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Pesticide Regulations

Pesticide Regulations. Main Menu. Why Regulations?. Pesticides kill living organisms. Prominent Laws. WDATCP. U.S. EPA. Private Applicator Definition. Private applicators must meet both criteria: Produces an agricultural commodity and Applications occur on land you own or operate.

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Pesticide Regulations

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  1. Pesticide Regulations Main Menu

  2. Why Regulations? • Pesticides kill living organisms

  3. Prominent Laws WDATCP U.S. EPA

  4. Private Applicator Definition Private applicators must meet both criteria: • Produces an agricultural commodity and • Applications occur on land you own or operate

  5. General Farming Category • Production of any agricultural commodity allowed under this category

  6. Other Certification Categories

  7. Certification Subcategories Certification in a base category is first required before getting certified in a subcategory

  8. Certification Period Valid for 5 years Renew by passing a revised exam

  9. Pesticide Use Restrictions • Prohibited pesticides • Limited-use pesticides • Special rules

  10. Negligent Use • Using pesticides carelessly • Using pesticides for unlabeled purposes • Directing others to use a pesticide contrary to its label or law • Operating application equipment that is leaking or which cannot be calibrated

  11. Worker Protection Standard • Reduce risk of pesticide exposure to employees • Covers: • Farms • Forests • Greenhouses • Nurseries

  12. Immediate Family Heed WPS Restrictions • Entry during a pesticide application • Early-entry during a restricted-entry interval Immediate family includes spouse, children, parents, brothers, and sisters

  13. WPS Warning Sign Sign not required for your immediate family, but it is required if you have employees

  14. ATCP 29 Warning Sign Post this sign when: Label requires posting and Treated site borders within 300 feet of sensitive areas

  15. ATCP 29 Warning Sign Post this sign when: Label requires posting or Label has restricted entry interval (REI)

  16. Application Record Keep records for 2 years when applying restricted-use or other pesticides Keep records for 3 years when applying atrazine products

  17. Special ApplicationCircumstances • Custom applications • Hiring employees • Special posting situations • Aerial applications • Permits

  18. Custom Applications • Exchange of services • No acre limit • Payment • 500 acre limit for no more than 3 different producers

  19. Custom Applications (continued) • Keep records of all applications • Post treated sites, if required • Provide post-application precautions

  20. Worker Protection Standard • Employer must provide all of the protections mandated by WPS if: Hires at least one employee, and Employee enters area treated with a pesticide within the past 30 days

  21. Summary of WPS Protections • Training of employee • Access to information • Notice about applications • Restrictions on early-entry into treated sites

  22. Employees Making Applications Employer must assure: • Only trained employees are in treatment area • Employee has decontamination supplies • Visual or voice contact every 2 hours • 1 pint eyeflush water is carried on person

  23. Notice About Applications • Orally, or • Posting of site. dual-notice pesticide Some applications require both forms of notification!

  24. WPS Warning Sign Post this sign when: • Dual-notice pesticide and • Employees walk within ¼ mile of treated area

  25. Other Warning Signs • Soil fumigants • Chemigation • Bulk grain storage • Treating private ponds

  26. Where and When to Post

  27. Aerial Applications • Adjacent residents must make written request annually • 24-hour advance notice of the application

  28. Permits Required • Strychnine and 1080 rodenticides • Mammals (other than rats and mice) • Birds • Aquatic pests

  29. Conclusion EPA ATCP 29 DATCP FIFRA DOT DNR DEM USDA

  30. Pesticide Applicator Training Main Menu

  31. Your neighbor hires you to apply glyphosate to a 150-acre corn field. You only spray the field once, and only for this one producer. What type of applicator are you? • A private applicator • A commercial applicatorfor hire • A commercial applicatornot for hire • A commercial mixer/loader Main Menu

  32. You custom bale hay for hire and applied propionic acid to over 500 acres last year. What type of applicator are you? • A private applicator • A commercial applicatorfor hire • A commercial applicatornot for hire • A commercial mixer/loader Main Menu

  33. For either custom application job described in the last two slides, am I required to keep an application record? • Yes • No Main Menu

  34. For either custom application job described in the last two slides, am I required to keep an application record? • Yes • No For how long? ? For 2 years Main Menu

  35. 45 of 50 If a pesticide label neither requires posting nor has an REI, but the treated field is near a sensitive area, you need to ____ • Post a WPS sign • Post an ATCP 29 sign • Post both signs • Posting is not required Main Menu

  36. 45 of 50 You hire a commercial applicator and the treated site requires posting of the WPS warning sign. Who is responsible to post this sign? • The applicator • The applicator’s employer • The client (the farmer) • All of the above Main Menu

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