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Technician Conditions:

Table 1b: Trainees hired after Jan. 1, 2000
Conditions of the trainee What the trainee may do What the trainee may NOT do What the supervising licensed exterminator must do
must be sixteen years of age or older;

must carry on his or her person, or have readily available at the extermination site,  a document indicating the name of the employer and indicating he/she is a trainee.

 

 mix and apply Schedule 2, 3, 4, and 6 pesticide products under direct supervision. recommend pesticides to a client;

select a pesticide for use in an extermination;

select a method of application of a pesticide;

mix and apply a Schedule 1 or 5 pesticide		 directly supervise the trainee at all times (i.e., trainee must work in the direct presence of a supervising licensed exterminator) when the trainee is mixing using a pesticide;

ensure the trainee has received appropriate training for each specific job;

document the specific training in a training record to be kept at his or her place of employment;

ensure the trainee carries out exterminations according to the Pesticides Act and Regulation 914.


Table 1c: Technicians
Conditions of the technician What the technician may do What the technician may NOT do What the supervising licensed exterminator must do
must be sixteen years of age or older;

must have successfully completed a MOE-approved technician course and carry on his or her person or have readily available at the extermination site, a document (i.e., Tech. ID Card) indicating the date of course completion and/or expiry date;

must have available, at the extermination site a journal or a work order/invoice that indicates:
  • the name and licence number of the supervising licensed exterminator responsible for the technician;
  • details of the extermination (e.g., site location, date, the pesticide used, PCP No. and target pest).

must have available, at the exterminstion site, a record for each once per week site visit by the superivising licensed exterminator over the past 30 days entered in a jornal, or on a work order/invoice to show:

  • that the job was observed by the supervising exterminator at each weekly site visit including the supervisor's licence number and signature and dated to confirm that the work was performed satisfactorily.

  may only apply pesticides as a technician for a maximum of two years unless he or she retakes and completes the course.

 mix and apply Schedule 2 pesticide products other than rodenticides, suspensions in air, bird control products or soil fumigants;

use, mix or apply Schedule 3, 4, and 6 pesticide products.		 recommend pesticides to a client;

select a pesticide for use in an extermination;

select a method of or rate of application of a pesticide*;

mix and apply a Schedule 1 or 5 pesticide;

mix and apply a Schedule 2 pesticide that is a rodenticide, suspension in air, a bird control product, or soil fumigant except under direct supervision of a licensed exterminator.

* This includes calibration of equipment.

 provide his or her name to the technician as the person responsible for supervising the technician;

visit the job site at least once per week to observe the use of a pesticide by the technician and document that he or she observed the technician applying pesticides during the weekly site visit by signing off (i.e., signature, name, licence number and date) in the technician's journal or on the work order/invoice for that extermination;

ensure the technician has received appropriate  training and carries out exterminations according to the Pesticides Act and Regulation 914.