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Intro: Types of pesticide Commercial Applicators (another person for
applicators in Iowa compensation); Public Applicators (as
employee govt agencies); Noncommercial
Applicators (property owned, rented, or leased
by the applicator or the applicator's employer);
Private Applicators (agricultural); Certified
Handlers (preparing, mixing, or loading
pesticides)
Intro: Describe certification & Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed
recertification requirements company; fee paid to IDALS; 21-day grace
period (direct supervision); closed-book exam.
Recertification: 3-year qualification cycle;
renewable by either testing every third year or
attending approved continuing instruction
courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get
a form.
C1: What agency regulates U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
pesticide use in US
,C1: Summarize pesticide FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale &
registration & re-registration use & they do this through registration &
labeling of pesticide products; human health &
the environment. Re-registration FIFRA requires
EPA to conduct comprehensive reviews of
older pesticides human health & environmental
effects
C1: Understand the penalties for Violations of the legal provisions established in
violations of FIFRA FIFRA civil penalties as much as $6,500 for
each offense; violation of the law also may
subject you to criminal penalties up to $25,000
or one year in prison, or both.
C1: FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (1947) regulates the production,
transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all
pesticides
C1: FFDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets
allowable residue levels to ensure the safety of
the food supply
C1: FQPA Food Quality Protection Act amended both
FIFRA & FFDCA & set a tougher standard for
pesticides on food.
C1: Residues & Tolerances Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits,
vegetables, grains, other foods, & animal feeds.
Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable residue
levels under FFDCA regs, safe tolerances "a
reasonable certainty of no harm".
, C1: How does the ESA relate to The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides
pesticides use may directly or indirectly, through drift and
runoff, affect endangered or threatened
species & their habitat.
C1: Summarize RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave",
rinsates & hazardous waste; become solid
wastes when you want to discard.
C1: Who is protected by the WPS Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps
protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries,
& greenhouses from occupational exposure.
C2: List the requirements of 1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2)
pesticide applicator records Name & address of landowner or customer; 3)
Address of the place of application of
pesticide; 4) Date of application; 5) Trade name
of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the
concentration or rate of application; 7)
Temperature and direction & velocity of wind;
8) the use of "restricted use" pesticides; 9) Time
pesticide application begins & ends.
C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops It is an online registry to identify locations of
Directory pesticide-sensitive crops & apiaries (bee yards):
vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops,
and fruit & vegetable crops. Susceptible to drift
& meet minimum acreage requirements.
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Terms in this set (91)
Intro: Types of pesticide Commercial Applicators (another person for
applicators in Iowa compensation); Public Applicators (as
employee govt agencies); Noncommercial
Applicators (property owned, rented, or leased
by the applicator or the applicator's employer);
Private Applicators (agricultural); Certified
Handlers (preparing, mixing, or loading
pesticides)
Intro: Describe certification & Certification: Employed by a certified, licensed
recertification requirements company; fee paid to IDALS; 21-day grace
period (direct supervision); closed-book exam.
Recertification: 3-year qualification cycle;
renewable by either testing every third year or
attending approved continuing instruction
courses (CIC); core & categories; fee & you get
a form.
C1: What agency regulates U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
pesticide use in US
,C1: Summarize pesticide FIFRA requires the EPA to regulate the sale &
registration & re-registration use & they do this through registration &
labeling of pesticide products; human health &
the environment. Re-registration FIFRA requires
EPA to conduct comprehensive reviews of
older pesticides human health & environmental
effects
C1: Understand the penalties for Violations of the legal provisions established in
violations of FIFRA FIFRA civil penalties as much as $6,500 for
each offense; violation of the law also may
subject you to criminal penalties up to $25,000
or one year in prison, or both.
C1: FIFRA Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (1947) regulates the production,
transportation, sale, use, & disposal of all
pesticides
C1: FFDCA Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act sets
allowable residue levels to ensure the safety of
the food supply
C1: FQPA Food Quality Protection Act amended both
FIFRA & FFDCA & set a tougher standard for
pesticides on food.
C1: Residues & Tolerances Residues: Small amounts of pesticides on fruits,
vegetables, grains, other foods, & animal feeds.
Tolerances: the EPA sets allowable residue
levels under FFDCA regs, safe tolerances "a
reasonable certainty of no harm".
, C1: How does the ESA relate to The Endangered Species Act (ESA): Pesticides
pesticides use may directly or indirectly, through drift and
runoff, affect endangered or threatened
species & their habitat.
C1: Summarize RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) gives EPA the authority to control
hazardous waste from the "cradle-to-grave",
rinsates & hazardous waste; become solid
wastes when you want to discard.
C1: Who is protected by the WPS Worker Protection Standard (WPS) helps
protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries,
& greenhouses from occupational exposure.
C2: List the requirements of 1) Name & certification number of licensee; 2)
pesticide applicator records Name & address of landowner or customer; 3)
Address of the place of application of
pesticide; 4) Date of application; 5) Trade name
of pesticide;
6) Quantity of pesticide used & the
concentration or rate of application; 7)
Temperature and direction & velocity of wind;
8) the use of "restricted use" pesticides; 9) Time
pesticide application begins & ends.
C2: Describe the Sensitive Crops It is an online registry to identify locations of
Directory pesticide-sensitive crops & apiaries (bee yards):
vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops,
and fruit & vegetable crops. Susceptible to drift
& meet minimum acreage requirements.
