Chapter 3 Pesticide Labeling

Question 1

Name 1 of the 4 various types of pesticide regulations

Answer 1

Section 3 Registrations
- most common
- buying an approved and registered product

Question 2

Name 1 of the 4 various types of pesticide applications

Answer 2

Special Local Need (SLN) Registrations
- allow states to expand or limit the uses of certain registered pesticides within their jurisdictions
- Ex. Some SLNs allow uses of the pesticides for crops or sites not listed on the label

Question 3

Name 1 of the 4 various types of pesticide applications

Answer 3

Emergency Exemptions
- address pest problems for which no pesticides are current registered

Question 4

Name 1 of the 4 various types of pesticide applications

Answer 4

Minimum Risk Pesticides
- products identified as exempt pose a minimal risk to humans or the environment
- have no label requirements for an EPA registration number, EPA establishment number, any signal word or any PPE

Question 5

When do you read a pesticide label

Answer 5

Before buying the pesticide
Before mixing and applying the pesticide
When storing pesticide
Before disposing of unused pesticides and empty containers

Question 6

Name 1 of the 4 label signal words, symbols and their relative hazard levels

Answer 6

Danger - Poison
- skull and crossbones symbol
- must appear on products that are highly toxic by any route of entry into the body
- word “poison” must appear in red on the label

Question 7

Name 1 of the 4 label signal words, symbols and their relative hazard levels

Answer 7

Danger
- Product is high toxic by at least one route of entry
- Cause several eye damage or skin irritation

Question 8

Name 1 of the 4 label signal words, symbols and their relative hazard levels

Answer 8

Warning
- Moderately toxic either orally, dermally or through inhalation
- causes moderate eye and skin irritation

Question 9

Name 1 of the 4 label signal words, symbols and relative hazard levels

Answer 9

Caution
- Product is slightly toxic either orally, dermally or through inhalation
- causes slight eye and skin irritation

Question 10

Name types of statements on a pesticide label

Answer 10

Precautionary
First Aid
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Environmental, Physical or Chemical Hazards
Mixing, Loading, Storage and Disposal
Restricted Entry and Reentry

Question 11

How to use information on a safety data sheet

Answer 11

• provide more details about specific chemical and physical properties than do pesticide labels
• SDS are regulated by OSHA
• Use the SDS in conjunction with the pesticide label to provide a better understanding of the product