2023-2024 PEST CONTROL APPLICATORS EXAMS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS [STUDY GUIDE]

2023-2024 PEST CONTROL APPLICATORS EXAMS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS [STUDY GUIDE] 1. What is a heat stress indicator? 2. Types of Respira- tors 3. What is required on PPE label? 4. Give a TRUE state- ment o ...

2023-2024 PEST CONTROL APPLICATORS EXAMS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS [STUDY GUIDE] 1. What is a heat stress indicator? 2. Types of Respira- tors 3. What is required on PPE label? 4. Give a TRUE state- ment of PPE chemi- cal resistance 5. On the guidelines in Chemical Re- sistance Category "D", what material provides the best protection requiring that you MUST wear gloves? 6. What are the body parts most likely to be exposed to pesti- cides? 7. What MUST be ac- cessible to the pes- ticide handler ac- cording to the Work- er Protection Stan- Lack of sweat. It is a symptom of heart stroke Air-supplying respirators *Supplied- air respirator,*Self-contained breathing ap- paratus (SCBA)) Air-purifying respirators *Non-powered particulate respirators(filtering face- piece, dust/mist mask),*Powered particulate respira- tors, *Chemical cartridge respirators(half facemask and full facemask),*Gas masks with canisters Sometimes a label has different PPE requirements for pesticide handlers and early-entry workers. The ability of a given material to protect an individual from a pesticide product is largely a function of the type of solvent used to formulate the pesticide product. Barrier laminate or butyl rubber The hands and forearms An eyewash dispenser dard when wearing goggles for eye pro- tection? 8. What type of res- pirator MUST you wear when apply- ing liquid pesticide products from Toxi- city Class I accord- ing to EPA criteria? 9. What is the purpose of the fit check? 10. Give a TRUE state- ment about dispos- able PPE 11. Give a TRUE state- ment about wash- ing contaminated PPE 12. Give a TRUE state- ment about respira- tor maintenance 13. How pesticides move in the environ- ment Use a NIOSH-approved respirator with an organic va- por (OV) cartridge or canister with any N, R, P, or 100 series prefilter. To make sure you have a tight-fitting seal with no leakages each time you use the respirator. Inexpensive disposables may be a good choice for brief pesticide-handling activities. After washing the items, run the washer through at least one additional entire cycle without clothing Respirator cartridges must be stored in an air-tight bag or they lose their effectiveness. *Movement in Air-Pesticide movement away from the application site by wind or air currents is called drift. *Movement in Water-Most pesticide movement in wa- ter is either by surface movement off the treated site (runoff) or by downward movement through the soil (leaching). *Movement on or in Objects, Plants, or Animals- Pes- ticide residue is the pesticide that remains in the envi- ronment after an application or a spill. Pesticides can move away from the application site when they are on 14. What property of pesticide can make it more likely to move with water in a surface runoff? 15. Give a TRUE state- ment about ground- water or surface wa- ter contamination by pesticides 16. What is an example of non-point-source contamination of groundwater? 17. What soil condi- tions are pesticides more likely to leach through soil? 18. To prevent contam- ination of surface and groundwater by pesticides, what is recommended best management prac- tice? 19. What are two things that pesticide ap- plicators should be MOST aware of to avoid spray drift? or in objects or organisms that move (or are moved) off-site. High solubility Runoff and erosion are sources of surface water con- tamination by pesticides Pesticides that dissolve and leach through soil after it rains A sandy oil, low in organic matter, where groundwater is shallow Use terrace and conservation tillage practices Droplet size and wind direction and speed