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| The difference between California laws and DPR regulations is that laws are |
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| Supplements to federal regulations |
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| Which of the following is not one of the purposes of California's pesticide and pest control laws and regulations? |
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| Encouraging people to use more pesticides |
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| A cooperating agency that helps DPR enforce pesticide use laws and regulations in CA is the |
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| County Agricultural Commissioner |
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| County Agricultural Commissioners may adopt supplemental pesticide regulations with the approval of the |
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| Department of Pesticide Regulation |
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| Which of the following is considered to be pesticide labeling? |
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| The Federal Worker Protection Standard |
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| When a pesticide registrant allows a pesticide product registration to lapse, pest control dealers |
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Definition
| Can sell and deliver the pesticide product for two years |
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| When a pesticide product registration is cancelled, the sale and use of this product |
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| May continue under conditions imposed by the regulatory agency responsible for the cancellation |
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| A Special Local Need Registration (SLN) allows |
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| Uses of pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label |
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| Which of the following is considered a supplemental label? |
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| A pamphlet containing use directions and restrictions that is attached to the container |
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| On a pesticide label the signal word |
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| Signifies the relative acute toxicity of the pesticide product |
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| The precautionary statements section of the label contains information about the |
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Definition
| Hazards to people and domestic animals |
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| Plant-back restrictions are found in the _______ section of the pesticide label |
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| Making as application of a pesticide product at a rate less than specified in its label direction is |
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| Exceeding the maximum application rate of a pesticide product per its label is |
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| U.S. EPA may classify a pesticide as a restricted use pesticide if it |
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Definition
| Presents a significant dermal hazard |
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| Any person in California who applies or supervises the application of a restricted material must |
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Definition
| Be a DPR-certified commercial or private applicator |
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| Which two documents must individuals who are engaged in pest control for hire have available when making an agricultural use application of a pesticide that requires a permit? |
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| Copies of the written pest control recommendation or grower's work order and the current restricted materials permit. |
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| An application for a restricted materials permit for non-agricultural use must include the |
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| Criteria for determining the need for the pesticide application |
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| Restricted material use permits for the agricultural use must be |
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| Which of the following is not required information on a Notice of Intent? |
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Definition
| A signed statement releasing the property owner or operator from liability. |
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| The Pesticide Safety Information Series leaflets with the "N" designation are written for |
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Definition
| Non agricultural settings. |
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| Certain pesticides may be exempt from permit requirements in California if DPR Director determines that the pesticide |
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Definition
| Requires no further restrictions beyond those imposed by federal regulations and the label |
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| Which of the following pest control requires a DPR pest control business license |
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| Which of the following qualifications must a person have to be responsible for the pest control operations of a pest control business? |
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| Qualified Applicators License |
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| A pest control business that has one or more employees must have |
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Definition
| Workers Compensation Insurance |
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| A pest control license must be registered with the |
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Definition
| County Agricultural Commissioner in counties where business operates. |
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| Each piece of mixing and application equipment owned by a pest control business must be |
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Definition
| Marked with the name of the business or other similar wording. |
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| Before making a pesticide application on someone's property, a pest control business must |
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Definition
| Obtain permission from the operator of the property. |
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Term
| An emergency or accidental release of pesticides involving a pest control business must be reported to the |
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Definition
| County Agricultural Commissioner |
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| Before a pest control business applies a pesticide for the production of an agricultural commodity, the property operator must provide the business with |
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Definition
| Their operator identification number |
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Term
| Which type of pesticide application for hire is not covered under the provision of a Maintenance Gardener Pest Control Business license? |
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Definition
| Spraying herbicide in a cemetery |
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Term
| A Pest Control Dealer License is not required for person or business who |
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Definition
| Has a Pest Control Business License and sells only pesticides they apply. |
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Term
| A person who holds a Qualified Applicator Certificate in the "Plant Agriculture" category cannot |
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Definition
| Sell or supervise people who sell agricultural pesticides. |
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Term
| An Agricultural Pest Control Adviser License is required if you |
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Definition
| Solicit services or sales for agricultural uses. |
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Term
| A person who is responsible for pesticide containers must |
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Definition
| Store the containers in a locked enclosure or provide a person to maintain control over the containers at all times. |
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Term
| The signs attached to a pesticide storage area must be readable from |
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Definition
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Term
| A service container that is used to hold a pesticide or pesticide mixture is |
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Definition
| Any other legal container other than the original labeled pesticide container. |
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Term
| Which of the following information is not required to be on the label of a service container? |
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Definition
| Name and address of the person responsible for the container |
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Term
| It is illegal to store pesticides in |
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Definition
| Spray equipment properly identified with labeling |
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Term
| Pesticides being carried in the back of a vehicle such as a truck must be properly secured in order to |
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Definition
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| Empty pesticide bags can be handled and disposed of as non-hazardous waste as long as they |
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Definition
| Have been properly emptied according to DPR's "Guidelines for Emptying and Burning Pesticide Bags" |
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Term
| Proper rinsing of an empty container involves |
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Definition
| Partially filling an empty pesticide container with water, shaking, an d draining the contents into the spray tank, then repeating this process at least two more times. |
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Term
| Which containers that have held pesticides are exempt from the container storage, triple rinsing, or disposal requirements in regulation? |
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Definition
| Containers that hold home use pesticides in the possession of the homeowners on their own property |
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Term
| The specific application information that an agricultural property operator must provide to workers at a central location include all the following except the |
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Definition
| Name or description of the pest |
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Term
| Which of the following is not one of the handler employee training requirements? |
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Definition
| The location of pesticide receipts |
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Term
| Engineering controls for handling pesticides include |
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Definition
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| Pesticide handler safety training for employees must be completed before |
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Definition
| Employees are allowed to handle any pesticide |
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Term
| Which of the following qualifications enables a person to train pesticide handler employees in commercial or research production of an agricultural plant commodity? |
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Definition
| A California Certified Private Applicator |
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Term
| Which of the following symptoms would not be reasonable grounds to suspect the possibility of a pesticide illness or injury? |
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Definition
| Scratches on the arms or hands |
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Term
| Employers must maintain employer handler use records that identify the employee, the name of the pesticide, and the date of handling whenever an employee handles a pesticide that |
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Definition
| Contains an organophosphate compound and is used for agricultural plant commodity. |
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| Employers that have employees who handle organophosphate pesticides in an agricultural plant production operation must have a signed written agreement from a doctor for medical supervision if |
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Definition
| The employees regularly handle organophosphate pesticides with the signal word "DANGER" or "WARNING". |
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| An employee who mixes, loads, or applies pesticides with the signal word " DANGER" in the production of an agricultural commodity may work alone at night if the employee |
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Definition
| Makes personal contact by radio with a responsible adult at least every hour |
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Term
| Decontamination facilities must be equipped at a minimum with |
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Definition
| Sufficient water, soap, and single-use towels for routine washing of the hands and face, and emergency washing of the entire body. |
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Term
| ________ are responsible for providing for the laundering of coveralls used by pesticide handler employees. |
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Definition
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| An exception to the DPR-regulation requiring employee handlers to wear eye protection when handling pesticides is when |
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Definition
| Working in an enclosed cab. |
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Term
| Pesticide handler employees must always wear chemical-resistant gloves except when |
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Definition
| The pesticide label specifies that gloves must not be worn |
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Term
| Which of the following procedures is not required in a written pesticide respirator program? |
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Definition
| Repairing damaged respirator cartridges. |
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Term
| Handlers who properly mix pesticides packaged in water-soluble packets are considered to be using |
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Definition
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| When must pesticide safety training be given to field workers? |
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Definition
| Before they are allowed ti to work in a treated field |
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Term
| How often should field workers receive safety training? |
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Definition
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| Who is qualified to provide training to field workers in California? |
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Definition
| A person who has completed an approved instructor-training program. |
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Term
| What document must be displayed at the work site or central location when field workers are working in a pesticide-treated field? |
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Definition
| A completed PSIS leaflet A-9. |
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| Before field worker employees are allowed to enter pesticide-treated fields, what information must the property operator inform them about that is mandated by California's pesticide laws? |
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Definition
| The availability and location of the pesticide use records, PSIS leaflets, and MSDS's. |
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Term
| Which of the following information about a pesticide-treated field is not required to be displayed at a central location? |
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Definition
| The name of the person who made the pesticide application. |
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Term
| When a pesticide that requires the use of a respirator is applied to a small number of plants in one section of a greenhouse, the treated area is considered to be |
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Definition
| The entire enclosed area plus any adjacent area that is not sealed from the treatment site. |
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Term
| When employees are required to enter pesticide-treated fields, emergency medical care must be |
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Definition
| Planned and arranged for in advance by the employer |
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Term
| When there is an inconsistency between the regulation-specified REI and the label-specified REI, you must always |
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Definition
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Term
| Which of the following is one of the restrictions for employees entering a pesticide-treated area before the REI expires to conduct limited-contact activities? |
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Definition
| Each employee spends no more than spends no more than eight hours in any 24-hour period in the treated field. |
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Term
| Which of the following would be considered a no contact activity in a pesticide-treated area in which the REI has not yet expired? |
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Definition
| Operating a tractor from an enclosed cab. |
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Term
| When using posting as a method of notification about pesticide REI, posting signs must be placed no further apart than |
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Definition
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Term
| When the pesticide label requires eye protection, employers must also provide each early-entry worker with |
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Definition
| At least one pint of eye flush water |
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| Which of the following is not an employer responsibility before allowing employees into a treated field after completion of a pesticide application and while a REI is in effect? |
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Definition
| Providing instructions on where and how to store personal protective equipment at home. |
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Term
| Employers must provide and require employees to wear approved respiratory equipment when |
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Definition
| Fumigant concentrations cannot be controlled |
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Term
| A fumigation accident response plan must be located |
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Definition
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| When a fumigated enclosed space is being entered to facilitate aeration, how many trained employees must be present? |
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Definition
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| Before starting any enclosed space fumigation, you must post plainly-visible warning signs |
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Definition
| At all entrances to the space. |
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Term
| A pesticide residue tolerance is the |
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Definition
| Maximum amount of pesticide that is allowable on a particular commodity at market distribution centers, wholesale markets, and point-of-entry. |
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Term
| What is the best way to avoid exceeding the legal pesticide tolerance on a commodity to which you are making a pesticide application? |
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Definition
| Carefully follow label instructions and any laws or regulations that may govern the use of the specific pesticide. |
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Term
| If an agricultural commodity is found to carry pesticide residues in excess of the legal tolerance it will be |
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Definition
| Quarantined and removed from sale and distribution. |
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Term
| If an agricultural commodity is found to have residues of a pesticide that is not registered for that commodity, it will be |
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Definition
| Considered a public nuisance |
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Term
| Ground water contamination resulting from legal, registered uses of pesticides |
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Definition
| Can cause unacceptable risks to human health and the environment |
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Term
| In the Department of Pesticide Regulation surface water protection program hydro-logically isolated site is |
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Definition
| Ant treatment area that does not produce pesticide run off that can enter any surface water, such as in an irrigation canal or drainage ditch. |
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Term
| The Health Schools Act is a |
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Definition
| California legislative mandate to protect children and staff from pesticide exposure in certain schools and child care facilities |
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Term
| When a pest control business must meet requirements in the Healthy Schools Act, the pest control business shall |
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Definition
| Submit a school and child care pesticide use report to DPR at least annually. |
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Term
| The goal of the use requirements int he ground water protection regulations is to |
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Definition
| Reduce run off and leaching of certain pesticides into ground water |
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Term
| The Department of Regulation surface water protection regulations are designed to |
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Definition
| Control run off and drift of dormant season pesticides applied to tree and vine crops. |
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Term
| Under the Endangered Species Act, the _______ is responsible for ensuring that registered pesticides will not harm endangered species or their habitats. |
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Definition
| U.S Environmental Protection Agency |
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Term
| Protection of endangered or threatened plants or animals is is prioritized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency according to |
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Definition
| Vulnerability of each endangered or threatened organism. |
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Term
| A minimal exposure pesticide is a pesticide |
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Definition
| With labeling instructions that do not mitigate specific hazards |
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Term
| All employees who handle minimal exposure pesticides must have available to them |
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Definition
| An area where they can change clothes and wash themselves at the end of their work day. |
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Term
| For minimal exposure pesticides bearing the signal word CAUTION, employers |
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Definition
| Must provide decontamination facilities at the mixing and loading area. |
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Term
| Respiratory protection is not required if an employee is |
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Definition
| Using equipment with vehicle-mounted spray nozzles that are directed downward and located below the level of the employee. |
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