Child hazard warning

Child Hazard Warning (162.l(Xh)(l)(ii))—The statement Keep out of reach of children must be prominently displayed on the front panel of every pesticide product. Although EPA can waive the requirement, it will do so only when the registrant can demonstrate that the likelihood of contact with children is extremely remote at every stage of the product s life cycle or if, by virtue of its intrinsic characteristics, the pesticide is approved for use on infants or small children. 

The draft guidelines make few changes from existing regulations, except to spell out normal EPA practice, such as the requirement that the child hazard warning appear on a separate line above the signal word. 

PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS 7a Keep Out of Reach of Children (Child Hazard Warning)... 

For human hazard the statements required hy EPA include the signal word, child hEtzard warning, statements of practical treatment, and any general precautionary statements which are applicable. For environmental hazard, the EPA requires statements on toxicity to nontarget fish, wildlife, birds, aquatic invertebrates, beneficial insects, and plants. Statements required for physical and chemical hazards focus primarily on flammability, but may include hazards related to explosion, oxidation, chemical reactions, or other characteristics of the product. 

In a new report issued for World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warns that a staggeringly high number of children are still caught in hazardous work — some 115 million of the world s 215 million child laborers — and calls for urgent action to halt the practice. 

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