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Recertification Training for All Certified Pesticide Applicators
What is pesticide applicator Recertification?
Recertification is a program of continuing education for pesticide applicators. Individuals who apply Restricted Use Pesticides must be certified to do so under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the South Carolina Pesticide Control Act of 1975. Amendments to FIFRA require that applicators receive continual training through recertification. Recertification training is conducted by the Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service and others. Recertification status is conferred by the Clemson University Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) which enforces FIFRA and the South Carolina Pesticide Control Act.
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How many recertification credits am I required to get in South Carolina?
The South Carolina Pesticide Applicator Recertification Program is administered in five year blocks of time. All certified applicators (commercial, noncommercial and private), regardless of when in the block they become licensed, are in a common recertification block that runs concurrent with all other applicators in the same class.
To become recertified in the state of South Carolina:
- Private applicators are required to earn 5 continuing
certification hours (CCHs) in each five year block. Private applicator
blocks run from 2000-2004, 2005-2009, 2010-2014, etc.
- Commercial applicators and noncommercial
applicators are required to earn 10 continuing
certification hours (CCHs) in each five year block. Commercial and noncommercial
blocks run from 2004-2008, 2009-2013, etc.
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How do I get Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training?
Continuing Certification Hours (CCHs) can be earned by attending Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) approved trainings, schools, grower meetings, etc. A listing of these accredited trainings can be found at the DPR web site under Applicator Credits, Recertification Opportunities.
- It is the responsibility of the person conducting the training to obtain approval for their training in advance from DPR. The instructor must also maintain an attendance record to be sent to DPR following the training.
- It is the responsibility of the pesticide applicators, themselves, to sign up for and attend the required number of hours of recertification training in order to receive license renewal. Pesticide applicators will receive notices periodically throughout the five year block from DPR reminding them of the number of credits they already have. If a pesticide applicator does not complete the required number of recertification training hours in a set five-year block, he or she will be required to start the licensing process over from the beginning.
Extension recertification trainings are also posted by date and county on the Calendar of Statewide Extension Recertification Trainings found on this web site. You must call your local County Extension office to sign up for any of these trainings. You will find a phone number for your local Extension Service Office by looking in the phone book under "Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service" or the "The Name of Your County", County of--, Clemson University Extension Service. You can also view a list of County Extension Pesticide Training Coordinators and their phone numbers on this web site.
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Is there Recertification credit reciprocity between states?
Pesticide Applicators can receive recertification credits for professional meetings or other types of trainings outside of South Carolina. These meetings/trainings must first be submitted to the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) for approval at least 30 days prior to the meeting. DPR will assign the appropriate number of certification credit hours (CCHs) to each meeting/training that is submitted. The number of credits assigned by DPR may differ from the number of credits assigned by the state sponsoring the event.
If you plan to attend an out-of-state meeting or training and want or expect
to obtain recertification credits for your South Carolina pesticide applicator
license, contact the organizer for the meeting or training and ask them to
apply for recertification credits in South Carolina. To request recertification
credits for a meeting/training outside the state of South Carolina, use the
form found on the DPR web
site. Click on Applicator Information and then Request Form for
Continuing Certification Hours (CCH) Training. Individual training dates
must be submitted to the Department of Pesticide Regulation, Tammy Lark,
at the address found on the form. If you have questions, you may call Tammy
Lark at (864)646-2150.
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Recertification Topics
Recertification credits are offered on the following topics:
- Calibration, Maintenance, and Residue Removal
- Environmental Fate of Pesticides
- Groundwater Protection
- Hazard Communication
- Integrated Pest Management
- Pesticide Label Interpretation
- MSDS for Pesticides
- New Technology and New Regulations
- Endangered Species and Wildlife Protection
- Pesticide Recordkeeping
- Reducing Pesticide Exposure (chronic/acute reduction and use of PPE)
- Safety Planning and Emergency Response
- Transport and Disposal of Pesticides and Rinsates
- Worker Safety
- Identification and Control of Target Pests
- Pesticide Related Issues
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service
offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender,
religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation,
marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer. Clemson University
Cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture and South Carolina Counties,
Extension Service, Clemson, S.C. Issued in Furtherance of Cooperative Extension
Work in Agriculture and Home Economics, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914.
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