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Good point RVDT.
No only were we equipped as such (including fire-proof gloves) but we also had masks (similar to a painter's mask but which were fitted with a microphone). This was used when we were spraying at night as it was impossible to avoid entering one's previous swath. Plus .. face-contact goggles which had to be in place prior to donning one's helmet.
The incentive to keep applying this garb was to look at the Beaver pilots - most of whom suffered from respiratory ailments of some description or another as a result of having applied Fenitrothion for years without any protection.
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