|
Place for pesticide storage
|
|
| Inside the house |
73 (43.98) |
| Inside plantation areas |
20 (12.05) |
| No storage |
30 (18.07) |
| Tools storage room |
50 (30.12) |
|
Place for pesticide preparation and handling
|
|
| In home |
30 (18.07) |
| In fields |
80 (48.19) |
| Near pond |
70 (42.17) |
| Handling of pesticide container by bare hands |
166 (100) |
| Mixing of pesticide by bare hands |
60 (36.14) |
| Mixing of pesticide by rod |
20 (12.05) |
| Mixing by motor |
100 (60.24) |
|
Personal protecting equipment and awareness during mixing/loading/spraying
|
|
| Use of gloves/goggles/apron |
0 (0) |
| Cloths wet during spraying |
120 (72.29) |
| Smoke while spraying |
45 (27.11) |
| Eat in the break between spraying |
75 (45.18) |
| Take bath after the end of spraying |
140 (84.34) |
| Change clothes at the end of work shift |
135 (81.32) |
| Wash contaminated clothes with family clothes |
115 (69.28) |
| Any integrated pest management training taken |
0 (0) |
|
Fate of empty packages/containers of pesticide
|
|
| Buried/burned |
0 (0) |
| Discarded near the river/canal/field |
113 (68.07) |
| Use at home |
35 (21.08) |
| Sold to scrap dealer |
17 (10.24) |
| Used for some other work |
15 (9.04) |
