Exams / Illinois Pesticide General Standards / 40 CFR §170.110
40 CFR §170.110 — what it says, and how the exam tests it
This section is cited by 2 of our practice questions and is tested on the Illinois Pesticide General Standards.
The text
§ 170.110 Restrictions associated with pesticide applications. (a) Farms and forests. During the application of any pesticide on a farm or in a forest, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the treated area. (b) Nurseries. In a nursery, during any pesticide application described in column A of Table 1 of this paragraph, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the area specified in column B of Table 1 of this paragraph. After the application is completed, until the end of any restricted-entry interval, the entry-restricted area is the treated area. Table 1—Entry-Restricted Areas in Nurseries During Pesticide Applications A. During Application of a Pesticide: B. Workers are Prohibited in: (1)(a) Applied: Treated area plus 100 feet in all directions on the nursery (i) Aerially, or (ii) In an upward direction, or (iii) Using a spray pressure greater than 150 psi, or (b) Applied as a: (i) Fumigant, or (ii) Smoke, or (iii) Mist, or (iv) Fog, or (v) Aerosol. (2)(a) Applied downward using: Treated are plus 25 feet in all directions on the nursery (i) A height of greater than 12 inches from the planting medium, or (ii) A fine spray, or (iii) A spray pressure greater than 40 psi and less than 150 psi. (b) Not as in 1 or 2(a) above but for which a respiratory protection device is required for application by the product labeling. (3) Applied otherwise. Treated area (c) Greenhouses. (1) When a pesticide application described in column A of Table 2 under paragraph (c)(4) of this section takes place in a greenhouse, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any person, other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, to enter or to remain in the area specified in column B of Table 2 until the time specified in column C of Table 2 has expired. (2) After the time specified in column C of Table 2 under paragraph (c)(4) of this section has expired, until the expiration of any restricted-entry interval, the agricultural employer shall not allow or direct any worker to enter or to remain in the treated area as specified in column D of Table 2 under paragraph (c)(4) of this section, except as provided in § 170.112. (3) When column C of Table 2…
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How it comes up on the exam
Practice questions written from this section — answers and explanations are in the drill.
- A farm employer is applying a pesticide aerially in a nursery. Under 40 CFR §170.110, workers are prohibited from the treated area plus what distance in all directions during the application?
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