Acronyms

AAPCO	Association of American Pesticide Control Officials
AAPSE	American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators
AHS	Agricultural Health Study
ASPCRO	Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials
C&T	Certification and Training
CES	Cooperative Extension Service
CEU	Continuing Education Units
CPARD	Certification & Training Plan and Annual Report Database
CSREES	The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
CTAG	Certification and Training Assessment Group
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
FFDCA	Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
FIFRA	Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FQPA	Food Quality Protection Act
GPS	Global Positioning System
HPEE	High Pesticide Exposure Event
IARC	International Agency for Research on Cancer
IPM	Integrated Pest Management
NASDA	National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
NASDAF	National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation
NHANES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NPDS	National Poison Data System
OPP	Office of Pesticide Programs
OSHA	Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PAS	Plant and Animal Systems
PAT	Pesticide Applicator Training
PES	Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
PPE	Personal Protection Equipment
PPRS	Performance Planning and Reporting System
PSE	Pesticide Safety Education
PSEC	Pesticide Safety Education Center
PSEP	Pesticide Safety and Education Program
RUP	Restricted Use Pesticide
SFIREG	State-FIFRA Issues Research & Evaluation Group
SLA	State Lead Agency (regulatory agency)
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
WPS	Worker Protection Standard

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Common (and not so common) Acronyms in Pesticide C&T
This handy 8-page list, designed for pesticide applicator certification and training (C&T) courses, demystifies
pesticide-related acronyms from A to Z.
Prepared by MH Shour and R Flashinski for NCR Pesticide Educator’s Workshop
Des Moines, Iowa - June 10-12, 2002