CALIFORNIA QAL LAWS & REGULATIONS
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |COMPLETE!! |SET
2026\27
The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are -
ACCURATE ANSWER Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted
by DPR to carry out laws
Remember is the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Remember the Legislature makes the Laws (the law: "employers must protect
employees from harm on the job")
but the DPR makes specific Regulations (the regulation: "eyewear must be worn,
waterproof gloves, long sleeve shirts, socks, etc." to protect that employee from
harm)
A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in
CA is the -ACCURATE ANSWER County Agricultural Commissioner
(think of him as the local pesticide "sheriff")
When pesticide registrant (the MAKER of that pesticide) allows a pesticide
product registration (it's license to sell it in the state of California) to lapse/end,
pest control dealers (like Univar) can continue to sell out their stock of that
pesticide (stuff that they ALREADY bought in order to sell to pest control
companies) for how many years? -ACCURATE ANSWER 2 years
So if a Company decides they're not making a profit off of a pesticide that has been
licensed/registered in CA and they let their license "lapse/expire", CA lets stores
sell out of any product they bought for the next 2 years.
,Employee handler pesticide safety training topics (what the boss needs to teach to
his techs) do not include how to:
A) confine spray to target area
B) handle, open and lift containers
C)recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide
D) recognize pesticide poisoning symptoms -ACCURATE ANSWER C)
Recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide
(you don't NEED to know EXACTLY the chemical makeup of every pesticide just
like you don't NEED to know every ingredient in Ketchup to understand that it is a
condiment for hotdogs)
Why is it important for pesticide applications that employees receive training on
recognizing and avoiding heat stress? -ACCURATE ANSWER Because MANY
heat stress symptoms are identical to pesticide poisoning symptoms.
The potential for pesticides leaching (soaking ) through the soil into the ground
water increases with what? -ACCURATE ANSWER RAINFALL
Rain washes pesticide deeper into the soil...we don't want it continuing down
hundreds of feet into our drinking water beneath us)
Arrange these label words from least dangerous to most dangerous:
Warning/Danger/Caution -ACCURATE ANSWER Caution, Warning, Danger
Which signal world has the word poison and a skull and crossbones on the label? -
ACCURATE ANSWER DANGER
What are the three signal words commonly used on all pesticides? -ACCURATE
ANSWER Danger, Warning, Caution
,The hazard (DANGER) of a pesticide is a relative measure of its potential to:
A)Harm people or the environment
B) control the pest
C) damage application equipment
D) bind to soil particles -ACCURATE ANSWER A) Harm people or the
environment
(We say something is REALLY DANGEROUS when it can REALLY harm
people/environment...like NUCLEAR waste...but we tell someone to be "cautious"
not to get soap in their eyes when bathing)
Which of the following is the MOST frequent route of pesticide exposure for
pesticide handlers?
A) Oral (through your mouth)
B) Dermal (through your skin)
C) Inhalation (breathing it in)
D) Eye -ACCURATE ANSWER Dermal
Every time you fill up a backpack sprayer, you risk getting that crap on your hands
and wrists.
Which of the formulation offers the greatest possibility of dermal (skin)
absorption?
A) Oil soluble formulations (these smell like gas and look like motor oil)
B) Water-soluble liquids (like the Wisdom TC you spray)
C) Granulars (like the bifen dry chemical you apply on lawns)
, D) Powder formulations (like a pesticide dust that we use for roaches) -
ACCURATE ANSWER Oil soluble formulations
Remember how oil SOAKS into a concrete driveway and stains it....it's EASILY
absorbed.
The most important step when a pesticide spill occurs is to:
A) Thoroughly soak the area to dilute the spilled pesticide
B) Direct the spilled pesticide away from the area
C) Prevent people from contacting the spilled pesticide
D) Salvage as much as possible of the spilled pesticide -ACCURATE ANSWER C)
Prevent people from contacting the spilled pesticide
This is your FIRST job...stop others from getting harmed....THEN throw kitty litter
on it to stop that spill from moving).
The surfaces of objects that are commonly present in interiorscapes during a
pesticide application that might become ETCHED (like putting toilet bowl cleaner
on a Rolex watch) can be caused by the
A) Spray pressure being too high
B) Inert ingredients
C) Temperature of the spray
D) Size of the spray droplets -ACCURATE ANSWER B) Inert Ingredients
Remember, there are MANY chemicals in Bifen I/T besides Bifenthrin that make it
work...ONE of those chemical CAN accidently stain wood or ruin marble
flooring). THINK BEFORE YOU SPRAY.
When referring to an ocular pesticide exposure on a pesticide handler, which body
part is affected? -ACCURATE ANSWER THE EYES = OCULAR
EXAM PREP QUESTIONS |GUARANTEED
ACCURATE ANSWERS |COMPLETE!! |SET
2026\27
The difference between CA laws and DPR regulations is that laws are -
ACCURATE ANSWER Passed by the CA legislature and regulations are adopted
by DPR to carry out laws
Remember is the Department of Pesticide Regulation
Remember the Legislature makes the Laws (the law: "employers must protect
employees from harm on the job")
but the DPR makes specific Regulations (the regulation: "eyewear must be worn,
waterproof gloves, long sleeve shirts, socks, etc." to protect that employee from
harm)
A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in
CA is the -ACCURATE ANSWER County Agricultural Commissioner
(think of him as the local pesticide "sheriff")
When pesticide registrant (the MAKER of that pesticide) allows a pesticide
product registration (it's license to sell it in the state of California) to lapse/end,
pest control dealers (like Univar) can continue to sell out their stock of that
pesticide (stuff that they ALREADY bought in order to sell to pest control
companies) for how many years? -ACCURATE ANSWER 2 years
So if a Company decides they're not making a profit off of a pesticide that has been
licensed/registered in CA and they let their license "lapse/expire", CA lets stores
sell out of any product they bought for the next 2 years.
,Employee handler pesticide safety training topics (what the boss needs to teach to
his techs) do not include how to:
A) confine spray to target area
B) handle, open and lift containers
C)recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide
D) recognize pesticide poisoning symptoms -ACCURATE ANSWER C)
Recognize the chemical characteristics of the pesticide
(you don't NEED to know EXACTLY the chemical makeup of every pesticide just
like you don't NEED to know every ingredient in Ketchup to understand that it is a
condiment for hotdogs)
Why is it important for pesticide applications that employees receive training on
recognizing and avoiding heat stress? -ACCURATE ANSWER Because MANY
heat stress symptoms are identical to pesticide poisoning symptoms.
The potential for pesticides leaching (soaking ) through the soil into the ground
water increases with what? -ACCURATE ANSWER RAINFALL
Rain washes pesticide deeper into the soil...we don't want it continuing down
hundreds of feet into our drinking water beneath us)
Arrange these label words from least dangerous to most dangerous:
Warning/Danger/Caution -ACCURATE ANSWER Caution, Warning, Danger
Which signal world has the word poison and a skull and crossbones on the label? -
ACCURATE ANSWER DANGER
What are the three signal words commonly used on all pesticides? -ACCURATE
ANSWER Danger, Warning, Caution
,The hazard (DANGER) of a pesticide is a relative measure of its potential to:
A)Harm people or the environment
B) control the pest
C) damage application equipment
D) bind to soil particles -ACCURATE ANSWER A) Harm people or the
environment
(We say something is REALLY DANGEROUS when it can REALLY harm
people/environment...like NUCLEAR waste...but we tell someone to be "cautious"
not to get soap in their eyes when bathing)
Which of the following is the MOST frequent route of pesticide exposure for
pesticide handlers?
A) Oral (through your mouth)
B) Dermal (through your skin)
C) Inhalation (breathing it in)
D) Eye -ACCURATE ANSWER Dermal
Every time you fill up a backpack sprayer, you risk getting that crap on your hands
and wrists.
Which of the formulation offers the greatest possibility of dermal (skin)
absorption?
A) Oil soluble formulations (these smell like gas and look like motor oil)
B) Water-soluble liquids (like the Wisdom TC you spray)
C) Granulars (like the bifen dry chemical you apply on lawns)
, D) Powder formulations (like a pesticide dust that we use for roaches) -
ACCURATE ANSWER Oil soluble formulations
Remember how oil SOAKS into a concrete driveway and stains it....it's EASILY
absorbed.
The most important step when a pesticide spill occurs is to:
A) Thoroughly soak the area to dilute the spilled pesticide
B) Direct the spilled pesticide away from the area
C) Prevent people from contacting the spilled pesticide
D) Salvage as much as possible of the spilled pesticide -ACCURATE ANSWER C)
Prevent people from contacting the spilled pesticide
This is your FIRST job...stop others from getting harmed....THEN throw kitty litter
on it to stop that spill from moving).
The surfaces of objects that are commonly present in interiorscapes during a
pesticide application that might become ETCHED (like putting toilet bowl cleaner
on a Rolex watch) can be caused by the
A) Spray pressure being too high
B) Inert ingredients
C) Temperature of the spray
D) Size of the spray droplets -ACCURATE ANSWER B) Inert Ingredients
Remember, there are MANY chemicals in Bifen I/T besides Bifenthrin that make it
work...ONE of those chemical CAN accidently stain wood or ruin marble
flooring). THINK BEFORE YOU SPRAY.
When referring to an ocular pesticide exposure on a pesticide handler, which body
part is affected? -ACCURATE ANSWER THE EYES = OCULAR
