Source: UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION submitted to
PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
TERMINATED
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
0230252
Grant No.
2012-48679-20203
Project No.
UTAN-0022
Proposal No.
2012-03498
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Program Code
PSEP
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2012
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2013
Grant Year
2012
Project Director
Beard, F. R.
Recipient Organization
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
(N/A)
LOGAN,UT 84322
Performing Department
Cooperative Extension
Non Technical Summary
Pesticides are substances designed and utilized for the destruction, prevention, and/or mitigation of pests. The majority of pesticides are designed to kill or harm pests. People are biologically similar to some pests and because of this some pesticides can adversely affect humans. The risk of harmful effects depends on a pesticide's toxicity and exposure conditions. Education has proven to be the most effective deterrent to pesticide exposures. The education, training, and testing of pesticide applicators are integral components in the licensing of Utah's commercial, noncommercial, and private pesticide applicators.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
10%
Applied
90%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
7115220303010%
7116099303010%
7235220303010%
7236099303010%
9025220303010%
9026099303010%
9035220303030%
9036099303010%
Knowledge Area
903 - Communication, Education, and Information Delivery; 902 - Administration of Projects and Programs; 711 - Ensure Food Products Free of Harmful Chemicals, Including Residues from Agricultural and Other Sources; 723 - Hazards to Human Health and Safety;

Subject Of Investigation
5220 - Pesticides; 6099 - People and communities, general/other;

Field Of Science
3030 - Information and communication;
Goals / Objectives
The Utah Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) for 2012-2013 will be operated in conjunction with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) which is the State Lead Agency for Utah. The purpose of the Utah PSEP is to provide education and training that (1) assists individuals in becoming certified to apply restricted use pesticides (licensed through the SLA) and (2) assists currently licensed applicators to recertify for restricted use pesticide applications. At present, UDAF has almost 7000 certified individuals with pesticide applicator licenses.
Project Methods
Utah PSEP educational activities include pesticide labeling, safety, environmental protection, formulations, application, equipment, calibration, regulations, and/or pest recognition. Other activities include developing and updating manuals and other training materials, developing and coordinating recertification programs, informing pesticide applicators of scheduled education programs, providing materials though correspondence and the Internet, and the participation in other pesticide related presentations and training as requested or needed to satisfy the needs of Utah. The Utah PSEP has 16 instructional programs currently scheduled for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The majority of these scheduled programs will provide six or more hours of recertification credits (1 hour = 1 credit) and two of the programs offer 16 or more hours of credit. In addition to the 16 scheduled programs there will be 12 or more other pesticide related presentations during the year that offer one to three hours of recertification credit.

Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13

Outputs
Target Audience: The Utah Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) for 2013 was operated in conjunction with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) which is the State Lead Agency for Utah. The purpose of the Utah PSEP is to provide education and training that (1) assists individuals in becoming certified to apply restricted use pesticides (licensed through the SLA) and (2) assists currently licensed applicators to recertify for restricted use pesticide applications. At present, UDAF records include approximately 8,000 certified individuals with pesticide applicator licenses. In addition, another 3,000 unlicensed pesticide applicators will attend USU Extension pesticide training programs. Changes/Problems: No changes or problems. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Utah PSEP educational activities include pesticide labeling, safety, environmental protection, formulations, application, equipment, calibration, regulations, and pest recognition. Other activities include developing and updating manuals and other training materials, developing and coordinating recertification programs, informing pesticide applicators of scheduled education programs, providing materials though correspondence and the Internet, and the participation in other pesticide related presentations and training as requested or needed to satisfy the needs of Utah. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Educational materials, announcements, updates to state pesticide rules, and recertification deadlines were provided at the 16 instruction programs. In addition, information was disseminated though the email list-serve for pesticide applicator. The list-serve reaches more than 90 of Utah’s licensed applicators. In addition, approximated 60 applicators have requested and were contacted by tradition mail service. Also, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has an updated web site and all information is available online. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? The Utah PSEP has completed 14 instructional programs during 2012-2013. These programs provided a minimum of six recertification credits (1 hour = 1 credit) and two of the programs offered 16 hours of credit. In addition to the 14 scheduled programs there were 20 other pesticide related presentations during the year that offered one to three hours of recertification credit. Attendance for all PSEP programs ranged from 59 to 196 people and the total attendance for all programs and presentations was 3017.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Submitted Year Published: 2014 Citation: Required Personal Protective Equipment: Pesticide Label Verses Safety Data Sheet Beard, F.R., M.L. Pate, and K. Hall. 2014. Required Personal Protective Equipment: Pesticide Label Verses Safety Data Sheet. ASABE Conference Paper/Presentation