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

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Subpart F - Structural

5.22. Each applicator technician and sales technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in the structural categories of wood destroying organism pest control, fumigation, or residential/commercial pest control shall have at a minimum 160 hours of training:

(a) At least 32 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 120 hours of which shall be on the job training. At least 60 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 year of structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 60 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, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety;

(c) The remaining 8 hours shall be divided between classroom-instructional training and on the job training as the need is determined by the qualified supervisor; and

(d) Successfully complete a written examination prepared and given by the commercial applicator showing overall comprehension of the subject matter of the training.

5.23. Each on-going experienced applicator technician and sales technician continuing to work for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in the structural categories of wood destroying organism pest control, fumigation, or residential/commercial pest control shall have during each year of employment after the first season of experience, at a minimum, the following on-going training:

(a) 2 hours per month of training which training shall over a period of 6 months include at least 3 hours of classroom-instructional training. 9 hours shall be divided between classroom-instructional training and on the job training as the need is determined by the qualified supervisor. Said classroom-instructional training and on the job training shall be conducted by either a licensed qualified supervisor or licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 year of structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. Said training shall cover those areas enumerated in Part 5.22; and

(b) Successfully complete a written examination prepared and given by the commercial applicator showing overall comprehension of the subject matter of the training.

5.24. Each new hire experienced technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in the structural categories of wood destroying organism pest control, fumigation, or residential/commercial pest control shall have at a minimum 32 hours of training:

(a) At least 16 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; and

(b) At least 16 hours of which shall be the job training conducted by a licensed qualified supervisor or a licensed certified operator which licensed certified operator has at least 1 year of structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years which training shall cover: use, equipment and calibration, applicator safety, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety.

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

5.25. Each applicator technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in the structural categories of outdoor vertebrate pest control, stored commodities treatment, Post-Harvest Potato Pest Control, wood preservation and wood products treatment, or interior plant pest control shall have at a minimum 36 hours of training:

(a) At least 12 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; and

(b) At least 24 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 structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 16 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.

5.26. Each sales technician working for a commercial applicator licensed in the structural categories of outdoor vertebrate pest control, stored commodities treatment, Post-Harvest Potato Pest Control, wood preservation and wood products treatment, or interior plant pest control shall have at a minimum 36 hours of training:

(a) At least 12 hours of which shall be classroom-instructional training covering: applicable State, Federal, and local laws and regulations, environmental precautions, pesticides and their families, pest management, pesticide label and labeling, host and pest identification, and public safety;

(b) At least 16 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 structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. No more than 8 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; and

(c) The remaining 8 hours shall be divided between classroom-instructional training and on the job training as the need is determined by the qualified supervisor.

5.27. 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 the structural categories of outdoor vertebrate pest control, stored commodities treatment, Post-Harvest Potato Pest Control, wood preservation and wood products treatment, or interior plant pest control 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 season of structural pesticide application experience within the last 2 years. The qualified supervisor shall determine from those topics enumerated in Part 5.25 the training required. Said training may be either classroom-instructional or on the job training as determined by the qualified supervisor.

5.28. Each new hire experienced technician working for a commercial applicator, registered limited commercial applicator, or registered public applicator licensed or registered in the structural categories of outdoor vertebrate pest control, stored commodities treatment, post-harvest potato pest control, wood preservation and wood products treatment, or interior plant pest control 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 structural 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-instructional training and on the job training 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.

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

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

46 CR 23, December 10, 2023, effective 12/30/2023