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General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application And Safety Training 2024 – Q’s And A’s
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General Colorado Commercial Pesticide ApplicationAnd Safety Training 2024 – Q’s And A’s
FIFRA Right Ans - -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) Right Ans - -Section 3
Pesticide Classification Right Ans - -All Pesticides are classified according
to their potential hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) Right Ans - 1. General Use Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) Right Ans - -Section 18
-Under certain circumstances, EPA allows state/federal agencies to permit
additional use that is not specified by the label to respond to a localized pest
management crisis
-Standard to meet this exemption is "Signifigant economic loss"
Special Local Needs Label (FIFRA) Right Ans - -Section 24C
-States can register additional uses of a federally registered pesticide to meet
"Specialty Local Needs" (SLN)
-Prepared by manufacturer and obtained through distributor
Minimum Risk Pesticides (FIFRA) Right Ans - -Pesticides that are minimum
risk due to having a limited amount of active and inert ingredients and are not
required to have an EPA registration number
Certification of Applicators (FIFRA) Right Ans - -RUP may only be sold to
certified applicators
-Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of
Agriculture (CDA)
FIFRA Categories of Applicators Right Ans - 1. Private Applicators
2. Commercial Applicators
, Private Applicators Right Ans - -A person who uses or supervises the use of
RUP in the production of agricultural commodities on land owned by them or
their employer
-Ex. Farmer/Rancher
Commercial Applicators Right Ans - -Any person who engages in the
business of applying RUP pesticides or operating a device for hire
Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) Right Ans - -Food Quality Protection Act
(FQPA)
-Pesticides must not cause harm to infants, children, or other sensitive
individuals
-EPA reviews a registered pesticide every 15 years
Residue Right Ans - -Small amounts of pesticides that remains in/on fruits,
veggies, grains, other foods, and animal feeds
Tolerance Right Ans - -The maximum residue limit
Civil FIFRA Penalties Right Ans - -May not exceed $5,000 for each offence
-First violation results in a warning
-Penalties are enforced through EPA
Criminal (FIFRA) Penalties Right Ans - -Willful violation is a misdemeanor
- Applicator is subject to a fine up to $25,000 and or one year imprisonment
-Producer is subject to $50,000 fine and up to one year imprisonment
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Right Ans - -EPA role: Sets tolerances
or maximum legal limits for pesticide residue on food commodities
FDA role: Monitors food crop residue and enforces EPA tolerance levels
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) 1996 Right Ans - -One single health
based standard for the risk assessment of pesticide residue in/on food and
feed
Worker Protection Standard (2015) Right Ans - -WPS is a federal
regulation that provides protection to workers who preform hand labor task
in fields after a pesticide application
-WPS label found under "Directions for Use"
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