Fumigation Module

Basic Knowledge Requirements for Pesticide Education in Canada

ISBN: 0-662-22812-X
Cat. No.: H50-4/7-1995E

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Summary

The Fumigation category includes the use of fumigants for soil fumigation, within enclosed structures or under sheets. This category also includes fumigation in grain bins and elevators, buildings, rail cars, trucks and closed vaults.

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 of the Core, where it is necessary to include Fumigation specific information. An outline of the knowledge requirement for the Fumigation module is presented on the following page. This outline shows which sections of the Core have been expanded in this 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 applicator categories:

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