Pesticide Safety Education Program
- What Pesticide License do I need?
- Licensing and Certification Information
- Pesticide Examination Study Materials
- Pesticide Safety Education Program Related Links
- Pesticide Safety Education Forms
- Training Seminars (Credit & Non-Credit)
Program Overview:
The Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) formerly known
as the Pesticide Applicator Training Program is responsible
for protecting people and the environment from pesticide
risks. To accomplish this we strive to educate pesticide
applicators of the responsibilities of personal and environmental
safety in the area of regulation, environmental and human
safety, calibration, integrated pest management, pest control, and pesticide
storage and disposal. This program serves as an important vehicle to
introduce growers and commercial applicators to the concepts of integrated
pest management, water quality protection, endangered species protection
and farm worker protection programs. Certification is required
by law and permits farmers and pest control operators to purchase,
store, and apply pesticides. The PSEP is a key element in Extension's
commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture.
Private applicators include the traditional
farm commodity groups and Christmas tree growers. All applicators that apply
pesticides as part of their job on land owned by others must have a commercial
license. Commercial license holders include groundskeepers, golf course superintendents,
landscapers, exterminators, etc. Cooperative Extension has a memorandum of
agreement with the NH Department of Agriculture to be the lead agency to provide
pesticide education for farmers and foresters in NH.
Cooperative Extension is responsible for the manuals used by New Hampshire
applicators as study guides for certification. Manuals include a “core” with
materials that all applicators must know, plus 20 category specific manuals
for commercial applicators and
10 category specific manuals for private applicators.
These manuals can be ordered by contacting the UNH Cooperative Extension’s
Family, Home & Garden Education Center, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester
NH 03101 @ 603-629-9494 or by faxing a copy of your order form to 629-9998.
Recertification credits can be obtained by attending educational
programs offered by UNH Cooperative Extension or co-sponsored with commodity
organizations. Many of these are individual county meetings,
while others are organized programs given at multiple sites
throughout the state. Recertification
meetings are
advertised on the UNHCE web page as well as in the
NH Dept. of Agriculture Weekly Market Bulletin.
For further information on the PSEP program, contact your local
county agricultural educator,
or Rachel
Maccini,
Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator at 603-629-9494 extension 130.
Training Seminars
- Pesticide Safety Education Program Training Seminars - Recertification Credit
- Pesticide Safety Education Program Training Seminars - Non Credit
- PowerPoint Presentations for the PSEP Workshops
