Exams / Illinois Pesticide General Standards / 40 CFR §156.146
40 CFR §156.146 — what it says, and how the exam tests it
This section is cited by 6 of our practice questions and is tested on 4 exams including the Illinois Pesticide General Standards.
The text
§ 156.146 Residue removal instructions for nonrefillable containers—rigid containers with dilutable pesticides. The label of each dilutable (liquid or solid) pesticide product packaged in a rigid nonrefillable container must include the following residue removal instructions as appropriate. (a) Timing of the residue removal procedure. One of the following statements must immediately precede the instructions required in paragraph (b) of this section and must be consistent with the instructions in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section: (1) “Clean container promptly after emptying.” (2) “Triple rinse or pressure rinse container (or equivalent) promptly after emptying.” (3) “Triple rinse container (or equivalent) promptly after emptying.” (b) Triple rinse instructions. The label of each dilutable pesticide product packaged in rigid nonrefillable containers must include one of the following sets of instructions. (1) For liquid dilutable pesticide products in containers small enough to shake, use the following instructions: “Triple rinse as follows: Empty the remaining contents into application equipment or a mix tank and drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Fill the container 1/4 full with water and recap. Shake for 10 seconds. Pour rinsate into application equipment or a mix tank or store rinsate for later use or disposal. Drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Repeat this procedure two more times.” (2) For solid dilutable pesticide products in containers small enough to shake, use the following instructions: “Triple rinse as follows: Empty the remaining contents into application equipment or a mix tank. Fill the container 1/4 full with water and recap. Shake for 10 seconds. Pour rinsate into application equipment or a mix tank or store rinsate for later use or disposal. Drain for 10 seconds after the flow begins to drip. Repeat this procedure two more times.” (3) For containers that are too large to shake, use the following instructions: “Triple rinse as follows: Empty remaining contents into application equipment or a mix tank. Fill the container 1/4 full with water. Replace and tighten closures. Tip container on its side and roll it back and forth, ensuring at least one complete revolution, for 30 seconds. Stand the container on its end and tip it back…
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How it comes up on the exam
Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.
- An applicator is pressure rinsing a rigid nonrefillable container of a liquid dilutable pesticide. According to 40 CFR §156.146, for how long must the container be pressure rinsed?
drill Safe Handling, PPE, and Worker Protection → - A registrant wants users to rinse a nonrefillable container with a solvent instead of water. Under 40 CFR §156.146, what must the registrant do before distributing the product with modified residue removal instructions?
drill Safe Handling, PPE, and Worker Protection → - According to federal regulations, when pressure rinsing a rigid nonrefillable container of a solid dilutable pesticide, what must the applicator do before inserting the pressure rinsing nozzle?
drill Safe Handling, PPE, and Worker Protection →