Laws & Regulations

Under the EPA's current (2017) pesticide applicator certification rule, what is the federal minimum age to apply restricted use pesticides as a certified applicator, or under the direct supervision of one?

• 14 years old
• 16 years old
• 21 years old
• 18 years old ✓

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The EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers from occupational pesticide exposure on which types of establishments?

• Farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses ✓
• Restaurants, hotels, and food-processing plants
• Schools, hospitals, and day-care centers
• Residential homes and apartment buildings

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Under FIFRA, before a pesticide may be distributed or sold in the United States, it must generally be:

• Approved by the applicator's home-state legislature
• Registered (licensed) by the EPA ✓
• Tested by the National Pesticide Information Center
• Endorsed by the manufacturer's trade association

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Under the EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural employers are required to provide their workers and pesticide handlers with:

• Annual pesticide safety training and decontamination supplies ✓
• A state pesticide applicator license
• Personal health insurance coverage
• Free on-site housing

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Under federal law, the "Restricted Use" classification limits a product (or its restricted uses) to application by:

• Any adult who has purchased the product
• A certified applicator, or someone under that certified applicator's direct supervision ✓
• Only employees of the pesticide manufacturer
• Anyone who has completed a one-hour online safety video

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Under federal law, using a registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling is:

• A federal violation prohibited by the EPA under FIFRA ✓
• Acceptable as long as a lower rate than the label states is used
• Allowed whenever the applicator is certified
• Permitted on the applicator's own property

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Under the EPA's current certification rule, before a noncertified applicator may use restricted use pesticides under a certified applicator's direct supervision, federal law requires that the noncertified applicator first:

• Pass the full certified-applicator exam
• Receive training before using RUPs ✓
• Hold a private applicator license
• Be at least 21 years of age

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