For Pest Management Professionals
Before conducting any pesticide related work in schools, daycare
centers and school age child care programs, pesticide applicators
must ensure that the appropriate IPM Plan is on file with the
Department of Agricultural Resources. Check to Locate a Plan
link on the sidebar.
Applicators are also required
to provide administrators with standard written notification
information including a notification form, a consumer information
bulletin and appropriate pesticide fact sheets. Applicators
need to be sure that the appropriate notification procedures
have been followed before they do any pesticide applications
outdoors on school property.
The Essentials
Background
Information - Questions & Answers (June, 2003)
The basics requirements of the Children and Families Protection
Act are presented in a question and answer format…
Children's
and Families' Protection Act of 2000 (April, 2000)
The full text of the act signed into law by Governor Cellucci
in April 2000…
User
Guide for Applicators & Administrators
A guide for administrators and pesticide applicators which
defines school property, and provides greater details on how
to ensure compliance...
Frequently
Asked Questions About the Act
A collection of questions and answers developed over the past
few years which addresses issues ranging from "aesthetic
pesticide use" to "unique situations"...
Integrated Pest Management Plan
What
is Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ?
Integrated pest management is an effective, environmentally
friendly approach to pest management that relies on a combination
of commonsense practices…
IPM
Plan Guidelines
General guidelines for developing an IPM plan…
Locate
an IPM plan
Use the interactive IPM plan website to identify whether your
client has complied with the law by developing indoor and
outdoor IPM plans…
Create
an IPM plan
An interactive IPM plan creation tool for schools, daycares
and school age child care programs.
IPM
Template
Only for daycares with no hope of access to the internet, this
IPM template is a mechanism which allows them to develop their
IPM plans in order to comply…
Pesticides
Pesticides exempt from the law
On the Indoor property of schools, daycare centers and school
age childcare programs, the law allows the use of certain
pesticide products which are referred to as "minimum
risk 25b products…
Pesticides
prohibited by law
Pesticides which contain inert ingredients of toxicological
concern or which are considered to be likely or probable human
carcinogens are prohibited from use under the law…
Forms
Standard
written notification requirements and forms
Applicators must provide the school/ daycare center or school
age child care program administrator with the standard written
notification forms and ensure that notification has been effected
prior to conducting any work…
Emergency
Waiver Forms
Where a human health emergency requires the immediate use of
pesticides or the use of pesticides prohibited under the law,
schools/ daycares/ school age child care programs can apply
for an emergency exemption from the local Board of Health Agent
or Department of Agricultural Resources.
Integrated Pest Management Resources
Integrated
Pest Management Kit for Building Managers [PDF]
How to implement an IPM Program in buildings. A useful guide
for building managers and applicators...
IPM
and Lawncare: Homeowners Guide to Environmentally Sound Lawncare
This guide will show you how to maintain a healthy lawn in
a way that minimizes the need to use pesticides including
insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides...
IPM
and Water Well Being: One Stop Shopping for Information About
Responsible Pesticide and Fertilizer Use
Water Well-Being promotes awareness of IPM, control options
for common pests and weeds, soil testing, water conservation,
procedures for hiring commercial applicators and proper storage
and disposal...
Pest Identification
Harvard
University Guide to New England Household Pests
An innovative website developed with Pesticide Bureau and
EPA input and funding which combines high resolution imagery
of common household pets along with information on ways to
control them using Integrated Pest Management (IPM)...
Pest
Facts
Links to select sites on the web which deal with pest identification
and management..
Pests of the Month
December
November
October
September
August
IPM
Resources
Links to select sites on the web which deal with IPM in schools...
Are
you providing safe drinking water for your school? [PDF]
Drinking water provided by schools is regulated under the federal
Safe Drinking Water Act and state laws and regulations. If the
school you are working in has its own on-site well water system,
it is regulated as a public water system, and school officials
are responsible for making sure the water is safe…
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