Review of Pesticide Use Hazards | Washington State Approval #2024-009 Z

Instructor: Sarah Racine

To safely work with pesticides, pest managers must understand the hazardous properties of the chemicals they work with. This one-credit course, approved by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, helps pest managers understand the toxic properties of various pesticides.

Pesticides can harm humans, injure pets, contaminate water, damage plants, and have unintended consequences on non-target organisms. This course contains information on pesticide hazards to people, wildlife, and the environment. Lessons include tools for recognizing toxic exposure in humans and methods for toxicity determination in animals.

To better understand pesticides, this course instructs pest managers in the three categories of pesticide toxicity and the factors that influence them. Explore classifications and designations based on function/targeted pests as you learn how to prevent hazardous pesticide exposure.

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain appropriate responses to pesticide accidents.
• Minimize excessive pesticide exposure risk to pets, plants and the environment.
• Identify the hazards of human pesticide exposure and explain pesticide toxicity.
• Describe various pesticide formulations and identify their characteristics.