Pesticide Emergency Management and Environmental Protection | Georgia Approval #R23-0709

Instructor: Sarah Racine

This one-credit course is approved by the Georgia Department of Agriculture to teach the essentials of proper pesticide application. Safe and legal handling of pesticides is essential as pest managers seek to avoid damage to the environment and toxic human exposure.

Notifications, public warning signs, and management plans set the stage for controlled pesticide usage. The safest use of pesticide is to avoid them altogether, which is why this course covers alternative treatments.

Caution from start to finish yields safe results. Carefully consider your chemical selection, equipment usage, application techniques, recordkeeping, cleanup, disposal and liability. Make sure to use suitable service containers when mixing, storing or transporting pesticides.

No safety plan is complete without the tools for timely emergency response. Accidents happen. A leak, spill, or misapplication might expose people and the environment to danger. Learn how to act quickly to contain hazards. Practice first aid treatments for exposure to clothing, skin, eyes, and the respiratory system.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

– Identify pesticide safety measures to protect people and the environment from pesticide exposure.
– Describe appropriate ways to handle and apply pesticides.
– Explain how to handle pesticide emergencies such as leaks, spills and misapplications.
– Recognize different types of pesticide emergencies and corresponding first aid measures.
– Discuss effective equipment selection, safe application techniques and proper practices for cleanup and disposal.