General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training 2021 UPDATED!!!

General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training 2021 UPDATED!!! FIFRA - ANS -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act -Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use Full Federal Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 3 Pesticide Classification - ANS -All Pesticides are classified according to their potential hazards Pesticide Classifications (2) - ANS 1. General Use Pesticides (GUP) 2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 18 -Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies to permit additional use that is not specified by the label to respond to a localized pest management crisis -Standard to meet this exemption is "Significant economic loss" Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) - ANS -Section 24C -States can register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide to meet "Specialty Local Needs" (SLN) -Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) - ANS -Pesticides that are minimum risk due to having a limited amount of active and inert ingredients and are not required to have an EPA registration number Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) - ANS -RUP may only be sold to certified applicators -Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) FIFRA Categories of Applicators - ANS 1. Private Applicators 2. Commercial Applicators Private Applicators - ANS -A person who uses or supervises the use of RUP in the production of agricultural commodities on land owned by them or their employer -Ex. Farmer/Rancher Commercial Applicators - ANS -Any person who engages in the business of applying RUP pesticides or operating a device for hire Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) - ANS -Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) -Pesticides must not cause harm to infants, children, or other sensitive individuals -EPA reviews a registered pesticide every 15 years