Although international and national efforts to reduce pesticide exposure through regulatory
means should continue, it is difficult in the agricultural sector to implement engineering or system
controls. It is clear that use of PPE does reduce dermal pesticide exposure but compliance among the
majority of occupationally exposed pesticide end users appears to be poor. More research is needed on
higher-order controls to reduce pesticide exposure and to understand the reasons for poor compliance
with PPE and identify effective training methods.