Pesticide Technician Program's
Pesticide Industry Council
- Ontario Regulation 914 under the Pesticide Act, as administered by
the Ministry of Environment (MOE), requires that all unlicenced
assistants working with licenced exterminators must complete a basic
pesticide safety course, approved by the MOE, such as the Pesticide
Technician Program, in order to legally apply pesticides under
indirect supervision. Indirect supervision means that the licensed
exterminator is required to observe the technicians' work at least once
a week at the extermination site.
- Unlicenced assistants who do not have technician status must work
under direct supervision (i.e. hand in hand)
- Academic component: a written test based on the Technician
Training Manual, administered by and Industry accredited examiner.
- Practical component: a practical demonstration of 5 safety tasks,
administered by a licenced exterminator.
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