Pesticide Applicator Core Exam Review Questions and Answers – Study Guide for Certification Preparation

Chapter 1: General Information APLICATOR CORE EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS APPLICATOR CORE Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions 247 1. The Pest Control Products Act and Regulations (PCP Act) 2. Pesticides are classed as Domestic, Commercial, Restricted, or Manufacturing. Domestic class pesticides are sold in small containers. They are registered for home use. Commercial class pesticides are designed for use in agriculture, forestry, industry, or other commercial outfits. Restricted class pesticides have more limitations than Commercial class pesticides. Manufacturing class pesticides are used in manufacturing, formulating, or repackaging. 3. False 4. The terms ‘Agricultural’ or ‘Industrial’ are often used in place of the term ‘Commercial’ on the label of Commercial class pesticides. 5. MRL stands for the maximum residue limit. This is the maximum amount of pesticide that may be safely contained in food products. 6. False. Provincial pesticide laws are more specific than the federal Pest Control Products Act. 7. True 8. True. The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been developed to provide employers and employees with information on the safe use, storage, handling, and disposal of all hazardous material used in the workplace. This includes training related to pesticides. Chapter 2: Regulations APPLICATOR CORE 248 Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions Quiz # 3-1 1. Control Plus brand 70 WP Insecticide 2. 95,000 3. triochemical 4. 70.35% by weight 5. Wettable powder 6. The Pesticide Company 7. 340 grams 8. Commercial or Agricultural 9. Moderately Poisonous Quiz # 3-2 1. no 2. 500 L/ha 3. 12 days 4. Wheat/Wheat Moth x Cranberries/Cranberry Girdler Rutabagas/Aphids Broccoli/Cabbage looper Broccoli/Aphids x Chapter 3: Labeling APPLICATOR CORE Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions 249 Rape Greens/Diamondback Moths Wheat/Grasshopper x 5. Broccoli 7 Wheat 15 Barley 7 6. Cabbage/Aphids 56-86 grams/ha Barley/Leafhoppers 80-120 grams/ha Wheat/Wheat moth 120-240 grams/ha Barley/Grasshopper 67-240 grams/ha 7. There is no specific antidote. 8. long sleeved shirt, long pants, chemical resistant gloves, respirator, goggles 9. 12 hours 10. no 11. Upon advise of a physician or doctor, drink 1-2 glasses of water & induce vomiting. 12. no Quiz # 3-3 Principal Display Panel 1. 1: C; 2:D; 3:A; and 4:B. 2. Octagon shape 3. TRUE 4. TRUE 5. Domestic, Commercial (Agricultural or Industrial), Restricted, and Manufacturing APPLICATOR CORE 250 Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions 6. FALSE Pesticides with “Agricultural” on the principal display panel are classed as Commercial pesticides. 7. TRUE 8. (1) By the weight of active ingredient per unit volume (2) As a percentage by weight (3) biological units 9. TRUE 10. FALSE It is illegal to sell and use pesticides in Canada with only U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) numbers. The PCP Act Registration Number must be on all labels. Quiz # 3-4 Secondary Display Panel 1. FALSE The maximum number of applications in the Number of Applications Statement cannot be exceeded. 2. FALSE The most strict buffer zone statement of either the provincial regulatory requirement or the label must be followed. 3. P.C.P. Act Registration Number and information from the Toxicological Information Statement. Quiz # 3-5 MSDSs 1. Material Safety Data Sheet 2. Product information section Hazardous ingredients section Physical data section Occupational procedures and prevention measures section First aid and emergency procedures section Fire and explosion hazard section Toxicity and health effects section Reactivity data section Preparation date and group section APPLICATOR CORE Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions 251 1. True 2. Acute toxicity 3. False The smaller the number, the more toxic the pesticide. 4. False Effects of chronic toxicity are often hard to detect and permanent. 5. Inhalation (into the lungs), dermal absorption (through the skin), and ocular absorption (through the eye), ingestion (into the stomach) 6. False Most prescription eyeglasses do not provide proper protection from pesticide drift or splash. 1. True Quiz # 5-1 1. Precautions to consider: ƒ Remove children ƒ Remove pets ƒ Remove/cover sandbox/playtoys ƒ Remove barbeque ƒ Remove clothes on line ƒ Close windows Chapter 4: Human Health Chapter 5: Pesticide Safety APPLICATOR CORE 252 Appendix A: Answers to Self-test Questions Quiz # 5-2 1. Read and follow all label information. Wear clean personal protective equipment (PPE). Remove contact lenses before handling pesticides. Wash before eating, drinking, smoking, or using the toilet. Do not carry food or smoking products on your body when handling pesticides. Never eat, drink or smoke when handling pesticides. Wash any spillage off the affected person and remove contaminated clothing. Shower, wash body, hair, and scrub under fingernails at the end of each day. 2. Total amount of pesticide required to buy = Pesticide rate x Treatment area 3. Some factors that can affect