Pesticide Applicator Resources

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As a pesticide applicator or pest management professional you have many responsibilities:

• You make daily decisions about how much and what chemicals you apply.
• You deal with complex and sensitive sites such as daycares, forests, and food establishments, which often require extra knowledge, training, and certification.
• You have higher exposure potential than most people because you are working with pesticides so often.
• You may need to respond to questions from the public about pesticides.

NPIC can help you in your job:

• We can provide science-based information to your clients and concerned citizens.
• We maintain a library of pesticide information, including label and MSDS databases and fact sheets about specific chemicals.
• We can help you identify ways to minimize your exposure and risk at work.
• We can provide the contact information you need for recertification and worker safety questions.

Resources for applicators:

• Contacts for Pesticide Workers
• Contacts for Information about the Worker Protection Standard in Agriculture & Forestry
• Label and SDS Databases
• Specific Chemical (Active Ingredient) Information
• Pesticide Safe Use Practices
• Minimizing Pesticide Exposure at Work
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Pesticides and Forestry
• Preharvest Interval

Additional Resources:

• Cancer Prevention For Agricultural Workers - Oregon Health & Science University
• Endangered Species: Information For Pesticide Users - U.S. EPA
• Pesticide Risk Communication and Mitigation - Oregon Department of Agriculture
• Mitigating pesticide hazards - University of California IPM
• PestiSeguro/PestiSafe Label Information (app) - University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
• Insecticide Basics for the Pest Management Professional - University of Georgia Extension
• Paraquat Dichloride: One Sip Can Kill - US Environmental Protection Agency
• Limiting Exposures around Families - Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs

If you have questions about this, or any pesticide-related topic, please call NPIC at 800-858-7378 (8:00am - 12:00pm PST), or email us at npic@ace.orst.edu.