Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 830 - STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL CODE › Subpart C - EXAMINATIONS › Section 830.410 - Examinations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Examinations for
				certification as structural pest control technicians are divided into two
				classifications: General Standards Examination (General Use Pesticides) and
				Sub-category Examinations (Restricted Use Pesticides).
b) General Standards (General Use
				Pesticides). All applicants shall take the general standards examination. The
				examination will test each applicant's general knowledge in the following
				areas: label and labeling comprehension; safe handling, storage and disposal of
				pesticides; environmental awareness; types of equipment; application
				techniques; pests and pesticide formulations; protective clothing and
				equipment; symptoms of pesticide poisoning; and Illinois laws and regulations
				related to structural pest control. Individuals who successfully pass the
				general standards examination shall be entitled to use or oversee the use of
				any general use pesticide in accordance with the Act or this Part, provided
				that the individual meets the requirements of Section 4 of the Act.
c) Sub-category Examinations (Restricted Use
				Pesticides). Any individual who satisfactorily passes the general standards
				examination and meets the requirements in Section 5B of the Act may take a
				sub-category examination. The individual shall satisfactorily complete at least
				one of the eight sub-category examinations listed in subsection(c)(4) with a
				minimum score of 70 percent before the applicant will be awarded a technician's
				certificate to use or oversee the use of restricted pesticides within the
				appropriate sub-category.
1) Any person using
				or overseeing the use of restricted pesticides while performing commercial
				structural pest control shall be examined in each sub-category listed in
				subsections (4)(A) through (D) and (H) for which the person performs structural
				pest control.
2) Any person using
				or overseeing the use of restricted pesticides while engaging in non-commercial
				structural pest control shall be examined in one of the sub-categories listed
				in subsection (c)(4) for which the person performs structural pest control on
				behalf of the registrant.
3) A
				person who is examined in the sub-categories listed in subsections (c)(4)(E)
				through (G) shall not engage in commercial structural pest control using
				restricted use pesticides unless he or she is examined in one or more of the
				sub-categories listed in subsections (c)(4)(A) through (D) and has complied
				with the licensure requirements for commercial structural pest control
				locations in the Act and this Part.
4) The sub-category examinations for
				restricted pesticides are as follows:
A)
				Insects, Rodents and Other Pests - includes the use or supervision of the use
				of restricted pesticides other than fumigants for the prevention and control
				of:
i) insects, mites, ticks and other
				related pests, but does not include termites and other wood destroying
				organisms;
ii) rats and mice;
				and
iii) upon consent and permit
				from the Illinois Department of Conservation, protected mammals (bats,
				squirrels, skunks, etc.) and other protected animals (snakes, etc.).
B) Termites and Other
				Wood-Destroying Organisms - includes the use or supervision of the use of
				restricted pesticides other than fumigants in, on or under a structure, for the
				prevention or control of termites and other wood-destroying
				organisms.
C) Birds - includes the
				use or supervision of the use of restricted pesticides for the prevention and
				control of pest birds such as English house sparrows, pigeons and starlings in,
				on or around structures.
D)
				Fumigation - includes the use or supervision of the use of restricted fumigants
				for the control of pests in commercial and non-commercial pest control
				locations, including but not limited to rail cars, trucks, ships, airplanes,
				docks and warehouses, and involves general, spot, tarpaulin chamber, vehicle
				and in-transit fumigation.
E) Food
				Processing, Manufacturing and Storage - includes the use or supervision of the
				use of restricted pesticides, excluding fumigants, for the prevention and
				control of insect and rodent pests associated with the manufacturing,
				processing, packaging or holding of food products for ultimate consumption by
				man or animals when the products are not served or offered for sale directly to
				the ultimate consumer.
F)
				Institutional and Multi-unit Residential Housing - includes the use or
				supervision of the use of restricted pesticides excluding fumigants for the
				prevention and control of insect (excluding termites and other wood destroying
				organisms) and rodent pests in, on or around nursing homes, hospitals, public
				housing facilities, state institutions and similar structures.
G) Public Health Pest Control - includes
				State, federal or other government employees using or supervising the use of
				restricted pesticides in public health programs for the prevention and control
				of pests having medical and public health importance other than
				mosquitoes.
H) Wood Products Pest
				Control - includes the use of restricted use pesticides (i.e., creosote,
				pentachlorophenol and inorganic arsenical formulations) to control or prevent
				wood degradation by wood-destroying organisms, which include, but are not
				limited to, insects, and the fungi or bacteria that cause surface molding,
				surface staining, sap staining, brown rot, white rot, dry rot and soft rot.
				Certification in this sub-category is limited to those individuals who work in
				non-commercial wood treatment plants, or for commercial businesses whose
				function is to treat existing structures or structural components.