Pesticide Management Program

Pesticides are used at Penn State in crop production, greenhouses, research, insect and rodent control in food storage and housing areas, livestock or other animal husbandry, mosquito control on water bodies, turf grass management, termite control, pool management, and in the production of ornamental gardens, parks, and grounds. It is in everyone’s interest that the pesticides be used as minimally and as safely as possible. The purpose of the Penn State Pesticide Management Program is to address health, safety, and environmental considerations through:

• Designating responsibilities
• Providing a compilation of laws and regulations governing pesticide use
• Providing certification/licensing requirements
• Ensuring the proper storage, handling and use, and disposal of pesticides
• Specifying training requirements
• Ensuring that applications of pesticides by contracted vendors meet requirements
• Providing safety information and emergency procedures
• Specifying documentation and record keeping requirements

Services Offered

• Assistance in implementing program requirements
• Emergency preplanning assistance
• Inspection of pesticide storage facilities
• Emergency Response

Program Support Information

Guidelines/Requirements

• Penn State University Pesticide Management Program Manual  
• Emergency Response Planning
• Respiratory Protection Program
• What Are Pesticides and Who Can Apply Them  
• The Worker Protection Standard – Does It Apply to Me?  
• Program Overviews
  • Pesticide Management Program Overview  
  • Agricultural Crops Pesticide Use  
  • Contracted Vendors Pesticide Use  
  • Greenhouse Pesticide Use  
  • Indoor Pesticide Use  
  • Landscape Pesticide Use  
  • Research Pesticide Use  
  • Swimming Pool Pesticide Use  

Resources

• Pesticide Storage Area Sign  
• National Pesticide Information Center (labels and MSDSs)
• Greenbook (labels and MSDSs)
• Options for In-Field Pesticide Sprayer Rinsing and Clean Water Utilization  
• OSHA Heat Stress Card  
• Self Audit Primer  
• Forms
  • Monthly Pesticide Facility Checklist  
  • Annual Pesticide Inventory form  
  • General and Restricted Use Pesticide Application Records for Penn State Applicators form  
  • Pesticide Facility Annual Self Audit  
  • WPS - Acknowledgement of Worker Training  
  • WPS – Acknowledgement of Handler Training  

More Information

• Penn State Pesticide Education Program
• Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program
• Pennsylvania Rural Health Farm Worker Protection Program
• Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry
• CHEMSWEEP
• Plastic Container Pesticide Recycling Program
• US EPA Worker Protection Standard
• US EPA Pesticide Topics
• US EPA List of Lists