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General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training 2024/25- Qs & As
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General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application andSafety Training 2024/25- Qs & As
Commercial Applicators Correct Ans--Any person who engages in the business of applying
RUP pesticides or operating a device for hire
Pesticide Registration (FIFRA) Correct 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 Correct Ans--Small amounts of pesticides that remains in/on fruits, veggies,
grains, other foods, and animal feeds
Tolerance Correct Ans--The maximum residue limit
Civil FIFRA Penalties Correct Ans--May not exceed $5,000 for each offence
-First violation results in a warning
-Penalties are enforced through EPA
Criminal (FIFRA) Penalties Correct 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
,General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and
Safety Training 2024/25- Qs & As
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act Correct 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 Correct Ans--One single health based standard
for the risk assessment of pesticide residue in/on food and feed
Worker Protection Standard (2015) Correct 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"
Endangered Species Act of 1973 Correct Ans--Designed to protect endangered species
-Administrated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
-Some pesticides include "Endangered Species Restrictions" statement under 'Environmental
Hazards'
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Correct Ans--Provides authority
for federal cleanup of any uncontrolled hazardous waste site and response to spills or
accidental release of hazardous substances
FIFRA Correct Ans--Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
-Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use
, General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and
Safety Training 2024/25- Qs & As
Full Federal Label (FIFRA) Correct Ans--Section 3
Pesticide Classification Correct Ans--All Pesticides are classified according to their potential
hazards
Pesticide Classifications (2) Correct Ans-1. General Use Pesticides (GUP)
2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP)
Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) Correct 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) Correct 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) Correct 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
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