School Infection Control Handbook - 2010

Chapter 4: Selection of Products, Dispensing Equipment, and Application Systems

When should labels be read? x Before purchasing the disinfectant to ensure that it is the correct one for the intended use, and to understand and compare potential product hazards x Before developing protocols to use the product x Before putting on personal protective equipment to know what precautions to take x Before mixing the disinfectant to ensure the proper disinfectant concentration x Before applying the disinfectant to ensure proper use x Before storing the chemical x Before disposing of the empty container or product Sources Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides: Regulating Pesticides, “Label Review Manual.” Available at: http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/labeling/lrm. Information in this section was derived and modified from the PI-34 document , one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published March 2005. EDIS Web site: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. The original fact sheet was written by Frederick M. Fishel, Associate Professor, Agronomy Department, and Director, Pesticide Information Office; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. ____________________________________________________________________________

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