. Inform people about hazards and prevent entry by workers or the public.
• C. No notification is required if workers are trained.
• D. Only inform neighbors.

Answer: (B)

Before making a pesticide application, the priority is to clearly inform anyone who could be affected about the hazards and to keep unauthorized people out of the treated area. This means posting signs or notices at all access points that describe the hazards, the time period of restricted entry, and any required protective measures, and actively preventing entry by workers and bystanders during the restricted period. Training workers alone does not replace this posting and notification, because people who are not trained or who are passing through the area still need to be informed and kept safe. Merely informing neighbors misses the need to communicate hazards to all potential entrants and to control access to the site as required by the pesticide label. In short, hazard information plus restricted access protects workers, bystanders, and the environment during and after application.