Georgia Pest Control Registration Exam
GSPCC -answer Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA -answer Georgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA -answer 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 -answer Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 -answer Required EPA to ensure that using registered
pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
FQPA -answer 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? -answer -Toxicity of the pesticide
,-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA -answer 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 -answer 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 -answer 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 -answer WDO- Wood Destroying
Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO -answer 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 -
answer 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 -answer
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 -
answer 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 -answer
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 -answer
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) -answer 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
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
GSPCC -answer Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission
GDA -answer Georgia Department of Agriculture
FIFRA -answer 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 -answer Environmental Protection Agency
Endangered Species Act of 1973 -answer Required EPA to ensure that using registered
pesticides would not harm species placed on endangered species list.
FQPA -answer 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? -answer -Toxicity of the pesticide
,-Hazard to the applicator
-Effect on the environment
OSHA -answer 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 -answer 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 -answer 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 -answer WDO- Wood Destroying
Organisms
HPC- Household Pest Control
FUM- Fumigation
Contracts for Control of WDO -answer 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 -
answer 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 -answer
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 -
answer 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 -answer
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 -answer
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) -answer 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
Removal of all visible and accessible termite tunnels
