Pesticide Applicators Training

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Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office July, 2002

• Pesticide Applicators Training
• GENERAL SAFETY
• Core Manual Review

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Govt. Agencies 10 points

• Federal Department that administers OSHA
• U.S. Department of Labor

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Govt. Agencies 20 points

• Virginias state pesticide regulatory agency
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  Service (VDACS)

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Govt. Agencies 30 points

• Federal agency that oversees pesticide
  registration, licensing, and application
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Govt. Agencies 40 points

• NIOSH
• National Institute for Occupational Safety
  Health

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Govt. Agencies 50 points

• Enforces Endangered Species Act
• US Fish Wildlife

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Ground Water 10 points

• First factor to consider before taking special
  steps to protect ground water and endangered
  species
• LOCATION!

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Ground Water 20 points

• Name 2 sources of water that can cause pesticides
  to move off target
• RAIN WATER
• IRRIGATION WATER

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Ground Water 30 points

• Name 3 chemical characteristics that influence
  ground water contamination
• SOLUBILITY (in water)
• ADSORPTION (to soil particles)
• PERSISTENCE (breakdown of the
  chemical)

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Ground Water 40 points

• List 3 soil characteristics affecting pesticide
  movement into ground water supplies
• TEXTURE (sand, silt, clay)
• PERMEABILITY (H2O movement)
• ORGANIC MATTER (carbon content)

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Ground Water 50 points

• Name 4 ways pesticides can harm endangered
  species
• DIRECT KILL
• CONTAMINATE FOOD OR SHELTER
• CONTAMINATE WATER SOURCE
• ACCUMULATION IN FOOD CHAIN

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Off-Target Movement 10 points

• Applicators can prevent VOLATILITY (VAPOR
  DRIFT) of pesticide by using...
• NON - VOLATILE PESTICIDES ESPECIALLY IN HOT
  WEATHER

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Off-Target Movement 20 points

• How can pesticide residues affect non-target
  areas or objects.
• Contaminating PLANTS ANIMALS
• Pitting or Staining SURFACES

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Off-Target Movement 30 points

• Sensitive Areas to consider when applying
  pesticides near where people live, work and play
  include
• HOMES
• SCHOOLS
• HOSPITALS
• PLAYGROUNDS

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Off-Target Movement 40 points

• How can you avoid Wind Drift?
• APPLY IN NO WIND
• APPLY IN EARLY am LATE pm
• LOW PRESSURE APPLICATION
• COARSE SPRAY / LARGE DROPLETS
• APPLY CLOSE TO TARGET

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Off-Target Movement 50 points

• What contributes to ground water contamination?

• Use of soluble / leachable chemicals
• Carelessness when applying near water
• Carelessness when mixing / loading near water
  (ponds,
  well heads, etc.)
• Spills!!
• Leaking equipment and containers

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Harmful Effects 10 points

• Define explain MSDS
• MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
• PHYSICAL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PESTICIDES
  LISTED
• LISTS PROPER CHEM. HANDLING
• DETAILS PROPER EMERGENCY RESPONSE

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Harmful Effects 20 points

• Name the type of pesticide exposure (dermal,
  oral, inhalation, ocular)

• Most Common Exposure
• DERMAL
• Applying Eating Lunch
• ORAL DERMAL
• Interior Application
• INHALATION
• Splash or rub eyes
• OCULAR

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Harmful Effects 30 points

• Cancer/Tumors
• DELAYED CHRONIC
• Forearm Rash next morning
• ACUTE
• Nervous System Disorder
• DELAYED SYSTEMIC
• Burning skin on 1 applicator
• ALLERGIC
• Sterility/ Impotence
• DELAYED REPRODUCTIVE

• What type of Toxic Effect? (Delayed, Acute,
  Allergic, Chronic, Systemic, Developmental,
  Reproductive)

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Harmful Effects 40 pointsWhich are symptoms of
pesticide poisoning NOT heat stress?

• vomiting
• headaches
• nausea
• dry mouth
• sweating
• dizziness
• chills

• weakness
• chest pains
• confusion
• clammy skin
• difficulty breathing

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Harmful Effects 40 pointsWhich are symptoms of
pesticide poisoning NOT heat stress?

• vomiting
• headaches
• nausea
• dry mouth
• sweating
• dizziness
• chills

• weakness
• chest pains
• confusion
• clammy skin
• difficulty breathing

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Harmful Effects 50 pointsList first aid for
these pesticide poisonings

• INHALATION (breathing)
• get to fresh air, loosen clothes, mouth-to-mouth
• DERMAL (skin)
• drench skin/clothes with water, wash
  skin w/soap water
• OCULAR (eyes)
• Flush w/ water for 15 minutes
• ORAL (mouth)
• rinse mouth w/ water, induce vomiting
  if label suggests

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Show Tell 10 points

• Whats wrong with this picture?
• Suggest 2 corrections

H2O Hose
pesticide
mix tank
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Show Tell 20 points

• Name the PPE item and explain its protective
  qualities
• Respirator- Inhalation/Oral protection
• Gloves- Dermal protection
• Safety Goggles- Ocular protection
• Hooded Coveralls- Dermal protection

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Show Tell 30 points

• Which applicator is applying termiticide in an
  attic, and which is applying herbicide to a
  landscaped bed? Why?

A
B
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Show Tell 40 points

• What PPE materials protect against water-soluble
  or dry-formulated pesticides?
• PLASTIC RUBBER
• What materials protect against solvents other
  than water?
• BUTYL FOIL LAMINATE NITRILE

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Show Tell 50 points

• Whats wrong with this scenario?
• Joe mixes a batch of herbicide and applies it
• Joe goes home in coverall rubber boots
• Joe leaves the boots by the door and puts his
  coveralls in the family hamper
• Joe washes all the clothes from the hamper
  together

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Pesticide Handling 10 points

• Whats the first step any applicator should take
  before applying pesticides?
• IDENTIFY THE PEST!

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Pesticide Handling 20 points

• The label gives a range for the amount of
  pesticide to be mixed. Which rate would you use
  when Why?
• ON A SAND GOLF TEE ?
• LOWER RATE
• ON AN AMENDED ORNAMENTAL BED ?
• HIGHER RATE

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Pesticide Handling 30 points

• How does temperature, sunlight humidity
  influence pesticide / pest activity?
• High temp. Low Humidity
• HIGHLY VOLATILE / PESTS ACTIVE
• Cold Temp.
• NON-VOLATILE / PEST INACTIVE
• Warm Temp.
• VOLATILE / PESTS ACTIVE

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Pesticide Handling 40 pointsMatch the best
pesticide treatment for each pest problem

• Elimination of Botrytis in single greenhouse
• Rodent problem
• Reduction of boxwood leafminer
• Powdery Mildew on crepe myrtle

• FUMIGANT
• SYSTEMIC
• BAIT
• CONTACT

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Pesticide Handling 40 pointsMatch the best
pesticide treatment for each pest problem

• Elimination of Botrytis in single greenhouse
• Rodent problem
• Reduction in boxwood leafminer
• Powdery Mildew on crepe myrtle

• SYSTEMIC
• BAIT
• CONTACT
• FUMIGANT

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Pesticide Handling 50 pointsTRUE or FALSE?

• All pesticides of the same formulation are
  compatible?
• Two chemicals are mixed creating a solid. The
  weather was too cold for application.

• A tank mix resulting in lumps or gelling was
  compatible.
• 2 pesticides are mixed appear compatible. The
  application yields NO pest control. This is a
  SYNERGISTIC relationship.

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Pesticide Handling 50 pointsTRUE or FALSE?

• All pesticides of the same formulation are
  compatible?
• Two chemicals are mixed creating a solid. The
  weather was too cold for application.

• A tank mix resulting in lumps or gelling was
  compatible.
• 2 pesticides are mixed appear compatible. The
  application yields NO pest control. This is a
  SYNERGISTIC relationship.

FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
FALSE
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Program Created By

• Ms. Dawn M. Alleman - Extension Agent
  Environmental Horticulture/ANR
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
• Norfolk City Office
• 401 Colley Avenue
• Norfolk, VA 23507-1906
• [phone] / dalleman_at_vt.edu