Control of exposure is dictated through the pesticide label. So it is important to understand what a label mean. More on Labels
(REMIMDER: relate with level 4,: Who should make sure that all labels are in language that can be understood?)

Technical product - active ingredient, formulations

Toxicity

Toxicity refers to the harmful effects on people of exposure. Usually toxicity is determined by measuring exposure to animals to see what happens in loing and short term, and then determine whether these results can be extrapolated to people.

Toxicity can relate to a whole list of possible symptoms, from acute effects - such as vomitting, headaches, to longer term conditions such as cancers, andultimately death.

The WHO classifies pesticides according to toxicity. Link.

As a general rule, stay away from any Class 1A WHO substance

Hazards and risks

All pesticides - by their very nature, have inherent hazards. Hazards have the potential to cause harm.

If you come into direct contact with pesticides yuou need to know what these hazards are, what to look out for and what the the recommended controls.

Generally control methods should concentrate on preventing or minimising exposure - rather than rely on personal protection to control exposure. To establish such controls, you may need help fromyour unionrepresntative.

You need to lookout for headaches and other nervous disorders,

Toxic Dumps -