N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-5.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:30-5.2 - Training

(a) In order to meet the requirements for training, a commercial pesticide operator who has never before been licensed as an operator or who has lost his or her license pursuant to 7:30-5.4(b) shall:

1. Complete a Department approved commercial pesticide operator training course;

i. The Department-approved commercial pesticide operator training course shall provide the commercial pesticide operator with a working knowledge of, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The proper use of the application equipment;

(2) The hazards that may be involved in applying the pesticides;

(3) Instruction for mixing pesticides to be used in particular circumstances;

(4) Protective clothing and safety equipment required during the handling and application of pesticides;

(5) General precautions to be followed in the disposal of containers as well as the cleaning and decontamination of the equipment which the certified pesticide operator proposes to use;

(6) Applicable State and Federal pesticide laws and regulations;

(7) An understanding of how to correctly interpret pesticide label and labeling information; and

(8) An understanding of the principles of integrated pest management (IPM); and

2. Complete a minimum of 40 hours of "on-the-job" practical training sufficient to allow the commercial pesticide operator to competently perform the functions associated with any applications in which the commercial pesticide operator is expected to be involved.

i. The commercial pesticide operator in training shall witness or perform at least the minimum number of pesticide applications during the 40 hours of "on-the-job" training in each of the following categories of work for which they are trained:

Category of Work	Minimum Number of Applications
Category 1A--Plant:	5
Category 1B--Animals:	2
Category 2--Forest pest control:	2
Category 3A--Ornamental:	15
Category 3B--Turf:	15
Category 3C--Interior plantscaping:	15
Category 4--Seed treatment:	2
Category 5--Aquatic pest control:	5
Category 6A--General vegetation management:	10
Category 6B--Right of Way:	5
Category 7A--General and household pest control:	15
Category 7D--Food manufacturing and processing:	5
Category 7E--Wood preserving pest control:	2
Category 7F--Antifoulants:	2
Category 8A--General Public Health:	15
Category 8B--Mosquito control:	5
Category 8C--Campground pest control:	5
Category 8D--Cooling water pest control:	2
Category 8E--Sewer Root control:	2
Category 8F--Pet grooming:	15
Category 9--Regulatory pest control:	5
Category 12A--Water Sanitization:	10
Category 12B--Sterilization:	15

ii. Proof of such applications shall consist of the records of application signed by both a licensed pesticide applicator and the commercial pesticide operator in training, or any other Department approved record. Such records shall be kept for a minimum of three years and shall be immediately available upon request by the Department.

iii. A responsible pesticide applicator shall be present during any part of the "on-the-job" training which requires the commercial pesticide operator in training to apply pesticides.

(b) As an alternative to the minimum of 40 hours of "on-the-job" training required in (a)2 above, the commercial pesticide operator in training may witness or perform demonstrations of the types of pesticide applications which the commercial pesticide operator shall perform in the future.

1. Such demonstrations shall be equivalent to the "on-the-job" training except that no actual pesticide is used in the demonstration.

(c) Any required training course or materials developed under an agreement with the Department shall be considered Department-approved.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:30-5.2

Amended by 52 N.J.R. 756(a), effective 4/6/2020