Question Set 2 for the CEU Series

To earn 1 CEU in Private, Aerial, Ag Row Crop, Ag Tree Crop, Forestry, Ornamental & Turf or Soil & Greenhouse Fumigation, read the article "Learn The Laws" in the February 2009 issue of Florida Grower magazine, page 12 or read the article online. Submit your answers, along with your license number, to be graded. If you answer enough questions correctly, you'll receive a validated CEU attendance form good for one core CEU. You can mail your answers or if you want to request Question Set 2 from the article’s author: Mary Lamberts 18710 SW 288 St., Homestead, FL 33030-2309; Phone 305-248-3311 ext. 234; Fax: 305-246-2932 or you can e-mail replies to Lamberts at lamberts@ufl.edu or fill out the form below.

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1. Where are agricultural plants grown?
_________, ________, ________, and ________.

2. What are the 3 groups of people affected by both the WPS and FAWSA?
_________, ________, and ________.

3. What type of work do agricultural workers perform?
A. Only harvesting, thinning, and pruning tasks.
B. Mixing, loading and applying pesticides.
C. Repairing equipment that contains pesticides.
D. Any hand labor task where they do not come in direct contact with pesticides.

4. What is the main way employers can protect their employees from pesticides?

5. What is the minimum distance that must be maintained between a pesticide application and where workers and handlers may be working?
A. 1/10 of a mile
B. 1/8 of a mile
C. 1/4 of a mile
D. 1/2 of a mile

6. List the two key items that must be displayed at a central location.
_________, and ________.

7. Which of the following describes a good pesticide safety training program?
A. Done by a qualified trainer, any good training material can be used, training can be done in the trainer’s native language.
B. Done by any trainer, EPA-approved training material is used, training can be done in the employees’ language.
C. Done by a qualified trainer, approved training material is used, training is done in the employees’ language.
D. Done by a qualified trainer, EPA-approved training material is used, training is done in the employees’ language.

8. According to FDACS, what are the two most common WPS violations in Florida?
_________, and ________.

9. Which supplies must be provided for agricultural workers at a decontamination site?
_________, ________, and ________.

10. What type of information must the employer provide if an employee is exposed to a pesticide or involved in an accident with pesticides?
A. The pesticide label and the time of the accident.
B. Information about the pesticide and circumstances involved in the exposure.
C. The type of clothing the employee was wearing and the type of pesticide being used.
D. The name of the pesticide and where the exposure occurred .

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