Virginia Pesticide Technician Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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Virginia Commercial Pesticide Applicators
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Virginia Commercial Pesticide Applicators
Virginia Pesticide Technician Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
State the responsibilities of a certified pesticide technician - Answer- May use general
use general use pesticides without supervision and RUPs with supervision from a
commercial applicator.
Identify the required state certifi...
Virginia Pesticide Technician Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass State the responsibilities of a certified pesticide technician - Answer - May use general use general use pesticides without supervision and RUPs with supervision from a commercial applicator. Identify the required state certification for the type of pesticide use you intend to perform. - Answer - registered technician Comply with state regulations governing certified applicators in the commonwealth (6). - Answer - You may not... 1. Sell or use unregistered or unlabeled pesticides. 2. Act as a pesticide business without first becoming licensed 3. Apply pesticides commercially without becoming a technician 4. Failing to keep required records or making false records. 5. Failing to properly maintain pesticide application equipment 6. Providing an RUP to a person not certified to use it. State Virginia's requirements for holding a pesticide business license. - Answer - 50$ annual fee, evidence of financial responsibility, and must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of pesticides. Explain how to maintain state certification. - Answer - They must be renewed every 2 years with a $30 renewal fee and the enrollment in an approved recertification course. Properly report a pesticide accident or spill. - Answer - report spills and accidents that pose a threat within 48 hours to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, office of pesticide services (VDACS -OPS). Then submit a written report detailing the incident to the OPS within 10 days. Define certified applicator - Answer - Any commercial applicator, registered technician, and/or private applicator who has met the certification requirements in VA. Define commercial applicator - Answer - A certified applicator who uses pesticides on the job. Define commercial applicator for hire - Answer - Any commercial applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide commercially, on the property of others. Commercial applicators for hire in the commonwealth must have a pesticide business license or work for someone who does. Define commercial applicator government employee - Answer - Any local, state, or federal government worker who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide for any purpose, regardless of the site, while performing his or her duties. Define commercial applicator inactive - Answer - Any commercial applicator who is not currently employed in a pesticide -related job and is thus covered by the required insurance. Inactive applicators must still satisfy renewal and recertification requiremen ts. Define commercial applicator not for hire - Answer - Any commercial applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide as part of his or her duties only on property owned by the applicator, or his or her employer. Define direct onsite supervision - Answer - The act or process by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified applicator must be present at the application site and be able to see the person applying the pesticide at all times. Define direct supervision - Answer - The act or process by which a competent person, acting under the instructions and control of a certified applicator who is responsible for the actions of that person, applies a pesticide. The certified applicator must be either near or in close telephone or radio contact with the person applying the pesticide. Define federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act (FIFRA). - Answer - A law that established the basis of U.S. pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. Define Pesticide - Answer - Any substance used to control a pest, or to reduce the unwanted or harmful effects of a pest. Define pesticide business license - Answer - A document required of persons in the business of selling, storing, distributing, mixing, recommending the use of, or applying pesticides. Define pesticide use - Answer - Application or supervision of an application of a pesticide. "Use" includes all the routine activities that are part of pesticide application, such as mixing, loading, cleanup, and disposal. Handling, transfer, or transport a fter the manufacturer's original seal is broken is considered use. Define private applicator - Answer - A certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any restricted -use pesticide (RUP) to produce an agricultural commodity. Applications must be made on property owned or rented by the user, or by his or her employer. A certified private applicator may also apply RUP to the property of another agricultural producer. However, he or she must receive no compensation except for trading personal services between them. Uncertified applicators employed by agricultural producers may use RUPs only when under the direct supervision of a certified private applicator. Define recertification - Answer - The demonstration of continued competency to apply pesticides safely by participation in appropriate, approved education courses or by reexamination. Define registered technician - Answer - A certified applicator who renders services similar to those of a certified commercial applicator. Such a person has completed training and demonstrated competency as required for registered technicians but has not me t the requirements for a commercial certification. Registered technicians may apply general -use pesticides on the job without supervision. Define restricted -use pesticide (RUP) - Answer - Any pesticide classified for restricted use by the administrator of the EPA. The "restricted -use" classification restricts a product, or its uses, to use by a certified pesticide applicator (commercial or pri vate) or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. What is the main purpose of the VA Core Manual? - Answer - To support general safety training for all pesticide users. What state law sets the rules for pesticide use in VA? - Answer - The Virginia Pesticide Control Act
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