ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR UPDATED
EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Treatment for exposure - oral - ✔✔Check label or contact poison control - dont use
food containers to hold product
✔✔Treatment for exposure - skin - ✔✔rinse with water, remove contaminated clothing,
wash with soap and water
oils can cross skin barrier and enter blood stream
✔✔Treatment for exposure - eye - ✔✔rinse with water or eyewash for 15 min
get medical attention if pain or reddening
✔✔Treatment for exposure inhalation - ✔✔move to better ventilation
keep air passages clear
perform artificial respiration if necessary
✔✔PPE - minimum requirement - ✔✔hat, long sleeves, trousers/ coverall, socks, shoes
✔✔PPE during mixing - ✔✔boots, gloves, apron, goggles
- unlined - chemical resistant gloves (rubber/nitrile)
, ✔✔PPE care - ✔✔wash separately
dispose of clothe exposed to concentrate toxic chemicals
✔✔Respirators - N, R, P, HE - ✔✔Label states if needed and whether prefilter is
needed
N - not to be used with oil
R - oil resistant
P - oil proof
HE - High efficiency
✔✔Transporting pesticides - ✔✔no leaking containers , dont transport with food/ feed
Tie down and secure
✔✔Storage - ✔✔downwind and down hill from houses, play areas, ponds
Away from human and livestock areas in case of fire
separate building, first floor, cool/dry area away from sun
signs posted, locked door
✔✔Materials in large quantity containment area - ✔✔soap, pesticide absorptive
material, fire extinguisher,
broom and dustpan, trash can, keep labels on containers
✔✔Pesticide mixing and loading - ✔✔filling, rinsing, draining equipment should have
wash pad, wash rack or concrete apron with well designated sump to catch
contaminated water
small amounts can be diluted and re-applied
Do not exceed label rates on area
✔✔Pesticide container rinsing - ✔✔at end of day - add to tank and spray remaining
herbicide on target plants
triple rinse, still have residue
✔✔Tank/ backpack rinsing - ✔✔some oil formulations (24D) may leave residues that
can cause harm to plants
Use household ammonia to rinse oily residue
✔✔Particle drift - ✔✔spray particles move usually by wind
✔✔Prevent drift - ✔✔Dont spray when: winds over 10MPH, winds shifty, winds blowing
towards sensitive areas, during periods of calm/ inversions
✔✔Vapor drift - ✔✔formed after application
carried out of target area (volitization)
can occur up to several days after
EXAMS SCRIPT ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔Treatment for exposure - oral - ✔✔Check label or contact poison control - dont use
food containers to hold product
✔✔Treatment for exposure - skin - ✔✔rinse with water, remove contaminated clothing,
wash with soap and water
oils can cross skin barrier and enter blood stream
✔✔Treatment for exposure - eye - ✔✔rinse with water or eyewash for 15 min
get medical attention if pain or reddening
✔✔Treatment for exposure inhalation - ✔✔move to better ventilation
keep air passages clear
perform artificial respiration if necessary
✔✔PPE - minimum requirement - ✔✔hat, long sleeves, trousers/ coverall, socks, shoes
✔✔PPE during mixing - ✔✔boots, gloves, apron, goggles
- unlined - chemical resistant gloves (rubber/nitrile)
, ✔✔PPE care - ✔✔wash separately
dispose of clothe exposed to concentrate toxic chemicals
✔✔Respirators - N, R, P, HE - ✔✔Label states if needed and whether prefilter is
needed
N - not to be used with oil
R - oil resistant
P - oil proof
HE - High efficiency
✔✔Transporting pesticides - ✔✔no leaking containers , dont transport with food/ feed
Tie down and secure
✔✔Storage - ✔✔downwind and down hill from houses, play areas, ponds
Away from human and livestock areas in case of fire
separate building, first floor, cool/dry area away from sun
signs posted, locked door
✔✔Materials in large quantity containment area - ✔✔soap, pesticide absorptive
material, fire extinguisher,
broom and dustpan, trash can, keep labels on containers
✔✔Pesticide mixing and loading - ✔✔filling, rinsing, draining equipment should have
wash pad, wash rack or concrete apron with well designated sump to catch
contaminated water
small amounts can be diluted and re-applied
Do not exceed label rates on area
✔✔Pesticide container rinsing - ✔✔at end of day - add to tank and spray remaining
herbicide on target plants
triple rinse, still have residue
✔✔Tank/ backpack rinsing - ✔✔some oil formulations (24D) may leave residues that
can cause harm to plants
Use household ammonia to rinse oily residue
✔✔Particle drift - ✔✔spray particles move usually by wind
✔✔Prevent drift - ✔✔Dont spray when: winds over 10MPH, winds shifty, winds blowing
towards sensitive areas, during periods of calm/ inversions
✔✔Vapor drift - ✔✔formed after application
carried out of target area (volitization)
can occur up to several days after
