I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Pesticide Safety and Handling

2. Course Prefix & Number:
SCMT 1119

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course covers how to properly and safely apply pesticides to crops. Students will learn the difference between restricted use and non-restricted use pesticides and determine if they will need to acquire a pesticide applicators license. Different sprayers appropriate for their farming operation will also be covered.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

 

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Specialty Crops Management Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Interpret label instructions for insecticides, herbicides and fungicides
Apply ethical principles in decision-making	Describe the impacts of pesticide drift and list methods to minimize pesticide drift

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Demonstrate how to read and follow pesticide labels;
• Identify pesticide application equipment appropriate for specialty crop;
• Differentiate the difference between restricted use and non-restricted use pesticides 
• Determine the need to obtain a pesticide applicators license;
• Give examples of problems due to pesticide drift and leakage; and
• Summarize worker protection standards.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. The need for pesticides
• Herbicides
• Insecticides
• Fungicides
2. Problems with pesticides
• Harm to beneficial insects
• Pesticide drift
• Field workers
• Consumers
3. Pesticide labels
• Non-restricted use
• Restricted use
• Terms on label used to designate risk
• OMRI registered products
4. Applicators licenses
• Commercial pesticide applicators license
• Private pesticide applicators license
• Situations where no license is necessary
5. Pesticide rules
• Reentry intervals
• Pre-harvest intervals
• Rules to minimize pesticide drift
6. Equipment to apply pesticides
• Pump types and booms
• Nozzles
• Equipment to minimize drift