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CERTIFICATION EXAM
Risk assessment - ANSWERS-What is the first step a business should
take to develop a sound pesticide security program?
Replacing employees often with new personnel - ANSWERS-Which
would not be considered a good security practice?
It is important to keep with your emergency list an outline of the
information that should be passed alone during an emergency
notification call - ANSWERS-Which statement about emergency
response planning is true?
Outlining the sequence of actions to take in a crisis. - ANSWERS-What
is the backbone of any emergency response plan?
Use water jets to put out the pesticide fire. - ANSWERS-Which is not a
recommended action to take in the event of a fire involving pesticides?
Use sawdust or sweeping compounds to control pesticides that are
strong oxidizers. - ANSWERS-Which would not be an action to take in
the case of a pesticide spill?
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, NEBRASKA PESTICIDE LATEST
APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM
Sweep up the absorbed chemical and place jt in a steel or fiber drum
lined with a heavy duty plastic bag - ANSWERS-Which statement is
true about proper cleanup procedures for pesticide spills?
The life cycle of the pest and weather comditions - ANSWERS-
Determining when to apply a pesticide includes consideration of:
The various crops or areas on which pesticide may be legally used. -
ANSWERS-The directions of use on a pesticide label indicate:
Physical incompatibilty - ANSWERS-When two or more pesticides
mixed together form a putty or paste, separate into layers, of look like
cottage cheese, it is an example of:
Fill tank 1/5 to 1/2 full with carrier, add compatibility agent, add
suspension products, add solution products, add surfactants, add
emulsion products. - ANSWERS-What is the usual order for tank
mixing pesticides.
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, NEBRASKA PESTICIDE LATEST
APPLICATOR
CERTIFICATION EXAM
Use a sharp knife or scissors to open paper or cardboard containers -
ANSWERS-Which statement about the proper technique for opening
pesticide containers is true?
After adding the pesticide to the partially filled spray tank the measuring
container should be rinsed and the rinse solution poured into the tank. -
ANSWERS-Which statement about measuring and transferring
pesticides is true?
Containers must be disposed of in accordance with label directions and
federal, state, and local laws and regulations. - ANSWERS-Which
statement about cleaning and disposing of pesticide containers is true?
Both triple-rinsing and pressure rinsing are considered non-hazardous
waste. - ANSWERS-Which statement about triple-rinsing and pressure-
rinsing pesticide containers is true?
Rinsates may be applied to labeled target sites at or below labeled rates.
- ANSWERS-Which statement about pesticide rinsates is true?
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