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Children’s Environmental Health Conference

Children’s Environmental Health Conference. Integrated Pest Management For Schools Raymond Siegel Structural Branch Manager Division of Pesticide Regulation. IPM for Schools. What is IPM? U.S. Congress U.S. EPA Department of Agriculture Who does it affect? Children School Day care

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Children’s Environmental Health Conference

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  1. Children’s Environmental Health Conference Integrated Pest Management For Schools Raymond Siegel Structural Branch Manager Division of Pesticide Regulation

  2. IPM for Schools • What is IPM? • U.S. Congress • U.S. EPA • Department of Agriculture • Who does it affect? • Children • School • Day care • Parents • Staff

  3. IPM Regulation • History of Legislation • 1999 – SEPA (Torricelli) • 2000 – SEPA (Lieberman) • 2000 – CEPA (Boxer) • 2001 – SEPA (Torricelli) • Education Bill • 2002 – SEPA (Torricelli) • Farm Bill

  4. States Legislation • Requires IPM • FL, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, PA, TX, WV • Recommends • CA, CT, ME, MO, NJ • Adopted acts or regulations • Advanced Notification • 21 states require prior written notice • Posting • 16 states for indoor • 25 states for outdoor

  5. Why Are Schools a Target? • Food, Water, Harborage • Controlled Temperature • Pests Carried In • Home • Deliveries • Pests Crawl In • Doors • Windows • Cracks

  6. Who Is The Pest Control Provider? • 44% - Pest Control Company • 22% - Maintenance and Pest Control Co. • 20% - Custodians and Maintenance • 12% - ?

  7. Kentucky Regulation • 302 KAR 29:050 • Section 12 • Section 13 • Effective July 1, 2002

  8. Pesticide Application in Schools • Each school district shall be required to implement an integrated pest management program with a primary goal of controlling dangerous and destructive pests with the judicious use of pesticides.

  9. Pesticide Application in Schools • Definition of “School” An institution for teaching children such as, but not limited to, preschool, kindergarten, child day care centers, primary, and secondary schools

  10. Pesticide Application in Schools • Advanced notification • Start of each semester or school year segment • Verifiable notice to: • All staff members, health professionals, and parents or guardians of school children • Twenty-four hour advance notice • Maintain registry

  11. Notification • Anticipated date of pesticide application • Special circumstances • Location of pesticide application • Scheduled service, pests controlled, brand name of pesticide, active ingredients, application method • Telephone number

  12. Applicators • Certified under Category 7a and 7b • 7a – General pest and WDO control • 7b – Integrated pest management • Includes both for-hire and not for-hire

  13. Exemptions • Germicides, disinfectants, bactericides, sanitizing agents, water purifiers, and swimming pool chemicals • Personal insect repellants • Human or animal ectoparasite control • Manufactured paste or gel bait insecticides

  14. Penalties • Compliance assistance first step • Violation with time to correct • $1000 civil penalty per day of occurrence

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