Indiana Category 1 Applicator License
Studying
Individuals who use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides, or any pesticide for-hire, in the
production of agricultural crops, or non-crop agricultural lands such as pastures *** Who does the
Category 1 certification apply to?
5 years *** What is the certification term for a Category 1 Applicator's License?
-Option 1: Retesting at the end of their certification term (aka 5 years)
-Option 2: Accrue 20 continuing education hours (CCHs) of Cat-1 related education within the five year
term to recertify *** How can certified Category 1 applicators renew their certification?
oisc.purdue.edu and click on "Pesticide" *** Where can you find the training programs for continuing
education hours?
Obtain a commercial pesticide applicator license from OISC *** Once you are certified, what is an
applicator required to do?
Annually *** How often are applicator licenses renewed?
Individuals certified in Cat 1 ay supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides or the for-hire use of any
pesticide by a non-certified employee (if rules are followed....see next card) *** What is Indiana's
Supervision Rule?
1) Non-Certified Applicator: Cat1 applicator must be on-site
2) Registered Technician: if the Cat 1 applicator is either on-site or reachable by phone/voice *** What
are the qualifications for a Cat-1 applicator to be allowed to supervise 1) a non-certified applicator and
2) a registered technician?
,1) provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet
2) determine the need for any additional site-specific instructions
3) provide copies of product labels
4) make available PPE specified on the label of products being used
5) Assume responsibility of the work of the RT
6) Remain available by phone or other means of voice contact for the RT *** When a Cat-1 applicator is
not on site but supervising a RT, what are the 6 things the Cat-1 applicator must do/provide?
10 Registered Technicians *** What is the max number of Registered Technicians that a Cat-1 applicator
can supervise (without written permission from OISC)?
RT's must be able to establish voice contact with their supervisor within 5 minutes during an emergency
or within 30 minutes in a non-emergency situation *** What is the rule of establishing voice contact if a
Cat-1 applicator is supervising an RT?
NO - not if they don't mix or transfer pesticides *** If a tender truck driver is not a Registered Technician
and acts as a shuttle between the facility and the field, do they need supervision from a Cat-1
applicator?
YES *** If a tender truck driver is not a Registered Technician and mixes and loads pesticide, do they
need supervision from a Cat-1 applicator?
"a person may not apply a pesticide in a manner that allows it to drift from the target site, in sufficient
quantity, to cause harm to a nontarget site" *** What is Indiana's Drift Rule?
A nonprofit company/website that helps applicators, specialty crop growers, and stewards of at-risk
habitats in IN communicate more effectively to protect sensitive sites from pesticides *** What is
FieldWatch?
, Carry pollen from one plant to another.
Pollinators include bees, butterflies, beetles, and flies. *** Define a pollinator
A plan intended to protect pollinator populations from pesticide applications--managed and native--in
agricultural and non-ag settings *** What is the Indiana Pollinator Protection Plan?
-A website that resulted from the Indiana Pollinator Protection Plan
-A mechanism by which applicators can identify the location of managed hives *** What is
BeeCheck.org?
2 mile radius of application site *** What is the mile radius in which applicators should identify hive
locations relative to their application site?
at least 2 years from date of application *** How long should Category 1 businesses maintain records of
all restricted-use pesticide applications?
1. Applicator's name
2. Applicator's certification number
3. Location of application
4. Type of treatment
5. Pests controlled
6. Application date
7. Acres treated
8. Pesticide brand name & formulation
9. Manufacturer name
Studying
Individuals who use or supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides, or any pesticide for-hire, in the
production of agricultural crops, or non-crop agricultural lands such as pastures *** Who does the
Category 1 certification apply to?
5 years *** What is the certification term for a Category 1 Applicator's License?
-Option 1: Retesting at the end of their certification term (aka 5 years)
-Option 2: Accrue 20 continuing education hours (CCHs) of Cat-1 related education within the five year
term to recertify *** How can certified Category 1 applicators renew their certification?
oisc.purdue.edu and click on "Pesticide" *** Where can you find the training programs for continuing
education hours?
Obtain a commercial pesticide applicator license from OISC *** Once you are certified, what is an
applicator required to do?
Annually *** How often are applicator licenses renewed?
Individuals certified in Cat 1 ay supervise the use of restricted-use pesticides or the for-hire use of any
pesticide by a non-certified employee (if rules are followed....see next card) *** What is Indiana's
Supervision Rule?
1) Non-Certified Applicator: Cat1 applicator must be on-site
2) Registered Technician: if the Cat 1 applicator is either on-site or reachable by phone/voice *** What
are the qualifications for a Cat-1 applicator to be allowed to supervise 1) a non-certified applicator and
2) a registered technician?
,1) provide a category-specific site assessment fact sheet
2) determine the need for any additional site-specific instructions
3) provide copies of product labels
4) make available PPE specified on the label of products being used
5) Assume responsibility of the work of the RT
6) Remain available by phone or other means of voice contact for the RT *** When a Cat-1 applicator is
not on site but supervising a RT, what are the 6 things the Cat-1 applicator must do/provide?
10 Registered Technicians *** What is the max number of Registered Technicians that a Cat-1 applicator
can supervise (without written permission from OISC)?
RT's must be able to establish voice contact with their supervisor within 5 minutes during an emergency
or within 30 minutes in a non-emergency situation *** What is the rule of establishing voice contact if a
Cat-1 applicator is supervising an RT?
NO - not if they don't mix or transfer pesticides *** If a tender truck driver is not a Registered Technician
and acts as a shuttle between the facility and the field, do they need supervision from a Cat-1
applicator?
YES *** If a tender truck driver is not a Registered Technician and mixes and loads pesticide, do they
need supervision from a Cat-1 applicator?
"a person may not apply a pesticide in a manner that allows it to drift from the target site, in sufficient
quantity, to cause harm to a nontarget site" *** What is Indiana's Drift Rule?
A nonprofit company/website that helps applicators, specialty crop growers, and stewards of at-risk
habitats in IN communicate more effectively to protect sensitive sites from pesticides *** What is
FieldWatch?
, Carry pollen from one plant to another.
Pollinators include bees, butterflies, beetles, and flies. *** Define a pollinator
A plan intended to protect pollinator populations from pesticide applications--managed and native--in
agricultural and non-ag settings *** What is the Indiana Pollinator Protection Plan?
-A website that resulted from the Indiana Pollinator Protection Plan
-A mechanism by which applicators can identify the location of managed hives *** What is
BeeCheck.org?
2 mile radius of application site *** What is the mile radius in which applicators should identify hive
locations relative to their application site?
at least 2 years from date of application *** How long should Category 1 businesses maintain records of
all restricted-use pesticide applications?
1. Applicator's name
2. Applicator's certification number
3. Location of application
4. Type of treatment
5. Pests controlled
6. Application date
7. Acres treated
8. Pesticide brand name & formulation
9. Manufacturer name
