Georgia Pest Control Registration Exam with accurate || || || || || || ||
detailed solutions ||
GSPCC - ✔✔Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
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GDA - ✔✔Georgia Department of Agriculture
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FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
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Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
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Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and created
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
requirements for: ||
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides || || || || || ||
-Safety of workers using pesticides
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-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
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-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA || || || || ||
EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
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Endangered Species Act of 1973 - ✔✔Required EPA to ensure that using registered
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pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
|| || || || || || || || ||
FQPA - ✔✔Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
|| || || || || || ||
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational
|| || || || || || || || || ||
(residential) exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
,In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures provide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
what information to the EPA? - ✔✔-Toxicity of the pesticide
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-Hazard to the applicator || || ||
-Effect on the environment || || ||
OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
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Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make reports
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including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.|| || || || || || ||
SPCA - ✔✔Structural Pest Control Act
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Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
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The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
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Requirements for Georgia SPCA - ✔✔Company License || || || || || ||
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
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Certified Operator ||
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person who has
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
taken and passed the certification exam.
|| || || || || ||
Registered Employees ||
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the presence of a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
certified or registered employee. || || ||
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered periodically.
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Re-certification
,-5 years
||
-HPC- 25 hours || ||
-WDO- 25 hours || ||
-FUM- 12 hours || ||
Re-registration
-2 years
||
-HPC- 8 hours || ||
-WDO- 8 hours || ||
-FUM- 3 hours || ||
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories - ✔✔WDO- Wood Destroying Organisms
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HPC- Household Pest Control
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FUM- Fumigation ||
Contracts for Control of WDO - ✔✔A contract must be issued for every WDO service before
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the work begins.
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Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
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Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites - || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building || || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
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contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
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Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
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✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building || || || || || || || ||
, Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || ||
Application of of an approved termiticide || || || || ||
Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other than Baits
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- ✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || || || ||
Application of of an approved termiticide || || || || ||
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - ✔✔Removal of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || || || ||
Install/service an approved baiting system || || || ||
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - ✔✔Systems
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must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to control infestations found during the coverage period of an official Georgia Wood
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Infestation Inspection Report. || ||
Alternate Application Techniques (AAT) - ✔✔AATs must be approved by the commission
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
prior to use || ||
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
detailed solutions ||
GSPCC - ✔✔Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
|| || || || || ||
GDA - ✔✔Georgia Department of Agriculture
|| || || || ||
FIFRA - ✔✔Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 1947
|| || || || || || || ||
Regulate the registration and labeling of pesticides.
|| || || || || ||
Amended in 1972 to include classification systems for types of pesticides and created
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
requirements for: ||
-Certification of applicators authorized to apply pesticides || || || || || ||
-Safety of workers using pesticides
|| || || ||
-Protection of environment from contamination by pesticides
|| || || || || ||
-Creation of EPA to administer FIFRA || || || || ||
EPA - ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency
|| || || ||
Endangered Species Act of 1973 - ✔✔Required EPA to ensure that using registered
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
|| || || || || || || || ||
FQPA - ✔✔Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
|| || || || || || ||
Amended FIFRA and directed EPA to regulate pesticides through establishment of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
tolerance levels for pesticides from dietary, drinking water, and non-occupational
|| || || || || || || || || ||
(residential) exposure in conjunction with the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
,In order to obtain a registration, EPA and GDA require pesticide manufactures provide
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
what information to the EPA? - ✔✔-Toxicity of the pesticide
|| || || || || || || || ||
-Hazard to the applicator || || ||
-Effect on the environment || || ||
OSHA - ✔✔Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1970
|| || || || || || ||
Any company with 10 or more employees to keep certain records and make reports
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
including all work related deaths, injuries, and illnesses.|| || || || || || ||
SPCA - ✔✔Structural Pest Control Act
|| || || || ||
Primary law for the pest management industry in Georgia.
|| || || || || || || ||
The Department of Agriculture is the enforcement agency for the SPCA.
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Requirements for Georgia SPCA - ✔✔Company License || || || || || ||
-All pest management companies must be licensed before they begin operation
|| || || || || || || || || ||
Certified Operator ||
-Every pest management company (branch) must employee at least one person who has
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
taken and passed the certification exam.
|| || || || || ||
Registered Employees ||
-all non-certified technicians must be registered, in order to work without the presence of a
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
certified or registered employee. || || ||
Re-certification/re-registration
-All certified and registered employees must be re-certified and re-registered periodically.
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Re-certification
,-5 years
||
-HPC- 25 hours || ||
-WDO- 25 hours || ||
-FUM- 12 hours || ||
Re-registration
-2 years
||
-HPC- 8 hours || ||
-WDO- 8 hours || ||
-FUM- 3 hours || ||
Designated Certified Operators (DCO) Categories - ✔✔WDO- Wood Destroying Organisms
|| || || || || || || || ||
HPC- Household Pest Control
|| || ||
FUM- Fumigation ||
Contracts for Control of WDO - ✔✔A contract must be issued for every WDO service before
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
the work begins.
|| || ||
Copied must be kept for 2 years following the expiration of the contract.
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
Comprehensive Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites - || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building || || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || || || ||
Application of of an approved termiticide to all exterior and interior soils
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
Defined Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites -
|| || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building || || || || || || || ||
, Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || ||
Application of of an approved termiticide || || || || ||
Post Construction Soil Termiticide Application for Subterranean Termites, Other than Baits
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
- ✔✔Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || || || ||
Application of of an approved termiticide || || || || ||
Post Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - ✔✔Removal of
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
|| || || || || || ||
Install/service an approved baiting system || || || ||
Pre-Construction Termiticide Bait Application for Subterranean Termites - ✔✔Systems
|| || || || || || || || ||
must be monitored for one year at no additional cost when installed for pre-construction or
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
to control infestations found during the coverage period of an official Georgia Wood
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
Infestation Inspection Report. || ||
Alternate Application Techniques (AAT) - ✔✔AATs must be approved by the commission
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
prior to use || ||
Removal of all cellulosic material from under the building
|| || || || || || || ||
Removal of all wood to earth contacts except pressure treated wood designed for ground
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
contact
