Indiana Pesticide Applicator !| !| !|
Core Training - All Sections !| !| !| !| !|
Exam with precise detailed !| !| !| !|
solutions
Which agency is responsible for pesticide enforcement
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(including credentialing)? - Correct answer ✔Office of Indiana
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State Chemist (Indiana Pesticide Use and Application Law) in
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accordance with the US EPA !| !| !| !|
What are the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with
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respect to the product label? - Correct answer ✔The pesticide
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label is a legal document requiring the applicator to follow all
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directions.
Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides professionally
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in Indiana? - Correct answer ✔Anyone applying restricted-use
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pesticides NOT under the direct supervision of a certified
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applicator.
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators,
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and registered technicians: - Correct answer ✔Private
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applicators: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or
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otherwise control by some form of contractual arrangement for
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purposes of producing an agricultural commodity (primarily
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farmers)
,Commercial applicators: apply pesticides to the property of !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
another for financial compensation, to school property, to golf
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courses, for area-wide mosquito control, as a function of their
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job on their employer's property, as a government employee
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Registered technicians: non-certified persons that may engage !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
in pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified
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and licensed. Employer must apply for a registered technician
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credential through OISC. !| !|
What is the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms?
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- Correct answer ✔5 years
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What are two options to maintain applicator certification? -
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Correct answer ✔1. Retesting (i.e., retaking the Core and
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Category exams) !|
2. By accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
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Which agency approves and advertises pesticide applicator
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continuing credit hour (CCH) programs? - Correct answer !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
✔Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
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What is the purpose of the applicator credential? - Correct
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answer ✔- It links an applicator to a specific business,
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organization, or agency !| !|
- It confines the applicator to those applications indicated by
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the certification Category(ies) listed on the applicator license,
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and only while employed by the entity listed on the license.
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,- It provides assurance that the applicator is coved by liability
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insurance
What is the relationship between label uses, applicator sites, and
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certification categories? - Correct answer ✔
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What are the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to
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the wrong address? - Correct answer ✔Their misuse can pose a
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threat to human health and environmental quality
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Who has to maintain a for-hire business license? - Correct
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answer ✔Firms engaged in the business of applying pesticides
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on the property of another, for hire, must hold a commercial, for-
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hire business license issued by OISC.
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When must a certified supervisor remain on-site with a non-
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certified employee? - Correct answer ✔The supervisor must !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
remain on-site with the non-certified applicator unless the non-
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certified applicator is a technician registered with OISC. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
How can a non-certified employee become a registered
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technician? - Correct answer ✔By passing the pesticide Core !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
exam and their employer applying for a registered technician
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credential through OISC !| !|
List the items that a certified supervisor must provide a
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registered technician before sending them to work off-site: - !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Correct answer ✔1. A form of voice contact (i.e., cell phone)
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2. A Category-specific site assessment fact sheet
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, 3. Labels of the products being applied
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4. PPE as specified on the pesticide label
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List what pesticide application activities may be performed by a
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registered technician: - Correct answer ✔A registered technician !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
may - under the direct supervision of a certified applicator -
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engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor
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is certified and licensed.
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What distinguishes general-use from restricted-use projects? -
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Correct answer ✔Restricted-use: !| !| !|
- may be applied only by, or under the direction supervision of,
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a certified applicator
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- when used in accordance with label directions, may cause
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adverse effects on human or the environment !| !| !| !| !| !|
General-use:
- the product, used in accordance with label directions, is not
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expected to have adverse effects on humans or the environment!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
- may be purchased and used by the general public and are
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readily available in stores !| !| !|
- do not bear any descriptive statement regarding use
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classification (i.e., "unclassified") !| !|
Where can you find a RUP statement on a product label? -
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Correct answer ✔All restricted-use product labels have an RUP
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statement at the top of the front panel. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Core Training - All Sections !| !| !| !| !|
Exam with precise detailed !| !| !| !|
solutions
Which agency is responsible for pesticide enforcement
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
(including credentialing)? - Correct answer ✔Office of Indiana
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
State Chemist (Indiana Pesticide Use and Application Law) in
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
accordance with the US EPA !| !| !| !|
What are the legal obligations of the pesticide applicator with
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
respect to the product label? - Correct answer ✔The pesticide
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
label is a legal document requiring the applicator to follow all
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
directions.
Who has to be legally certified to use pesticides professionally
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
in Indiana? - Correct answer ✔Anyone applying restricted-use
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
pesticides NOT under the direct supervision of a certified
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
applicator.
Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators,
!| !| !| !| !| !|
and registered technicians: - Correct answer ✔Private
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
applicators: apply pesticides to property that they own, rent, or
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
otherwise control by some form of contractual arrangement for
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
purposes of producing an agricultural commodity (primarily
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
farmers)
,Commercial applicators: apply pesticides to the property of !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
another for financial compensation, to school property, to golf
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
courses, for area-wide mosquito control, as a function of their
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
job on their employer's property, as a government employee
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Registered technicians: non-certified persons that may engage !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
in pest control operations in which the supervisor is certified
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
and licensed. Employer must apply for a registered technician
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
credential through OISC. !| !|
What is the length of all pesticide applicator certification terms?
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
- Correct answer ✔5 years
!| !| !| !|
What are two options to maintain applicator certification? -
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Correct answer ✔1. Retesting (i.e., retaking the Core and
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Category exams) !|
2. By accumulating continuing certification hours (CCHs)
!| !| !| !| !| !|
Which agency approves and advertises pesticide applicator
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
continuing credit hour (CCH) programs? - Correct answer !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
✔Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC)
!| !| !| !| !|
What is the purpose of the applicator credential? - Correct
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answer ✔- It links an applicator to a specific business,
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
organization, or agency !| !|
- It confines the applicator to those applications indicated by
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
the certification Category(ies) listed on the applicator license,
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
and only while employed by the entity listed on the license.
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
,- It provides assurance that the applicator is coved by liability
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
insurance
What is the relationship between label uses, applicator sites, and
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
certification categories? - Correct answer ✔
!| !| !| !| !| !|
What are the potential consequences of applying a pesticide to
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
the wrong address? - Correct answer ✔Their misuse can pose a
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
threat to human health and environmental quality
!| !| !| !| !| !|
Who has to maintain a for-hire business license? - Correct
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
answer ✔Firms engaged in the business of applying pesticides
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
on the property of another, for hire, must hold a commercial, for-
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
hire business license issued by OISC.
!| !| !| !| !|
When must a certified supervisor remain on-site with a non-
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
certified employee? - Correct answer ✔The supervisor must !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
remain on-site with the non-certified applicator unless the non-
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
certified applicator is a technician registered with OISC. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
How can a non-certified employee become a registered
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
technician? - Correct answer ✔By passing the pesticide Core !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
exam and their employer applying for a registered technician
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
credential through OISC !| !|
List the items that a certified supervisor must provide a
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
registered technician before sending them to work off-site: - !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Correct answer ✔1. A form of voice contact (i.e., cell phone)
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
2. A Category-specific site assessment fact sheet
!| !| !| !| !| !|
, 3. Labels of the products being applied
!| !| !| !| !| !|
4. PPE as specified on the pesticide label
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
List what pesticide application activities may be performed by a
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
registered technician: - Correct answer ✔A registered technician !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
may - under the direct supervision of a certified applicator -
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
engage in those pest control operations in which the supervisor
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
is certified and licensed.
!| !| !|
What distinguishes general-use from restricted-use projects? -
!| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Correct answer ✔Restricted-use: !| !| !|
- may be applied only by, or under the direction supervision of,
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
a certified applicator
!| !|
- when used in accordance with label directions, may cause
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
adverse effects on human or the environment !| !| !| !| !| !|
General-use:
- the product, used in accordance with label directions, is not
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
expected to have adverse effects on humans or the environment!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
- may be purchased and used by the general public and are
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
readily available in stores !| !| !|
- do not bear any descriptive statement regarding use
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
classification (i.e., "unclassified") !| !|
Where can you find a RUP statement on a product label? -
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
Correct answer ✔All restricted-use product labels have an RUP
!| !| !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
statement at the top of the front panel. !| !| !| !| !| !| !|
