Florida Administrative Code › 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › 5E - Division of Agricultural Environmental Services › Chapter 5E-14 - ENTOMOLOGY - PEST CONTROL REGULATIONS › Part I - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY › Section 5E-14.102 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
In addition to those terms contained in Section
					 482.021, F.S., the following
					 terms shall mean:
(1) "Application of
				  fumigant(s)" - Release of fumigant(s) into structure or enclosed
				  space.
(2) "Fumigation operation" -
				  All details prior to application of fumigant(s), the application of
				  fumigant(s), fumigation period and post fumigation details as herein
				  outlined.
(3) "Fumigation period" -
				  Period of time from application of fumigant(s) until the ventilation of
				  structure is completed, and the structure is declared safe for
				  occupancy.
(4) "General fumigation"
				  - Application of fumigant(s) to one (1) or more rooms or their contents in a
				  structure or to entire structure; or to commodities under gas-tight sheets or
				  tarpaulins.
(5) "Preventive
				  treatment" - Application of measures for the purpose of preventing
				  infestation(s) or infection(s) of structures by wood-infesting
				  organisms.
(6) "Residential area" -
				  Any area other than an agricultural area or as otherwise specifically exempted
				  by Chapter 482, F.S.
(7) "Spot
				  fumigation" - Application of fumigant to localized harborage or infestation
				  within, on or under a structure or enclosed space, or to a lawn under
				  tarpaulins.
(8) "Spot treatment" -
				  Treatment restricted to specific area(s) of a structure to control or prevent
				  pests.
(9) "Multi-Unit structure" -
				  A structure, consisting of one or more stories, composed of functionally
				  distinct units, such as stores, offices, apartments, townhouses, and
				  condominiums, in which units share a common wall of wood or metal studs or
				  single masonry walls, including fire walls.
(10) "Classroom" - A student or students
				  studying a subject in a setting conducive to learning, other than field
				  training as required by Section
				  482.091(3),
				  F.S., with an instructor or other multimedia instructional tools, computer
				  instruction, or correspondence courses.
(11) "Multi-unit dwelling" is defined as a
				  multi-unit structure whose primary function is to serve as living quarters for
				  people, such as apartment buildings, condominiums, duplexes, and
				  townhomes.
(12) "Direct
				  Supervision" requires the personal presence of either the certified fumigation
				  operator or his or her special fumigation identification cardholder at the
				  fumigation job site.
(13)
				  "Breathing Zone" is defined as the area of space in each room of a fumigated
				  structure where persons typically stand, sit, or lie down.
(14) "Secondary Locking Device" is defined as
				  any device, method or barricade, in addition to existing locking mechanisms,
				  that is demonstratively effective in preventing an exterior door or entrance
				  from being opened or entered by normal means by anyone other than the certified
				  operator in charge or his special fumigation identification
				  cardholder.
(15) "Barricade and
				  Barring" secures the entrances to a structure against unauthorized entry during
				  the fumigation exposure period and must be demonstratively effective in
				  preventing an exterior door or doorway from being opened from the
				  exterior.
(16) "Access device" as
				  used in subsection 5E-14.108(5),
				  F.A.C., is defined as a lockbox or other onsite device that stores the key or
				  controls access, either physically or electronically, to the fumigated
				  structure. This is not a secondary locking device.
(17) "Connected Structure" is defined as any
				  structure physically connected with the structure to be fumigated by
				  construction elements (e.g. pipes, conduits, drains, ducts, etc.), which may
				  allow passage of fumigant between the structures.
(18) "Stewardship Policy" means a written
				  plan that addresses the education and training of all fumigation employees and
				  includes requirements for continued sale and use of the registrant's
				  residential fumigant, instructions to follow the residential fumigant's label
				  requirements and submission to quality assurance inspections conducted by the
				  registrant or designated representative such as distributors and
				  contractors.
(19) "Fumigation
				  Employee" means any of the following persons who is an employee of a licensee
				  or a person conducting fumigation at the direction of or under the control of a
				  licensee:
(a) Certified Operators in the
				  fumigation category;
(b) Special
				  Identification Cardholders;
(c)
				  Employee Identification Cardholders with the Fumigation Identification Card
				  endorsement.