Section 111.36b - Registration of pesticide application technicians(1) Noncertified employes of any business engaged in applying pesticides to the lands of another or to any easement granted by the Commonwealth may apply pesticides only under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.(2) It shall be the duty of all licensees to register with the secretary their noncertified employes as pesticide application technicians when such employes are applying pesticides in situations where a certified applicator is not physically present on the site. In order to register those employes as pesticide application technicians, the licensee shall submit a form provided by the secretary. The postmark date shall designate the beginning of a training period of not less than thirty days which must elapse before registration is granted and the employe issued a pesticide application technician identification card by the department. During this period, and yearly thereafter, the employe shall engage in a training program which contains, as a minimum, the subject matter prescribed in regulations adopted by the secretary. An annual registration fee shall be charged by the department for issuance of the pesticide application technician identification card.(3) The training program for a pesticide application technician shall be administered by a qualified instructor to be determined by standards prepared by the Pesticide Advisory Board and involve subject matter similar to the commercial applicator's area of competence but of a more specific nature involving the assigned tasks of the technician. The training program shall include, but not be limited to: (i) Identification of pests relative to job responsibility.(ii) The proper use of pesticides and use of application equipment, including calibration and maintenance equipment used on the job.(iii) Protective clothing and respiratory equipment required during the application and handling of pesticides.(iv) Transportation and disposal of pesticides used in and around the workplace.(v) Applicable State and Federal regulations as they affect the work assignments.(4) Where there are noncertified employes engaged in the application of pesticides on a job site, they shall, at a minimum, be either of the following:(i) A crew composed solely of pesticide application technicians.(ii) A crew of noncertified or nonregistered employes working under the instruction and control of a certified commercial or public applicator who is physically present on the job site.1974, March 1, P.L. 90, No. 24, § 16.2, added 1986, Dec. 12, P.L. 1542, No. 167, § 8, effective in 90 days.