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Chapter 4- Alberta Legislation Regulating Pesticides Flashcards

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Schedule 1

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Restricted

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Schedule 2

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Commercial

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Schedule 3

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Domestic

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Schedule 4

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Domestic and commercial with no significant risk to the environment

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Certification statements

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Products in schedule 4 that have these are re-classified as schedule 2

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Pesticide (ministerial) regulation

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States that to sell pesticides in Alberta you must have a valid agrochemical warehousing standards association warehouse certification or a pesticide vendor registration

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Wholesale registration

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Sale of schedule 1, 2, and 3 pesticides to other wholesale pesticides vendors or retail pesticides vendors

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Retail registration

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Sale of schedule 1 and 2 pesticides to the end user

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Pesticide vendor registration

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Issued to a company who employs at least one certified dispenser or a certified pesticide applicator

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Dispenser assistants

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Can also be working when the vendor is open to meet the requirements

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Display rules

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Schedules 1 and 2 may no be displayed, 3 may not be displayed in grocery store, 4 can be anywhere

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Retail pesticide vendor

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Can only sell pesticides described in schedule 1 and 2 to specific people

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Agricultural fieldmen

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Conduct sales of herbicides to rural acreage owners

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Pesticide applicator certificate

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Must hold to purchase or use schedule 1 or 2 or in specific locations for 3. Usually awarded for a 5 year period

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Pesticide vendor records

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-Name and address
-Name of pesticide
-Total quantity of pesticide
-Date of sale
-If the purchaser is a vendor

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Application near water

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Within 30 metres of an open body of water

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Environmental code of practice for pesticides

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-The active ingredients that can be used
-Max area that can be treated
-Application method
-The distance to the water
-Other conditions specific to site

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The normal high mark

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Where the vegetation changes from aquatic vegetation to terrestrial vegetation

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1 metre from normal high mark

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10% of any 100 square metres can be sprayed within the calendar year

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5 metres from the normal high mark

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30% of any 100 square metres can be sprayed within the calendar year

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Herbicide to control aquatic vegetation

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Applications can only be made to man made recreational lakes by someone holding an aquatic pesticide applicator certificate. Swimming banned for 48 hours

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Insecticide to control structural pests near water

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May be used up to the bed and shore of an open bond of water

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Rodenticides near water

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Can be applied up to the bed and shore of an open body of water

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Pesticide storage

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Regulated under the environmental protection and enhancement act, the safety codes act, OH&S and municipal bylaws

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Primary pesticide mixing or loading sites

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Sites routinely used for mixing and are usually found on the premises of a pesticide service facility

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Field pesticide mixing or loading sites

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Temporary sites used only once or a couple times, usually at or near application site

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Who are spills reported to?

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Alberta Environmental and Dangerous Goods Emergencies, or Alberta Environment and Parks

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Environmental protection and enhancement act

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Ensures pesticides are used wisely with minimal environmental impact

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Section 155 of EPEA

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Store and transport pesticides in a manner that they won’t come in contact with food or drink

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Section 158 of EPEA

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The director can limit an EPO if you aren’t responsible which stops you from using pesticides

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Section 163 of EPEA

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Don’t sell or clean your vehicle or container except in accordance with regulations

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Section 198 of EPEA

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An inspector can come inspect without warning or a warrant

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Section 9 of the pesticide regulation

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You can’t spray pesticide by water unless you have a special use approval

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Section 5 of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t do stuff with pesticides you’re not supposed to

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Section 6 of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t sell pesticide in a different container or posses pesticide sold in a different container

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Section 7 of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t drive a boat with any equipment thats pesticide related

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Section 8 of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t pump water into your pesticide stuff from an open body of water without an air gap

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Section 9(1) of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t apply pesticides with an aircraft you aren’t supposed to

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Section 9(3) of pesticide sales, handling, use and application regulation

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Don’t use the wrong pesticide for forest management

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Violation of EPEA

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Fines for minor stuff or big fines for major stuff ($5k max/day), taken to court, or suspending certificate

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Who can schedule 1 and 2 pesticides be sold to?

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-Certified pesticide applicator
-Pesticide service registration holder
-Comercial agriculturist
-Officers appointed under some acts
-Acreage owner but only certain ingredients

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Ingredients that schedule 1 and 2 pesticides can be sold to acreage owners

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-Glyphosate
-2,4-D
-Weed and algae control
-Dichlobenil
-Mustard seed powder
-Btk for caterpillars
-Acetic acid
-Commercial class rodenticides if they hold a rural acreage owner rodenticide certificate

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Section 12 in OH&S

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Equipment is in good condition

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Section 13 in OH&S

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Employer must ensure a worker who does dangerous work must be competent

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Section 14 in OH&S

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Worker shouldn’t do the work they aren’t qualified for

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Section 15 in OH&S

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Employer must ensure the worker is trained in safe operation of equipment

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Section 8 in OH&S

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Employer must inform workers of hazards and try to eliminate them

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Section 9 in OH&S

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Employer must control hazards

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Section 16 in OH&S

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Employer must ensure a workers exposure is below maximum

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Section 21 in in OH&S

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Employer must make sure worker is informed of the exposure hazards if they must be exposed

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Section 23 in OH&S

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Employer must provide a way to decontaminate if the workers are contaminated

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Section 25 in OH&S

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Employers must make sure workers don’t smoke, eat, or drink in a contaminated area of the workplace

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Weed control act

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Aims to control noxious weeds and mandates the licensing of seed cleaning plants and mechanisms

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Agricultural pests act

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Provide for the mandatory control of animals and diseases that present a serious threat to agriculture and a list of nuisance pests

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Fisheries act

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Regulates and restricts fishing activities that can be conducted and has prohibitions on the possession and release of invasive species

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Wildlife act

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States that it is an offence to destroy or damage wildlife or wildlife habitat in a wildlife management area

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