WI PESTICIDE APPLICATOR ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Chapter 10 Know the Law - ✔✔Employers of pesticide handlers must make sure
respirators are properly fitted to their employees.
✔✔Chapter 10 Know the Law - ✔✔Employers with one or more employees must
comply with the Hazard Communication Standard to protect employees who handle
hazardous chemicals.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain when to assume that a pesticide exposure has occurred - ✔✔Assume
any symptoms that appear while, or soon after, working with a pesticide are caused by
pesticide.
✔✔Ch.11 List the types of information on product labels and MSDSs that can help in
responding to an exposure - ✔✔The pesticide label and MSDS may provide emergency
contact numbers and specific directions for doctors. Always give the label to physicians.
✔✔Ch.11 Outline when medical attention is warranted (4) - ✔✔1. When someone
exhibits any illness while, or soon after, working with pesticides or in a treated area.
2. When someone has swallowed a pesticide.
3. When someone has gotten a pesticide in their eyes.
4. When someone exhibits symptoms of poisoning or injury following dermal or
inhalation exposure to a pesticide.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe the proper actions to take when a victim needs medical attention -
✔✔-Help get the victim out of the exposure situation and begin first aid.
-Go with them to hospital and bring the pesticide label/container with.
-Provide as much info as possible
✔✔Ch.11 Outline first aid procedures used in cases of dermal, inhalation, and eye
exposure (5) - ✔✔1. Decontaminate the victim immediately but be careful not to
contaminate yourself.
,2. Your first response to oral or dermal exposure is usually to dilute the pesticide as
quickly and effectively as possible. Always have a supply of water readily available
when working with pesticides.
3. If inhalation exposure has occurred, carry the victim to fresh air immediately.
4. Give mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration to an exposure victim whose breathing has
stopped or is labored.
5. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe the guidelines for inducing vomiting after an oral exposure (4) -
✔✔1. Never induce vomiting if the victim is unconscious or is having convulsions.
2. The victim should be laying face down or kneeling forward while retching or vomiting,
thus preventing vomitus from entering the lungs and causing further damage.
3. Collect some of the vomitus for the doctor as it may be needed for chemical tests.
4. Don't spend a lot of time attempting to induce vomiting. Instead, get the victim to a
hospital as soon as possible.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain how to recognize and respond to shock (4) - ✔✔-Symptoms: Victim's
skin will be pale, moist, cold, and clammy. Their eyes will be vacant and lackluster with
dilated pupils. Their breathing will be shallow and irregular and pulse very weak, rapid,
or irregular. May be unconscious.
1. Unless the person is vomiting, keep the victim flat on their back and elevate the legs
1 - 1.5 feet above the head.
2. Keep the victim warm enough to prevent shivering. Don't overheat.
3. Keep the victim quiet and give reassurance often.
4. Never try to give anything by mouth to an unconscious victim.
✔✔Ch.11 Specify how heat stress is different from heat illness - ✔✔-Stress: the buildup
in the body of heat generated by your muscles during work and by a warm or hot work
environment.
-Illness: includes a number of disorders that can occur when the body is subjected to
more heat than it can cope with.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain how heat stress can effect you - ✔✔Less blood goes to the active
muscles, your brain, and organs. You get weaker, become tired sooner, and may be
less alter, less able to use good judgment, and less able to perform your work well.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe some common symptoms of heat stress - ✔✔fatigue (exhaustion,
muscle weakness), dizziness, fainting, clammy skin or hot dry skin, altered behavior
(confusion, slurred speech, quarrelsome, irrational), headache, nausea, chills, sever
thirst and dry mouth, heavy sweating or complete lack of sweating
✔✔Ch.11 outline the first aid procedures used in cases of heat stress and describe
when medical attention is necessary (5) - ✔✔1. Get the victim into a shaded or cooler
area.
2. Carefully remove PPE and other clothing that may be making the victim hot.
, 3. Cool the victim as rapidly as possible by sponging or splashing the skin with cool
water. If possible, immerse the victim in cool water.
4. Have the victim drink as much cool water as possible. However, as with pesticide
poisoning, don't give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
5. Keep the victim calm and quiet.
✔✔Ch.12 List some general precautions about transporting pesticides including what
items should and shouldn't be transported with pesticides - ✔✔The safest way to
transport pesticides is in the back of a truck. Don't let passengers or animals ride in the
back with the pesticides. Don't carry food or PPE with pesticides in the back of the
vehicle. If you are establishing a new planting, transport seed and fertilizer separately
from pesticides as well.
✔✔Ch.12 Outline precautions when loading and unloading pesticides and explain the
importance of pesticide security in relation to your vehicle - ✔✔-Be safe by checking
labels to prevent spills and leaks.
-Be careful to secure containers.
-Keep pesticide containers away from children, animals, and other people.
-Never leave pesticides alone.
-Store away quickly, don't let them sit out.
-Clean vehicle after transportation.
✔✔Ch.12 Explain what triggers extra regulations when transporting some materials (3) -
✔✔-At a minimum, understand the nature and hazards of the pesticides being
transported.
-Be trained in basic emergency response procedures, including spill control and
emergency notifications procedures.
-Have a list of emergency phone numbers for reporting a spill.
✔✔Ch.12 List places you might find information about the hazardous class of pesticide -
✔✔Check the "Transport" and "Regulatory Information" section of the MSDS sheets.
✔✔Ch.12 Name and briefly describe the different requirements triggered when carrying
a hazardous material in your vehicle (3) - ✔✔1. Recieve hazardous material training.
2. Carry emergency response information.
3. Carry shipping papers.
✔✔Ch.12 Explain when placarding, or a commercial driver's license, might be required -
✔✔-Need to placard your vehicle when transporting pesticides with a DOT poison label
in containers larger than 119 gallons or quantities greater than 1000 lbs.
-CDL is require of anyone operating commercial motor vehicles that meet the following:
--> Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 lbs or more
--> Is designed or used to transport 16 or more people.
--> Transports hazardous materials in amounts that require placarding.
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Chapter 10 Know the Law - ✔✔Employers of pesticide handlers must make sure
respirators are properly fitted to their employees.
✔✔Chapter 10 Know the Law - ✔✔Employers with one or more employees must
comply with the Hazard Communication Standard to protect employees who handle
hazardous chemicals.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain when to assume that a pesticide exposure has occurred - ✔✔Assume
any symptoms that appear while, or soon after, working with a pesticide are caused by
pesticide.
✔✔Ch.11 List the types of information on product labels and MSDSs that can help in
responding to an exposure - ✔✔The pesticide label and MSDS may provide emergency
contact numbers and specific directions for doctors. Always give the label to physicians.
✔✔Ch.11 Outline when medical attention is warranted (4) - ✔✔1. When someone
exhibits any illness while, or soon after, working with pesticides or in a treated area.
2. When someone has swallowed a pesticide.
3. When someone has gotten a pesticide in their eyes.
4. When someone exhibits symptoms of poisoning or injury following dermal or
inhalation exposure to a pesticide.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe the proper actions to take when a victim needs medical attention -
✔✔-Help get the victim out of the exposure situation and begin first aid.
-Go with them to hospital and bring the pesticide label/container with.
-Provide as much info as possible
✔✔Ch.11 Outline first aid procedures used in cases of dermal, inhalation, and eye
exposure (5) - ✔✔1. Decontaminate the victim immediately but be careful not to
contaminate yourself.
,2. Your first response to oral or dermal exposure is usually to dilute the pesticide as
quickly and effectively as possible. Always have a supply of water readily available
when working with pesticides.
3. If inhalation exposure has occurred, carry the victim to fresh air immediately.
4. Give mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration to an exposure victim whose breathing has
stopped or is labored.
5. Never give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe the guidelines for inducing vomiting after an oral exposure (4) -
✔✔1. Never induce vomiting if the victim is unconscious or is having convulsions.
2. The victim should be laying face down or kneeling forward while retching or vomiting,
thus preventing vomitus from entering the lungs and causing further damage.
3. Collect some of the vomitus for the doctor as it may be needed for chemical tests.
4. Don't spend a lot of time attempting to induce vomiting. Instead, get the victim to a
hospital as soon as possible.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain how to recognize and respond to shock (4) - ✔✔-Symptoms: Victim's
skin will be pale, moist, cold, and clammy. Their eyes will be vacant and lackluster with
dilated pupils. Their breathing will be shallow and irregular and pulse very weak, rapid,
or irregular. May be unconscious.
1. Unless the person is vomiting, keep the victim flat on their back and elevate the legs
1 - 1.5 feet above the head.
2. Keep the victim warm enough to prevent shivering. Don't overheat.
3. Keep the victim quiet and give reassurance often.
4. Never try to give anything by mouth to an unconscious victim.
✔✔Ch.11 Specify how heat stress is different from heat illness - ✔✔-Stress: the buildup
in the body of heat generated by your muscles during work and by a warm or hot work
environment.
-Illness: includes a number of disorders that can occur when the body is subjected to
more heat than it can cope with.
✔✔Ch.11 Explain how heat stress can effect you - ✔✔Less blood goes to the active
muscles, your brain, and organs. You get weaker, become tired sooner, and may be
less alter, less able to use good judgment, and less able to perform your work well.
✔✔Ch.11 Describe some common symptoms of heat stress - ✔✔fatigue (exhaustion,
muscle weakness), dizziness, fainting, clammy skin or hot dry skin, altered behavior
(confusion, slurred speech, quarrelsome, irrational), headache, nausea, chills, sever
thirst and dry mouth, heavy sweating or complete lack of sweating
✔✔Ch.11 outline the first aid procedures used in cases of heat stress and describe
when medical attention is necessary (5) - ✔✔1. Get the victim into a shaded or cooler
area.
2. Carefully remove PPE and other clothing that may be making the victim hot.
, 3. Cool the victim as rapidly as possible by sponging or splashing the skin with cool
water. If possible, immerse the victim in cool water.
4. Have the victim drink as much cool water as possible. However, as with pesticide
poisoning, don't give anything by mouth to an unconscious person.
5. Keep the victim calm and quiet.
✔✔Ch.12 List some general precautions about transporting pesticides including what
items should and shouldn't be transported with pesticides - ✔✔The safest way to
transport pesticides is in the back of a truck. Don't let passengers or animals ride in the
back with the pesticides. Don't carry food or PPE with pesticides in the back of the
vehicle. If you are establishing a new planting, transport seed and fertilizer separately
from pesticides as well.
✔✔Ch.12 Outline precautions when loading and unloading pesticides and explain the
importance of pesticide security in relation to your vehicle - ✔✔-Be safe by checking
labels to prevent spills and leaks.
-Be careful to secure containers.
-Keep pesticide containers away from children, animals, and other people.
-Never leave pesticides alone.
-Store away quickly, don't let them sit out.
-Clean vehicle after transportation.
✔✔Ch.12 Explain what triggers extra regulations when transporting some materials (3) -
✔✔-At a minimum, understand the nature and hazards of the pesticides being
transported.
-Be trained in basic emergency response procedures, including spill control and
emergency notifications procedures.
-Have a list of emergency phone numbers for reporting a spill.
✔✔Ch.12 List places you might find information about the hazardous class of pesticide -
✔✔Check the "Transport" and "Regulatory Information" section of the MSDS sheets.
✔✔Ch.12 Name and briefly describe the different requirements triggered when carrying
a hazardous material in your vehicle (3) - ✔✔1. Recieve hazardous material training.
2. Carry emergency response information.
3. Carry shipping papers.
✔✔Ch.12 Explain when placarding, or a commercial driver's license, might be required -
✔✔-Need to placard your vehicle when transporting pesticides with a DOT poison label
in containers larger than 119 gallons or quantities greater than 1000 lbs.
-CDL is require of anyone operating commercial motor vehicles that meet the following:
--> Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 lbs or more
--> Is designed or used to transport 16 or more people.
--> Transports hazardous materials in amounts that require placarding.
