1. Pesticide Certification and the Green Industry Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education Curriculum Office July, 2002

2. Certification... and the Green Industry Who needs certification ? n Private Applicators n Registered Technicians n Commercial Applicators For Hire Not For Hire

3. Certification... and the Green Industry Certification vs Certificate n By passing the exam, you earn 2 years of “certification” n To document that fact, you’ll be sent a “certificate”

4. Certification... and the Green Industry Private Applicators n Farm n Nursery n Greenhouse

5. Certification... and the Green Industry Registered Technician n Must have 40 hours training under a licensed applicator n Training should include classroom and on-the-job n Must pass the Registered Tech exam n $15.00 per year fee n Liability of the supervisor

6. Certification... and the Green Industry Registered Technicians may… n Use general use pesticides without supervision n Use RUP with supervision

7. Certification... and the Green Industry Commercial Applicators n Categories 3aOrnamental - Outside 3bOrnamentals - Inside 3cTurf

8. Certification... and the Green Industry How to become a commercial applicator…. n After 12 months as a registered technician you are eligible to take the commercial exams n If you can document previous training and/or experience equivilent to 12 months as a registered technician

9. Certification... and the Green Industry Commercial - For Hire n Any applicator who uses any pesticide on any property in exchange for compensation n Except as exempt for: Not for Hire

10. Certification... and the Green Industry Commercial - Not for Hire n No Certification required …...If the applicator uses general use pesticides only…on property owned or leased by his empoyer

11. Certification... and the Green Industry Not for Hire - Exceptions n Must be certified, if: n Use any RUP. or n Use any pesticides, around: educational institutions health care facilities day care facilities where food is stored, or sold on recreational land > 5 acres

12. Certification... and the Green Industry Renewal n Your certificate must be renewed each year. n Your certification must be renewed every 2 years. You can earn additional credit up to 5 years. n But the certificate must be renewed every year

13. Certification... and the Green Industry How to renew your certificate n Each year VDACS will send you a renewal application. It will list the status of your certification and instruct you to sign it and return it with you certificate of insurance and your annual fee. n Ignoring this form could cause you to need re-testing.

14. Certification... and the Green Industry How to re-certify n At least every two years, you’ll need to attend a state approved recertification workshop. There is no testing required. Your attendance will be certified by the workshop coordinator, and submitted to VDACS for you.

15. Certification... and the Green Industry When ? n Commercial certificates expire June 30 n Private certificates expire December 31

16. Certification... and the Green Industry For more information: n Chesterfield Extension Office n 751-4401 n Fax 751-0515 n E-mail rnunnall@vt.edu