dept. 1200, 1203, 8 CCR 1203-2, pt. 5, subpt. E - Turf and Ornamental

5.17. Each applicator technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in both the turf category and the ornamental category shall have at a minimum 60 hours of training:

(a) At least 8 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: applicable State, Federal, and local laws and regulations, environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, and public safety;

(b) At least 12 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: pest management and host and pest identification; and

(c) At least 40 hours of which shall be on the job training. At least 16 hours of this training shall be conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or a licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 season of turf and ornamental pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 24 hours of said on the job training may be conducted by an experienced technician trained by the applicator. Said training shall cover: environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, pest management, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety.

5.18. Each sales technician working for a commercial applicator licensed in both the turf category and the ornamental category shall have at a minimum 64 hours of training:

(a) At least 8 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: applicable State, Federal, and local laws and regulations, environmental precautions, pesticides and their families, pesticide label and labeling, and public safety;

(b) At least 24 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: pest management and host and pest identification; and

(c) At least 32 hours of which shall be on the job training, at least 8 hours of this training shall be conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or a licensed certified operator which licensed qualified supervisor or licensed certified operator has at least 1 season of turf and ornamental pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 24 hours of said on the job training may be conducted by an experienced technician trained by the applicator. Said training shall cover environmental precautions, pesticides and their families, pest management, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety.

5.19. Each technician who acts as both a sales technician and as an applicator technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in both the turf category and the ornamental category shall have at a minimum 80 hours of training:

(a) At least 8 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: applicable State, Federal, and local laws and regulations, environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, and public safety;

(b) At least 32 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: pest management and host and pest identification; and

(c) At least 40 hours of which shall be on the job training. At least 8 hours of this training shall be conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or a licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 season of turf and ornamental pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 32 hours of said on the job training may be conducted by an experienced technician trained by the applicator. Said training shall cover environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, pest management, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety.

5.20. Each on-going experienced applicator technician and sales technician continuing to work for the same commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in both the turf category and the ornamental category shall have, during each year of employment after the first season of experience, at a minimum, the following on- going training: 4 hours of training conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 year of turf and ornamental pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. The qualified supervisor shall determine from those topics enumerated in Part 5.19 the training required. Said training may be either classroom-instructional or on the job training as determined by the qualified supervisor.

5.21. Each new hire experienced technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in both the turf category and the ornamental category shall have at a minimum 16 hours of training:

(a) At least 4 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: applicable State, Federal, and local laws and regulations, environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, pest management, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety;

(b) At least 8 hours of which shall be on the job training conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or a licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 season of turf and ornamental pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. Said training shall cover: environmental precautions, use, equipment and calibration, pesticides and their families, pest management, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety;

(c) The remaining 4 hours shall be divided between classroom and the job site as the need is determined by the qualified supervisor; and

(d) Experienced sales technicians are not required to complete training in use, equipment and calibration nor applicator safety.

Notes

dept. 1200, 1203, 8 CCR 1203-2, pt. 5, subpt. E

38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 12/30/2015 39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 3/30/2016 45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2022