Private Applicator Questions and Answers
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What is the usual minimum restricted-entry interval in California for an organophosphate
insecticide with the signal word DANGER? a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
*d. 72 hours*
Before making any pesticide application, who must you notify? a. Anyone working within
1⁄4 mile of the application site
*b. Employees working on your farm if they are working within 1⁄4 mile of the treated area*
c. Notification is not always necessary
d. The UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor
What should you do when the pesticide label does not specify which method to use to notify
workers of a pesticide application? a. You must post the treated area
b. You must orally notify all employees about the application
,c. You must post and orally notify all people working on your farm if they are working within 1⁄4
mile of the application
*d. You must notify, either orally or by posting, all employees working on your farm if they are
working within 1⁄4 mile of the application*
If the pesticide label calls for a 48 hour restricted-entry interval, but California regulations
require a longer interval, which should you use? a. The restricted-entry interval on the
pesticide label
*b. The California (longest) restricted-entry interval*
c. An average between the two requirements
d. The interval on the label plus 50% the California interval
If you applied a pesticide with the signal word CAUTION to a field on the first of the month,
what pesticide-related training must a picking crew receive if they begin work on the 26th of that
month? a. No pesticide-related training is necessary
b. You must provide or verify the workers have received pesticide handler (PSIS A-8) training
c. Pesticide-related training is not required unless the workers are employed for more than 30
days
*d. You must provide or verify that the workers have received the training for farmworkers (PSIS
A-9)*
, Who is an early-entry worker? *a. An employee who must enter a pesticide treated area to
perform cultural activities before the restricted-entry interval expires*
b. An employee who performs cultural activities in an area just before the pesticide is applied
c. An employee who performs cultural activities in a treated area during the 30-day period after
the restricted-entry interval expires
d. Anyone who enters a pesticide-treated area any time during the current growing season
If a pesticide has a California Special Local Need (SLN) registration, it may: a. Not be
used in California
*b. Have additional uses or limitations than those listed on the pesticide label*
c. Only be used on experimental crops
d. Only be used under the supervision of the county Agricultural
Commissioner's office
Besides the pesticide label, information about a specific concentrated pesticide hazard can be
obtained from: a. Manufacturer's literature
*b. The Material Safety Data Sheet*
c. Pest Control Advisor
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What is the usual minimum restricted-entry interval in California for an organophosphate
insecticide with the signal word DANGER? a. 12 hours
b. 24 hours
c. 48 hours
*d. 72 hours*
Before making any pesticide application, who must you notify? a. Anyone working within
1⁄4 mile of the application site
*b. Employees working on your farm if they are working within 1⁄4 mile of the treated area*
c. Notification is not always necessary
d. The UC Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor
What should you do when the pesticide label does not specify which method to use to notify
workers of a pesticide application? a. You must post the treated area
b. You must orally notify all employees about the application
,c. You must post and orally notify all people working on your farm if they are working within 1⁄4
mile of the application
*d. You must notify, either orally or by posting, all employees working on your farm if they are
working within 1⁄4 mile of the application*
If the pesticide label calls for a 48 hour restricted-entry interval, but California regulations
require a longer interval, which should you use? a. The restricted-entry interval on the
pesticide label
*b. The California (longest) restricted-entry interval*
c. An average between the two requirements
d. The interval on the label plus 50% the California interval
If you applied a pesticide with the signal word CAUTION to a field on the first of the month,
what pesticide-related training must a picking crew receive if they begin work on the 26th of that
month? a. No pesticide-related training is necessary
b. You must provide or verify the workers have received pesticide handler (PSIS A-8) training
c. Pesticide-related training is not required unless the workers are employed for more than 30
days
*d. You must provide or verify that the workers have received the training for farmworkers (PSIS
A-9)*
, Who is an early-entry worker? *a. An employee who must enter a pesticide treated area to
perform cultural activities before the restricted-entry interval expires*
b. An employee who performs cultural activities in an area just before the pesticide is applied
c. An employee who performs cultural activities in a treated area during the 30-day period after
the restricted-entry interval expires
d. Anyone who enters a pesticide-treated area any time during the current growing season
If a pesticide has a California Special Local Need (SLN) registration, it may: a. Not be
used in California
*b. Have additional uses or limitations than those listed on the pesticide label*
c. Only be used on experimental crops
d. Only be used under the supervision of the county Agricultural
Commissioner's office
Besides the pesticide label, information about a specific concentrated pesticide hazard can be
obtained from: a. Manufacturer's literature
*b. The Material Safety Data Sheet*
c. Pest Control Advisor
