General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training 2023 Update(rated A+)

General Colorado Commercial Pesticide Application and Safety Training 2023 Update(rated A+)FIFRA -ANSWER -Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act -Provides federal control of pesticide distribution, sale, and use Full Federal Label (FIFRA) -ANSWER -Section 3 Pesticide Classification -ANSWER -All Pesticides are classified according to their potential hazards Pesticide Classifications (2) -ANSWER 1. General Use Pesticides (GUP) 2. Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) Emergency Exemptions (FIFRA) -ANSWER -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) -ANSWER -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) -ANSWER -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) -ANSWER -RUP may only be sold to certified applicators -Colorado certifications are controlled by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) FIFRA Categories of Applicators -ANSWER 1. Private Applicators 2. Commercial Applicators