National Standards
(Basic Knowledge Requirement for Pesticide Education in Canada)
This document is organized into the 10 following concepts and contains the minimum knowledge requirements for the certification of applicators:
- General Information
- terminology
- categorizing pesticides
- formulations
- Regulations
- federal, provincial, and municipal pesticide laws
- Labelling
- identify, define and use the information on pesticide labels
- Human Health
- acute and chronic toxicity
- routes of exposure
- factors affecting exposure
- reducing exposure and risk
- recognition of poisoning
- Pesticide Safety
- attitude and general precautions
- selecting and purchasing pesticides
- protective clothing and equipment
- transportation, storage and disposal
- mixing and loading
- safety during application
- re-entry
- application records
- Environment
- fate of pesticides
- aquatic impact
- land impact
- Pest Management
- integrated pest management
- pest identification and biology
- monitoring methods, action and injury level
- Application Technology
- equipment selection
- proper equipment set-up, use and maintenance
- equipment calibration and pesticide use calculations
- pesticide products and factors affecting their use and performance
- Emergency Response
- Professionalism
- dealing effectively with clients and the public regarding the use of pesticides
Courses
Courses in Pesticide Certification are offered by various organizations including:
Alberta Pesticide Applicators Coarse