Open School BC

Pesticide Applicators’ Core Online Training Modules
Orientation to the Profession	• The qualities of a professional pesticide applicator • Changes in the pesticide profession • The emergence of the integrated pest management approach
Module 1: Names, Groups and Formulations	• Ways pesticides are named • Ways of grouping pesticides • Pesticide formulations
Module 2: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)	• Six elements of integrated pest management • Injury and action thresholds • Treatment categories
Module 3: Labelling	• Principal information • Secondary information • How to obtain an MSDS
Module 4: Legislation	• Pest Control Products Act and Regulations and other federal legislation • Integrated Pest Management Act and other legislation specific to the province of BC • How to determine the correct legislative framework for a given application situation
Module 5: Protecting Human Health	• Acute and chronic toxicity • Protecting routes of entry • Reducing exposure and personal risk of harm
Module 6: Impacts on the Environment	• The processes that affect the fate of pesticides in the environment • How to prevent pesticides from harming water and organisms that depend on the water • How to prevent pesticides from harming land environment and its inhabitants
Module 7: Protective Equipment	• How to choose the correct protective clothing and equipment • How to clean and maintain protective clothing and equipment
Module 8: Working Safely	• Storing pesticides • Mixing and loading pesticides • Cleaning and maintaining application equipment • Calculations for required amounts of pesticides • Correct application technique
Module 9: Emergency Response	• Emergency response plans • Responding to a pesticide spill • Other pesticide emergencies • First aid and spill kits
Module 10: Application Technology	• An introduction to application equipment • Calculations for equipment calibration • Equipment maintenance considerations

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