Section 2: What is on the back panel?

Key Points

• The back panel of a pesticide label can include the following four parts: precautionary statements, directions for use, storage and disposal instructions, and the warranty statement.
• The precautionary statements and directions for use sections of a label's back panel will be affected if that product is subject to the Worker Protection Standard.
• The back panel of a pesticide label should usually be organized in the following order: 1) precautionary statements, 2) directions for use, 3) storage and disposal instructions, and 4) the warranty statement. 

Progress Check 

• What are the four kinds of precautionary statements can appear on the back panel of a typical pesticide label?

  Hazards to humans and domestic animals statement, first aid statement, environmental hazards statement, and physical or chemical hazards statement.

• What are the four types of worker protection statements that generally appear in the precautionary statements if a product is subject to the Worker Protection Standard?

  Handler PPE statement, contaminated PPE statement, engineering controls statement, and user safety recommendations

• What statement typically comes at the end of the back panel?

  The warranty statement.

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