Chapter ATCP 29

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)4. 4. Potential health and environmental hazards, including hazards related to surface water and groundwater.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)5. 5. Hazards to treated plants and nontarget organisms, including phytotoxicity.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)6. 6. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of pesticides, to prevent or minimize pesticide-related hazards.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)7. 7. Notice, posting, and restricted entry interval requirements.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)8. 8. Pesticide overspray and drift, and how to avoid them.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)9. 9. Public and community relations issues related to pesticide applications.

ATCP 29.31(10)(b)10. 10. Techniques to minimize runoff and excessive foliage destruction.

ATCP 29.31(11) (11) Industrial, institutional, structural, and health- related pest control; general.

ATCP 29.31(11)(a) (a) Category description. This category includes individuals, other than those included in categories subs. (12) to (15), who use or direct the use of pesticides for any of the following purposes:

ATCP 29.31(11)(a)1. 1. To protect stored, processed, or manufactured products.

ATCP 29.31(11)(a)2. 2. To control pests in or around food handling establishments, human dwellings, schools, institutions, industrial establishments, warehouses, grain elevators, or like facilities. It includes individuals making perimeter barrier applications. It also includes individuals making spot or directed applications to landscapes to control structural, household, or nuisance pests such as ants, fleas, wasps, bees, and hornets. It does not include individuals making applications under sub. (5) to control pests of turf or ornamentals; nor does it include individuals making applications under sub. (8) to control mosquitoes.

ATCP 29.31 Note Note: Landscape applications other than perimeter barrier applications must comply with s. ATCP 29.56.

ATCP 29.31(11)(a)3. 3. To control, as part of a public health program, pests other than mosquitoes that have public health or medical importance.

ATCP 29.31(11)(b) (b) Certification requirements. To be certified in this category, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(11)(b)1. 1. Pests that have public health or medical importance.

ATCP 29.31(11)(b)2. 2. Pesticides that may be used to control relevant pests, and factors that may affect the need for and appropriate use of those pesticides.

ATCP 29.31(11)(b)3. 3. Potential health and environmental hazards related to the use of pesticides in this category.

ATCP 29.31(11)(b)4. 4. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of pesticides, to prevent or minimize pesticide-related hazards.

ATCP 29.31(11)(b)5. 5. Pest life cycles, behaviors, and habitats.

ATCP 29.31(12) (12) Fumigation; spaces and commodities.

ATCP 29.31(12)(a) (a) Category description. This category includes individuals who use or direct the use of fumigant pesticides to control pests in industrial, institutional, or structural settings, or for health-related purposes. It includes individuals who apply fumigants by means of general, spot, tarpaulin, chamber, vehicle, or in-transit fumigation, or who aerate or ventilate fumigated spaces. It does not include individuals who use or direct the use of soil fumigants.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b) (b) Certification requirements. To be certified in this category, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1. 1. ‘Safety.’

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.a. a. Worker safety, notice, posting, and restricted entry interval requirements.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.b. b. Understanding how certified applicators and bystanders can become exposed to fumigants.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.c. c. Air concentrations of a fumigant that require applicators to wear respirators or to exit the work area entirely.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.d. d. Steps to take if a fumigant applicator experiences sensory irritation.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.e. e. Understanding air monitoring, when it is required, and where and when to take samples.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)1.f. f. Buffer zones, including procedures for buffer zone monitoring and who is permitted to be in a buffer zone.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2. 2. ‘Non-soil fumigant chemical characteristics.’

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.a. a. Chemical characteristics of non-soil fumigants

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.b. b. Specific human exposure concerns for non-soil fumigants.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.c. c. How fumigants change from a liquid or solid to a gas.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.d. d. How fumigants disperse in the application zone.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.e. e. Compatibility concerns for tanks, hoses, tubing, and other equipment.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)2.f. f. Potential health and environmental hazards related to fumigants.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3. 3. ‘Application.’ Selecting appropriate application methods and timing, including all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.a. a. Site characteristics that influence fumigant exposure.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.b. b. Conditions that could impact timing of non-soil fumigant application, such as air stability, air temperature, humidity, and wind currents, and labeling statements limiting applications under specific conditions.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.c. c. Conducting pre-application of inspection of application equipment and the site to be fumigated.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.d. d. Understanding the purpose and methods of sealing the area to be fumigated, including the factors that determine which sealing method to use.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.e. e. Calculating the amount of product required for a specific treatment area.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.f. f. Understanding the basic techniques for calibrating non-soil fumigant application equipment.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.g. g. Understanding when and how to conduct air monitoring and when it is required.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.h. h. Factors that may determine the need for, or appropriate use of, a fumigant.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)3.i. i. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of fumigants, to prevent or minimize fumigant-related hazards.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)4. 4. ‘Pest factors.’ Pest factors that influence fumigant activity, including all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)4.a. a. Influence of pest factors on fumigant volatility.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)4.b. b. Factors that influence gaseous movement through the area being fumigated and into the air.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)5. 5. ‘Personal protective equipment.’ Understanding what personal protective equipment is necessary and how to use it properly, including all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)5.a. a. Understanding the types of respirators required when using specific non-soil fumigants and how to use them properly, including medical evaluation, fit testing, and required replacement of cartridges and canisters.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)5.b. b. Labeling requirements and other laws applicable to medical evaluation for respirator use, fit tests, training, and recordkeeping.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)6. 6. ‘Fumigant management plans and post application summaries.’ Information about fumigant management plans and when they are required, including all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)6.a. a. When a fumigant management plan must be in effect, how long it must be kept on file, where it must be kept during the application, and who must have access to it.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)6.b. b. The elements of a fumigant management plan and resources available to assist the applicator in preparing a fumigant management plan.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)6.c. c. The person responsible for verifying that a fumigant management plan is accurate.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)6.d. d. The elements, purpose, and content of a post-application summary, who must prepare it, and when it must be completed.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)7. 7. ‘Posting requirements.’

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)7.a. a. Distinguishing fumigant labeling-required posting and treated area posting, including the pre-application and post-application posting timeframes for each.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)7.b. b. Proper choice and placement of warning signs.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)7.c. c. Restricted entry interval requirement.

ATCP 29.31(12)(b)7.d. d. Proper posting and notices.

ATCP 29.31(13) (13) Sewer root control.

ATCP 29.31(13)(a) (a) Category description. This category includes individuals who use or direct the use of metam sodium or other fumigants to control root growth in sewers.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b) (b) Certification requirements. To be certified in this category, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)1. 1. The use of metam sodium and other fumigants to control root growth in sewers.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)2. 2. Factors that may determine the need for, or appropriate use of, a sewer fumigant.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)3. 3. Potential health and environmental hazards related to sewer fumigants.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)4. 4. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of sewer fumigants, to prevent or minimize fumigant-related hazards.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)5. 5. Fumigation equipment.

ATCP 29.31(13)(b)6. 6. Worker safety, notice, posting, and restricted entry interval requirements.

ATCP 29.31(14) (14) Termite control.

ATCP 29.31(14)(a) (a) Category description. This category includes individuals who use or direct the use of pesticides to prevent or control termites.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b) (b) Certification requirements. To be certified in this category, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)1. 1. Termites, including termite biology.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)2. 2. Pesticides that may be used to control termites, and factors that may affect the need for, and appropriate use of, those pesticides.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)3. 3. Potential health and environmental hazards related to termite control.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)4. 4. Key factors affecting the nature and severity of health and environmental hazards related to termite control.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)5. 5. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of pesticides, to prevent or minimize pesticide-related hazards.

ATCP 29.31(14)(b)6. 6. Pest life cycles, behaviors, and habitats.

ATCP 29.31(15) (15) Wood preservation.

ATCP 29.31(15)(a) (a) Category description. This category includes individuals, other than those identified under sub. (9), who use or direct the use of pesticides for wood treatment to preserve and protect wood or wood-based materials against damage from insects, fungi, surface molds and mildew, marine crustaceans, shipworms, and other pests.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b) (b) Certification requirements. To be certified in this category, an individual shall demonstrate practical knowledge and competency related to all of the following:

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)1. 1. Wood species and wood structure.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)2. 2. Wood destroying pests and their biology.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)3. 3. Wood preservatives that may be used to prevent or control damage caused by wood destroying pests.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)4. 4. Factors that may affect the need for, and appropriate use of, wood preservatives.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)5. 5. Potential health and environmental hazards related to the use of wood preservatives.

ATCP 29.31(15)(b)6. 6. Appropriate procedures for mixing, loading, applying, and disposing of wood preservatives, to prevent or minimize related hazards.