Indiana Pesticide Applicator Core Training - All Sections 100% RATED A+

Which agency is responsible for pesticide enforcement (including credentialing)? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER Anyone applying restricted-use pesticides NOT under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. Distinguish between private applicators, commercial applicators, and registered technicians: - 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? - ANSWER 5 years What are two options to maintain applicator certification? - 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? - ANSWER Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) What is the purpose of the applicator credential? - ANSWER - It links an applicator to a specific business, organization, or agency - It confines the applicator to those applicatio