Restricted use pesticide

Restricted use pesticides or "RUP" are pesticides not available to the general public in the United States. The "Restricted Use" classification restricts a product, or its uses, to use by a certificated pesticide applicator or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator. This means that a license is required to purchase and apply the product. Certification programs are administered by the federal government, individual states, and by company policies that vary from state to state. This is managed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Worker Protection Standard.

Pesticides are classified as "restricted use" for a variety of reasons, such as potential for or history of groundwater contamination. Atrazine is the most widely used restricted-use herbicide. Many insecticides and fungicides used in fruit production are restricted use.

List

The list of restricted use pesticides is maintained by the US EPA.

• Restricted Use Products (RUP) Report^[1]

This list may change from time to time. It may be necessary to download and store copies to observe change history.

Requirement

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) identifies the type of requirements that must be satisfied to obtain the proper license needed to purchase and apply restricted use pesticide.

• Worker Protection Standard^[2]

The Hazard Communication Standard requires all employers to disclose all hazards to employees separately from the WPS.

Licensed pest control supervisors must maintain application records for 3 years or more, as determined by state and federal laws. These records must identify the date, location, and type of pesticide that has been applied.

Additionally, the licensed pest control supervisors must notify the local government agency that is responsible for air quality to satisfy laws governing the Right to know regarding public health and safety risks when restricted use pesticides are applied outside buildings.

• Right to know^[3]

See also

• Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
• pesticide misuse
• Toxicity Class
• Worker Protection Standard

References

Pesticide regulation in the United States
History	DDT in the United States
Agencies	California Department of Pesticide Regulation United States Environmental Protection Agency
Regulations	Delaney clause Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Good Laboratory Practice Maintenance fee Pesticide misuse Restricted use pesticide Toxicity category rating Worker Protection Standard
Programs	Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 National Pesticide Information Center SENSOR-Pesticides
Related topics	Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories Pesticides in the United States Toxicity Class
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