Commercial Ground Applicator
anyone who uses or supervises the use of pesticides for compensation
Public Operator
Anyone who applies or
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Pesticide Dealer
Any individual who sells restricted-use pesticides to certified or licensed end-users
Aerial Applicator
An individual who applies pesticides by aircraft
Pest Control Consultant
Anyone who offers or supplies technical advice, supervision, or recommends the use of specific pesticides, for free.
Structural Pest Control and Pesticide Division
Their purpose is to protect the health and safety of the public and the environment by regulating the structural pest control industry.
Specialized phases of structural pest control
wood-destroying organism control, fumigation, household pest control
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
regulates the production, transportation, sale, use, and disposal of all pesticides
EPA
responsible for registering or authorizing pesticide products for use in the US
Applies to all label statements
they have the force of law
Food Quality Protection Act
requires EPA to review every registered pesticide on a 15 year cycle
The EPA
Has the authority to stop the sale or use of any pesticide. Can seize products from the market.
State restrictions
cannot be less stringent than those of FIFRA, but can be stricter
Potential hazards
pesticides are classified according to this
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act
governs the establishment of pesticide tolerances for food and feed products.
Tolerance
The maximum level of pesticide residues allowed in or on human food and animal feed.
The EPA
sets the tolerance level of each pesticide
Food and Drug administration
monitors the food and feed products tolerance violations
The Food Quality Protection Act
established a health based standard to be used when assessing the risk of pesticide residues in food or feed. It requires the EPA to establish a tolerance based on "a reasonable certainty" that no harm results from sources of exposure.
Worker Protection Standard
a regulation aimed at protecting employees on agricultural establishments from occupational exposure to pesticides
The WPS
covers any pesticide with an "Agricultural Use Requirements" section on the label
The WPS provides the following
safety training to workers and handlers
PPE specified on the label
warning to inform of applications, restricted entry intervals, and restricted areas
decontamination supplies
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