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1. agricultural commodity any plant or part thereof or animal
or animal product produced by
a person primarily for sale, con-
sumption, propagation or other
use by man or animal
2. Certification a person is competent and will
upon licensing be authorized to
use or supervise the use of pesti-
cides
3. Licensed a person is authorized to use or
supervise the use of pesticides
4. Pesticide Applicator Business any person who either wholly or in
part holds himself out for hire to
apply pesticides
5. Private Pesticide Applicator someone who uses pesticides to
raise an agricultural commodity,
on land owned or rented by him
or that of his employer
6. Under Direct Supervision under the instruction and control
of another person who is respon-
sible for actions taken and who
is available if and when needed
even if not physically present
7. Commercial Pesticide Operator person who works under the su-
pervision of a responsible certi-
fied applicator (RCA)
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8. Commercial Pesticide Applicator anyone applying pesticides as a
service for compensation
9. Responsible Pesticide Applicator any individual who is accountable
for the use of a pesticide by him-
self or any person under his direct
supervision
10. Responsible Certified Applicator An individual who is jointly liable
for all violations committed by any
pesticide operator he is respon-
sible for, and is also responsible
for the pesticide operator being
trained to use pesticides (over-
sees CPOs and anyone in train-
ing). Any CPO license is required
of all persons using pesticides un-
der the direct supervision of a RCA
unless the RCA is present and in
line of sight of the person being
supervised.
11. What is IPM? a way to manage pests with the
goal of reducing the reliance on
pesticide use
12. Reentry Time or Restricted Entry Interval the length of time immediately
following application of a pesti-
cide when unprotected workers
may not enter the treated area
13. When was FIFRA enacted? 1947
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14. When was the WPS established? 1995
15. What does WPS do? Makes owners of farms, green-
houses, nurseries, and forests re-
sponsible for many aspects of
agricultural worker safety and
training
16. What is responsible for enforcing the WPS? The Pesticide Control Program
(PCP)
17. When was the Endangered Species Act passed? 1973
18. Who administers the ESA? the Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
19. When was the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938
passed?
20. What does the FDCA do? governs pesticide residue levels in
food or feed crops marketed in
the U.S.
21. What is the Delaney Clause? Prevents the intentional addition
to foods of a substance that caus-
es cancer
22. When was the Occupational Safety and Health 1970
Act passed?
23. What is OSHA? A federal agency that sets stan-
dards for staff and patient safety
24. What is the HCS?
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Hazard Communication Standard
- a rule written by OSHA to protect
employees exposed to hazardous
chemicals
25. What is the federal resource conservation and An act managed by the EPA to
recovery act? manage all hazardous wastes
26. When was the federal resource conservation and 1976
recovery act made?
27. What is the transportation safety act of 1974? authorized the US department of
transportation to declare, issue
and enforce hazardous material
regulations for all modes of trans-
portation
28. When is a pesticide considered a hazardous sub- If its active ingredient is equal
stance? to or greater than the reportable
quantity (RQ) per package
29. What is the superfund amendments and reau- A federal right to know law
thorization act of 1986? (SARA TITLE III) that affects those
that produce or store hazardous
chemicals which requires com-
munities be informed of haz-
ardous chemicals located in the
vicinity
30. What is the full name and acronym of the federal Environmental Protection Agency
agency mandated to regulate pesticides? (EPA)
31.
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1. agricultural commodity any plant or part thereof or animal
or animal product produced by
a person primarily for sale, con-
sumption, propagation or other
use by man or animal
2. Certification a person is competent and will
upon licensing be authorized to
use or supervise the use of pesti-
cides
3. Licensed a person is authorized to use or
supervise the use of pesticides
4. Pesticide Applicator Business any person who either wholly or in
part holds himself out for hire to
apply pesticides
5. Private Pesticide Applicator someone who uses pesticides to
raise an agricultural commodity,
on land owned or rented by him
or that of his employer
6. Under Direct Supervision under the instruction and control
of another person who is respon-
sible for actions taken and who
is available if and when needed
even if not physically present
7. Commercial Pesticide Operator person who works under the su-
pervision of a responsible certi-
fied applicator (RCA)
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8. Commercial Pesticide Applicator anyone applying pesticides as a
service for compensation
9. Responsible Pesticide Applicator any individual who is accountable
for the use of a pesticide by him-
self or any person under his direct
supervision
10. Responsible Certified Applicator An individual who is jointly liable
for all violations committed by any
pesticide operator he is respon-
sible for, and is also responsible
for the pesticide operator being
trained to use pesticides (over-
sees CPOs and anyone in train-
ing). Any CPO license is required
of all persons using pesticides un-
der the direct supervision of a RCA
unless the RCA is present and in
line of sight of the person being
supervised.
11. What is IPM? a way to manage pests with the
goal of reducing the reliance on
pesticide use
12. Reentry Time or Restricted Entry Interval the length of time immediately
following application of a pesti-
cide when unprotected workers
may not enter the treated area
13. When was FIFRA enacted? 1947
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14. When was the WPS established? 1995
15. What does WPS do? Makes owners of farms, green-
houses, nurseries, and forests re-
sponsible for many aspects of
agricultural worker safety and
training
16. What is responsible for enforcing the WPS? The Pesticide Control Program
(PCP)
17. When was the Endangered Species Act passed? 1973
18. Who administers the ESA? the Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS)
19. When was the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 1938
passed?
20. What does the FDCA do? governs pesticide residue levels in
food or feed crops marketed in
the U.S.
21. What is the Delaney Clause? Prevents the intentional addition
to foods of a substance that caus-
es cancer
22. When was the Occupational Safety and Health 1970
Act passed?
23. What is OSHA? A federal agency that sets stan-
dards for staff and patient safety
24. What is the HCS?
, Pesticide Applicator License
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Hazard Communication Standard
- a rule written by OSHA to protect
employees exposed to hazardous
chemicals
25. What is the federal resource conservation and An act managed by the EPA to
recovery act? manage all hazardous wastes
26. When was the federal resource conservation and 1976
recovery act made?
27. What is the transportation safety act of 1974? authorized the US department of
transportation to declare, issue
and enforce hazardous material
regulations for all modes of trans-
portation
28. When is a pesticide considered a hazardous sub- If its active ingredient is equal
stance? to or greater than the reportable
quantity (RQ) per package
29. What is the superfund amendments and reau- A federal right to know law
thorization act of 1986? (SARA TITLE III) that affects those
that produce or store hazardous
chemicals which requires com-
munities be informed of haz-
ardous chemicals located in the
vicinity
30. What is the full name and acronym of the federal Environmental Protection Agency
agency mandated to regulate pesticides? (EPA)
31.
