The California Department of Pesticide Regulation releases details about two new regulations.
Those new regulations will update the list of pesticides that have the potential to pollute groundwater and remove pesticides unlikely to pollute groundwater.
According to the DPR, the department will identify and track potential and actual groundwater contaminants.
New regulations will also update and clarify chemical-resistant suit requirements and remove an out of date heat illness prevention requirement for employees who are required to wear them.
The adopted changes remove a duplicative requirement that a chemical-resistant suit must cover the head when a chemical-resistant suit is required to be worn.
As a result, the thermal load on the wearer is decreased by no longer requiring the use of chemical-resistant headwear when it is not required by pesticide product labeling or restricted material permit conditions.
For more details go to the California DPR website.
