Commercial Category
Selling of Pesticides (no core needed with this manual)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Section 1
LAWS & REGULATIONS
History & Purpose
Administration of the Laws
Definitions
Registration of Products
Classification of Pesticides: Restricted Use, Limited Use, General Use
Returnable Container Regulations
Licensing
Examination
Application - Dealer License
Recertification
Recordkeeping
Application Credentials
Pesticide Storage
Worker Right to Know Laws
Section II
SAFETY IN HANDLING TOXIC CHEMICALS
Toxicity of Pesticides
Definitions
Kinds of Toxicity
Routes of Entry
Hazard
The Pesticide Label
Specimen Label
Type of Pesticides
Pesticide Formulations
Information on Pesticide Recommendations
Storage
Handling Pesticides
Disposal
Signs/Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
Section III
FIRST AID FOR PESTICIDE POISONING
Poison on Skin
Chemical Burns of the Skin
Poison in the Eye
Inhaled Poisons (Dusts, Vapors, Gases)
Swallowed Poisons
How to Induce Vomiting
Corrosive Poisons
"Universal Sponge"
Atropine
Shock - Symptoms, First Aid
Poison Control Centers
First Aid Kit for Field & On-the-Job Use
APPENDICES
A - TItle 7 * Pesticide Control Act of 1975
B - Title 22 * Maine Board of Pesticide Control
C - Pesticide Regulations * Board of Pesticides Control
D - Storage Regulation Brochures
E - Sample Report Form
F - Sample License Card
G - Maine Chemical ID Law
H - Sample Recordkeeping Form
