Definitions
1. In this Regulation, “adequate respiratory protection” means, in respect of a pesticide, a respiratory device or devices that, (a) effectively protect the user from adverse effects that might result from breathing in the pesticide during the handling or use of the pesticide, and (b) comply with any requirements respecting respiratory devices that are set out on the pesticide’s label; “adequate protective clothing” means clothing including rubber or neoprene boots, rubber or neoprene gloves, hats, coats and other garments that effectively protect the user from adverse effects that might result from a pesticide coming in contact with the skin during or after the handling or use of the pesticide; “agricultural or forestry production” means the production of plants, animals or both by an agriculturist, but does not include production in connection with the management of Crown forests pursuant to the Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994; “agriculturist” means a person who uses farm land for agricultural or forestry production; “certified agriculturist” means an agriculturist who is certified under subsection 94 (1); “Crown employee” means a Crown employee within the meaning of the Public Service Act; “drainage ditch” means an artificial water course, added to the natural land drainage system, primarily to collect and convey water and that, for some period each year, does not contain flowing water; “farm land” means land that falls within the farmlands property class under section 7 of the Assessment Act; “farm structure” means a structure used for agricultural or forestry production but does not include a structure used primarily for human habitation; “fumigant” means a pesticide that is or that produces a gas, vapour, fume or smoke and that operates as a pesticide exclusively or primarily by the action of the gas, vapour, fume or smoke; “fumigant gas” means a fumigant that is a gas at a temperature of 20° C and standard pressure; “general vendor” means a person who holds a general vendor’s licence; “herbicide” means any pesticide used for the destruction or control of any vegetation; “limited vendor” means a person who holds a limited vendor’s licence; “sell” means sell, transfer or offer to sell or transfer; “technician” means a person who is at least 16 years of age and, (a) has successfully completed, within the previous 24 months, a course approved by the Director for assistants of holders of exterminators’ licences concerning basic pesticide safety, or (b) satisfies the Director that the person is qualified to work as an assistant to the holder of an exterminator’s licence; “trainee” means a person, other than a technician or licensed exterminator, who is at least 16 years of age and, (a) is enrolled in a course approved by the Director for assistants of holders of exterminators’ licences concerning basic pesticide safety, or (b) assists the holder of an exterminator’s licence in the performance of an extermination; “warning placard” means, in respect of an extermination, a placard that, (a) is at least 35 centimetres high and 25 centimetres wide, (b) bears the word “DANGER” in red capital letters at least seven centimetres high on a white background, (c) indicates that an extermination is being performed on the premises or at specified nearby premises, (d) sets out the name of the exterminator and the exterminator’s emergency telephone number, (e) sets out the name and registration number of the pesticide under the Pest Control Products Act (Canada), and (f) sets out the date and time at which airing out can begin. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 914, s. 1; O. Reg. 27/91, s. 1; O. Reg. 119/91, s. 1; O. Reg. 405/98, s. 1; O. Reg. 228/00, s. 1. The Pesticides Advisory Committee