Pesticide Safety
Approximately 75% of pesticide usage occurs in Agriculture
What is Pesticide Safety?
Pest = A troublesome or destructive animal, insect, plant, or mold
Pesticide = A product used to kill or control pests.
A Pesticide Applicator must be certified and follow the specific regulation requirements for the storage, mixing, loading, applying, equipment used, personal hygiene, as well as product / substance specific requirements.
Pesticides have their own regulations and rules for usage, labels, warnings etc., they are not part of WHMIS Regulations. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is used for all other hazardous materials in the workplace.
An employer must ensure that a worker or applicator who mixes, loads or applies a moderately or very toxic pesticide for use in a workplace or who cleans or maintains equipment used in the operations must hold a valid pesticide applicators certificate.
Pesticide Use Task Management Orientation Package
This orientation package is not a Pesticide Applicators package, and does not cover the specific requirements needed for certification. Please see the third-party links below for information about providers within BC.
Employee Check-off Log | General
docx Format | More Info |
Other
Pesticide Use Safe Work Practice
May 30, 2022 93 downloads
Pesticide Use Responsibilities
May 30, 2022 208 downloads
Pesticide Use Risk Assessment
May 30, 2022 65 downloads
Pesticide Use for TFWs
June 6, 2023 26 downloads
Pesticide Use Storage Log
May 30, 2022 57 downloads
Pesticide Use Emergency Procedures
May 30, 2022 68 downloads
Crop Protection Products Warning
October 11, 2017 18 downloads
Code of Good Practice for Working with Pesticides (English/French)
October 11, 2017 43 downloads
Code of Good Practice for Working with Pesticides (English/Spanish)
October 11, 2017 43 downloads
Pesticide Use Competency Checklist
May 30, 2022 59 downloads
Third-Party
Pesticide/Pest Management | GovBC
Pesticide Label Search | GovBC
*Note: AgSafe BC does not offer Pesticide Applicators courses, please use the link to the Government of BC above to find a provider.
Additional resources sorted by topic, and document type are available under Tools and Resources.