EPA Pesticide Safety Education
East Coast Migrant Head Start Staff Training
Pre-test
Please indicate whether you think each statement below is true or false.
1. Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.
True
False
2. If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.
True
False
3. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not
exposed to pesticides.
True
False
4. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who
are not exposed to pesticides.
True
False
5. The skin acts as a barrier to prevent pesticides from entering your body.
True
False
6. Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for children than for adults.
True
False
7. Men who work around pesticides are more likely to have twins than those who do not work around
pesticides.
True
False
8. If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.
True
False
9. When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.
True
False
10. Pesticides are not dangerous to adults.
True
False
11. Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.
True
False
12. Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.
True
False
13. A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.
True
False
14. Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are as dangerous as agricultural
pesticides.
True
False
15. People who are exposed to pesticides are more likely to lose muscle control when they get older than
people who are not exposed to pesticides.
True
False
16. It is better to use traps than a pesticide spray to keep insects out of your home.
True
False
17. It is safer to call a professional pesticide applicator to control pests (insects and rodents) in your home
than it is to try to solve the problem yourself.
True
False
18. Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that
enter their bodies.
True
False
19. Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.
a. Raid
Yes
No
b. Ivory soap
Yes
No
c. Clorox
Yes
No
d. Combat
Yes
No
20. Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________
EPA Pesticide Safety Education
East Coast Migrant Head Start Staff Training
Post-test
Please indicate whether you think each statement below is true or false.
1. Pesticides can enter the body through the skin.
True
False
2. If a worker’s clothes do not have a white powder on them, there are no pesticides on them.
True
False
3. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of getting cancer than children who are not
exposed to pesticides.
True
False
4. Pesticides that people use in their homes to control insects and rodents are more dangerous than
agricultural pesticides.
True
False
5. Men who work around pesticides are more likely to become sterile than those who do not work around
pesticides.
True
False
6. Washing hands while at work is a good way for farmworkers to reduce the amount of pesticides that
enter their bodies.
True
False
7. When a field is being sprayed, people can be exposed to pesticides through drift.
True
False
8. Pesticides are not dangerous to children.
True
False
9. Bathing immediately after work is extremely important for removing pesticides.
True
False
10. Pesticides can only enter the body through the mouth and nose.
True
False
11. A farmworker should wear short sleeve shirts while working in the fields to prevent heat stress.
True
False
12. People who are exposed to pesticides are more likely to have memory loss when they get older than
people who are not exposed to pesticides.
True
False
13. It is better to use a pesticide spray than a pesticide bomb to keep insects out of your home.
True
False
14. If a pregnant woman is exposed to pesticides, the fetus’ development could be affected.
True
False
15. It is safer to call a professional pesticide applicator to control pests (insects and rodents) in your home
than it is to try to solve the problem yourself.
True
False
16. Children who do not work in the fields can come into contact with pesticides.
True
False
17. Being exposed to pesticides is more dangerous for adults than for children.
True
False
18. Children who are exposed to pesticides have a higher risk of developing heart disease than children who
are not exposed to pesticides.
True
False
19. Please indicate if each of the household products below is a pesticide.
a. Raid
Yes
No
b. Ivory soap
Yes
No
c. Clorox
Yes
No
d. Combat
Yes
No
20. Please name 4 things farmworkers can do to keep agricultural pesticides from getting into their homes.
a. _____________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________