During restricted-entry interval compliance, entry into a treated area should be made with what consideration?

• A. Enter immediately without PPE
• B. Enter only after the REI has elapsed and PPE is used if required
• C. Enter only for outside areas
• D. Enter at harvest time

Answer: (B)

Restricted-entry intervals limit when people can re-enter a field after pesticide application. During that interval, entry is tightly controlled and you must follow the label, including wearing the required PPE. Once the REI has elapsed, you may enter, and you should wear PPE if the label specifies it for that activity. So the correct approach is to wait for the REI to end and then enter with PPE only if the label requires it for that entry. Entering immediately without PPE violates the REI, and selecting only outside areas or harvesting time ignores the timing and safety rules that apply to the treated area.