| Initial Program Agendas | |||||||||
| Initial training programs must be at least 6 hours in length followed by a 40 question exam. | |||||||||
| The following subject areas and topics are required for 6 hour initial training sessions. | |||||||||
| Your Private Applicator License: | |||||||||
| What are pesticides and what are Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP's)? | |||||||||
| How to read your license number and why it is important. | |||||||||
| How to keep certified. | |||||||||
| Pesticide fees and where they go! | |||||||||
| What you can and can't do with your license | |||||||||
| Reading and Understanding Pesticide Labels: | |||||||||
| Understanding the format of a label. | |||||||||
| Different names of a pesticide (Trade/Brand, Common, Scientific) | |||||||||
| Active and inert ingredients. | |||||||||
| Signal Words. | |||||||||
| What is PPE and why you should wear it! | |||||||||
| Site restrictions; where you can and cannot use a pesticide. | |||||||||
| Read through a relevant label and highlight certain points | |||||||||
| Pesticide Safety: | |||||||||
| What is toxicity; acute vs. chronic. | |||||||||
| Four routes of exposure. | |||||||||
| Pesticide Formulations and applicator safety: Liquid vs. dry formulations. | |||||||||
| What is an LD50 and Signal Words. | |||||||||
| How your body processes toxic substances. | |||||||||
| Protecting Yourself; Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | |||||||||
| Laundering Pesticide Contaminated Clothing. | |||||||||
| Proper Pesticide Storage | |||||||||
| Storage of pesticides in their original containers | |||||||||
| Triple rinsing | |||||||||
| Storage Checklist | |||||||||
| Disposal of empties and excess pesticide | |||||||||
| Pertinent Pesticide Laws: | |||||||||
| Worker Protection Standard (WPS) | |||||||||
| Who are the Affected Employers | |||||||||
| Agricultural Owner Exemptions | |||||||||
| Requirements of Agricultural Owners and Employer | |||||||||
| Duties for Employers of Pesticide Handlers and Agricultural Workers | |||||||||
| Employer/Commercial Applicator Information Exchange | |||||||||
| Additional Duties for Employers of Workers | |||||||||
| Additional Duties for Employers of Handlers | |||||||||
| Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. | |||||||||
| Montana Pesticides Act and other Montana laws and regulations. | |||||||||
| Federal Recordkeeping Requirements: | |||||||||
| What key elements you need to record. | |||||||||
| How to use calibration formulas to help you keep accurate records. | |||||||||
| Calibration of Backpack, Boom and Broadjet Sprayers: | |||||||||
| The Calibration Strip Method. | |||||||||
| Determining Nozzle Output. | |||||||||
| How to read a nozzle specification sheet. | |||||||||
| Understanding the effects of speed and pressure. | |||||||||
| How many acres can you spray with a given volume. | |||||||||
| How much pesticide do you add to the tank. | |||||||||
| Useful conversions...pints to ounces, gallons to ounces, etc. | |||||||||
| Using calibration formulas to help you keep pesticide records. | |||||||||
| Calibration Exercises | |||||||||
| Pesticides in the Environment: | |||||||||
| Pesticide Properties in regards to environmental contamination | |||||||||
| Solubility. | |||||||||
| Soil binding capabilities (Adsorption). | |||||||||
| How pesticides behave in the soil; leaching, runoff, groundwater contamination. | |||||||||
| Drift. | |||||||||
| Volatilization | |||||||||
| How nozzles and pressure contribute to drift | |||||||||
| Degradation. | |||||||||
| Protecting well sites, surface water and groundwater | |||||||||
| Other Pest and Pesticide Related Topics of Local Interest | |||||||||
| http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/extension/MT_PAT/Guidelines.html | |||||||||