Georgia Pest Control Registration Exam

GEORGIA PEST CONTROL
REGISTRATION EXAM



GSPCC4-4ans-✔✔Georgia4Structural4Pest4Control4Commission

GDA4-4ans-✔✔Georgia4Department4of4Agriculture

FIFRA4-4ans-✔✔Federal4Insecticide,4Fungicide,4and4Rodenticide4Act41947
Regulate4the4registration4and4labeling4of4pesticides.
Amended4in419724to4include4classification4systems4for4types4of4pesticides4and4created4re
quirements4for:
-Certification4of4applicators4authorized4to4apply4pesticides
-Safety4of4workers4using4pesticides
-Protection4of4environment4from4contamination4by4pesticides
-Creation4of4EPA4to4administer4FIFRA

EPA4-4ans-✔✔Environmental4Protection4Agency

Endangered4Species4Act4of419734-4ans-
✔✔Required4EPA4to4ensure4that4using4registered4pesticides4would4not4harm4species4pla
ced4on4endangered4species4list.

FQPA4-4ans-✔✔Food4Quality4Protection4Act4of41996
Amended4FIFRA4and4directed4EPA4to4regulate4pesticides4through4establishment4of4toler
ance4levels4for4pesticides4from4dietary,4drinking4water,4and4non-
occupational4(residential)4exposure4in4conjunction4with4the4Federal,4Food,4Drug,4and4Co
smetic4Act.

In4order4to4obtain4a4registration,4EPA4and4GDA4require4pesticide4manufactures4provide4
what4information4to4the4EPA?4-4ans-✔✔-Toxicity4of4the4pesticide
-Hazard4to4the4applicator
-Effect4on4the4environment

OSHA4-4ans-✔✔Occupational4Safety4and4Health4Administration41970
Any4company4with4104or4more4employees4to4keep4certain4records4and4make4reports4incl
uding4all4work4related4deaths,4injuries,4and4illnesses.

SPCA4-4ans-✔✔Structural4Pest4Control4Act

,Primary4law4for4the4pest4management4industry4in4Georgia.
The4Department4of4Agriculture4is4the4enforcement4agency4for4the4SPCA.

Requirements4for4Georgia4SPCA4-4ans-✔✔Company4License
-All4pest4management4companies4must4be4licensed4before4they4begin4operation

Certified4Operator
-
Every4pest4management4company4(branch)4must4employee4at4least4one4person4who4ha
s4taken4and4passed4the4certification4exam.4

Registered4Employees
-all4non-
certified4technicians4must4be4registered,4in4order4to4work4without4the4presence4of4a4certifi
ed4or4registered4employee.

Re-certification/re-registration
-All4certified4and4registered4employees4must4be4re-certified4and4re-
registered4periodically.4
Re-certification
-54years
-HPC-4254hours
-WDO-4254hours
-FUM-4124hours
Re-registration
-24years
-HPC-484hours
-WDO-484hours
-FUM-434hours

Designated4Certified4Operators4(DCO)4Categories4-4ans-✔✔WDO-
4Wood4Destroying4Organisms

HPC-4Household4Pest4Control
FUM-4Fumigation

Contracts4for4Control4of4WDO4-4ans-
✔✔A4contract4must4be4issued4for4every4WDO4service4before4the4work4begins.
Copied4must4be4kept4for424years4following4the4expiration4of4the4contract.

Comprehensive4Post4Construction4Soil4Termiticide4Application4for4Subterranean4Termite
s4-4ans-✔✔Removal4of4all4cellulosic4material4from4under4the4building
Removal4of4all4wood4to4earth4contacts4except4pressure4treated4wood4designed4for4groun
d4contact
Removal4of4all4visible4and4accessible4termite4tunnels
Application4of4of4an4approved4termiticide4to4all4exterior4and4interior4soils

, Defined4Post4Construction4Soil4Termiticide4Application4for4Subterranean4Termites4-4ans-
✔✔Removal4of4all4cellulosic4material4from4under4the4building
Removal4of4all4wood4to4earth4contacts4except4pressure4treated4wood4designed4for4groun
d4contact
Removal4of4all4accessible4termite4tunnels
Application4of4of4an4approved4termiticide

Post4Construction4Soil4Termiticide4Application4for4Subterranean4Termites,4Other4than4Ba
its4-4ans-✔✔Removal4of4all4cellulosic4material4from4under4the4building
Removal4of4all4wood4to4earth4contacts4except4pressure4treated4wood4designed4for4groun
d4contact
Removal4of4all4visible4and4accessible4termite4tunnels
Application4of4of4an4approved4termiticide

Post4Construction4Termiticide4Bait4Application4for4Subterranean4Termites4-4ans-
✔✔Removal4of4all4cellulosic4material4from4under4the4building
Removal4of4all4wood4to4earth4contacts4except4pressure4treated4wood4designed4for4groun
d4contact
Removal4of4all4visible4and4accessible4termite4tunnels
Install/service4an4approved4baiting4system

Pre-Construction4Termiticide4Bait4Application4for4Subterranean4Termites4-4ans-
✔✔Systems4must4be4monitored4for4one4year4at4no4additional4cost4when4installed4for4pre-
construction4or4to4control4infestations4found4during4the4coverage4period4of4an4official4Ge
orgia4Wood4Infestation4Inspection4Report.

Alternate4Application4Techniques4(AAT)4-4ans-
✔✔AATs4must4be4approved4by4the4commission4prior4to4use
Removal4of4all4cellulosic4material4from4under4the4building
Removal4of4all4wood4to4earth4contacts4except4pressure4treated4wood4designed4for4groun
d4contact
Removal4of4all4visible4and4accessible4termite4tunnels
Application4of4an4approved4soil4termiticide,4where4application4includes4all4areas4specifie
d4in4defined,4comprehensive,4or4pre-construction4treatments

Treatment4of4Powder4Post4Beetles4and4Wood4Borers4-4ans-
✔✔Application4of4an4approved4pesticide
Ventilation4of4the4under-
floor4space4between4the4bottom4of4the4floor4joists4and4the4earth4to4meet4the4requirement
s4of4the4International4Residential4Building4Code4for4one4and4two4family4dwellings

Treatment4of4Wood4Decay4Fungi4-4ans-✔✔Ventilation4of4the4under-
floor4space4between4the4bottom4of4the4floor4joists4and4the4earth4to4meet4the4requirement
s4of4the4International4Residential4Building4Code4for4one4and4two4family4dwellings
Installation4of4a4vapor4barrier4to4cover4a4minimum4of470%4of4the4exposed4soil4surface4in4
a4crawl4space