Georgia Pest Control Registration Exam Questions and Answers

Georgia Pest Control Registration Exam Questions and Answers GSPCC -Correct Answer-Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission GDA -Correct Answer-Georgia Department of Agriculture FIFRA -Correct Answer-Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947 Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides. Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and created requirements for: -Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides -Safety of workers using pesticides -Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides -Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA EPA -Correct Answer-Environmental Protection Agency Endangered Species Act of 1973 -Correct Answer-Required EPA to ensure that using registered pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list. FQPA -Correct Answer-Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational (residential) exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures provide what information to the EPA? -Correct Answer--Toxicity of the pesticide -Hazard to the applicator -Effect on the environment OSHA -Correct Answer-Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1970 Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make reports including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses. SPCA -Correct Answer-Structural Pest Control Act Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia. The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA. Requirements for Georgia SPCA -Correct Answer-Company License -All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation Certified Operator -Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person who has taken and passed the certification exam. Registered Employees -all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the presence of a certified or registered employee. Re-certification/re-registration -All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered periodically. Re-certification -5 years -HPC- 25 hours -WDO- 25 hours -FUM- 12 hours Re-registration -2 years -HPC- 8 hours -WDO- 8 hours -FUM- 3 hours Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories -Correct Answer-WDO- Wood Destro