GENERAL COLORADO
COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING REVIEW
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
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1. When was the EPA established? Answer: 1970
2. What does FIFRA stand for? Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
3. What does the EPA through its OPP (Office of Pesticide Programs)
use to carry out it's mandate? Answer: FIFRA
4. What is the primary focus of FIFRA? Answer: To provide federal control of pesticide
distribution sale, and use.
5. EPA was given authority under FIFRA to not only study the
consequences of pesticide but to also Answer: Answer: require users to register
when purchasing pesticides.
6. Through later amendments to FIFRA; users also must take exams
for certifi- cations as Answer: Answer: applicators of pesticides.
7. Under FIFRA, the EPA must register (license) new pesticides and re-
register all existing pesticides to ensure that Answer: Answer: when used according
to the label directions, they will not cause unreasonable risks to the environment or human
health.
8. FIFRA regulations apply to people who Answer: Answer: manufacture, formulate,
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COMMERCIAL PESTICIDE
APPLICATION AND SAFETY
TRAINING REVIEW
COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (FREQUENTLY
TESTED) WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
,Contact for further consultation
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
2/
22
, Contact for further consultation
1. When was the EPA established? Answer: 1970
2. What does FIFRA stand for? Answer: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
3. What does the EPA through its OPP (Office of Pesticide Programs)
use to carry out it's mandate? Answer: FIFRA
4. What is the primary focus of FIFRA? Answer: To provide federal control of pesticide
distribution sale, and use.
5. EPA was given authority under FIFRA to not only study the
consequences of pesticide but to also Answer: Answer: require users to register
when purchasing pesticides.
6. Through later amendments to FIFRA; users also must take exams
for certifi- cations as Answer: Answer: applicators of pesticides.
7. Under FIFRA, the EPA must register (license) new pesticides and re-
register all existing pesticides to ensure that Answer: Answer: when used according
to the label directions, they will not cause unreasonable risks to the environment or human
health.
8. FIFRA regulations apply to people who Answer: Answer: manufacture, formulate,
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22
