Aerial Module

Basic Knowledge Requirements for Pesticide Education in Canada

ISBN: 0-662-22808-1
Cat. No.: H50-4/3-1995E

To obtain an electronic copy of the document, Aerial Module, please contact publications@hc-sc.gc.ca.

Should you require further information please contact the Pest Management Information Service.

Summary

The Aerial Module is organized into ten concepts. They are:

1. General Information
2. Regulations
3. Labelling
4. Human Health
5. Pesticide Safety
6. Environment
7. Pest Management
8. Application Technology
9. Emergency Response
10. Professionalism

Each concept is written in a three-column format: Course Outline, Instructional Objectives and Learning Outcomes. The Course Outline contains the information the applicator must know, the Instructional Objectives are what the instructor must ensure the applicator learns, and the Learning Outcomes are what the applicator must be able to do (how their knowledge is measured).

This module is intended to be used as information to develop applicator manuals and training materials. This module along with the Applicator Core is the minimum knowledge requirements for aerial applicators in Canada. No attempt has been made to expand concepts or to provide examples. This would be done during the development of training materials.

Trainers developing applicator manuals need to include all the information in this module BUT do not have to maintain the sequence of information indicated in this module or the chapter headings.

Information that is inconsistent or that requires updating should be referred to the Working Group on Pesticide Education Training and Certification.

Notes in this module are for anyone reading/using the document. The information required in the notes should be incorporated into the training manuals but the notes themselves should not appear in the training manuals.

IPM components unique to Aerial have been described in the module as examples. Manuals should contain applicable examples to further explain the concept of IPM.

The aerial module covers the knowledge requirements specific to the aerial category. This category includes the use of pesticides applied by aircraft. This includes forest land, nonagricultural land (i.e., industrial vegetation control), bodies of water for mosquito and biting fly control, landscape and agricultural land. Application of pesticides by ground equipment to these areas is covered in separate modules.

This module includes procedures for ground crew assisting with aerial application. While the pilot should not mix pesticides, he/she may be responsible for the safety of the ground crew and therefore should know these procedures and equipment used. Where certification is also required for ground crew, the knowledge requirement may be limited to information in the aerial category which pertains to ground work only.

The knowledge requirements described in this module are additional to the knowledge requirements detailed in the Applicator Core, common to all certification categories. This module adds details to sections in the core, where it is necessary to include aerial specific information. An outline of the knowledge requirements for the Aerial Module is presented on the following page. This outline shows which sections of the Core have been expanded in the module. The knowledge requirements provided here is the information a trainer would use to provide training to an applicator on the responsible use of pesticides. It is targeted to the trainer for teaching purposes and is not intended as an applicator manual.

In addition to the Applicator Core, modules of knowledge requirements have been developed for the following ten pesticide categories:

• Aerial
• Agriculture
• Aquatic Vegetation
• Forestry
• Fumigation
• Greenhouse
• Industrial Vegetation
• Landscape
• Mosquito and Biting Flies
• Structural