April 7, 2021 Pat Hastings
Pesticide Applicator or Dealer Storage Inventory with Cover Letter Due May 1st to Fire Department
All licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventor(ies) with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year. In New Jersey, all licensed pesticide applicators and dealers who store pesticides are required per N.J.A.C. 7:30-9.5 […]
March 8, 2021 Pat Hastings
EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers
[U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention sent this bulletin at 03/05/2021 01:58 PM EST] Note: This EPA OPP Update has been forwarded to all New Jersey Mosquito Control Agencies. As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursues its mission to protect human health and the environment, addressing risks […]
February 24, 2021 Pat Hastings
VGANJ 2021 CORE Session: New Jersey Private Pesticide Applicators in a Virtual COVID World…
Many processes and and resources for the certification and licensing of New Jersey Private Pesticide Applicators for pesticide licensing are now available virtually. Today Rutgers Designated Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Coordinator for the State of New Jersey, Pat Hastings delivered a CORE presentation to private applicators outlining virtual systems and policies that have come on […]
January 11, 2021 Pat Hastings
NJDEP & Rutgers OCPE Announce Roll Out of New Online Pesticide Exam Portal!
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University are pleased to announce that the new online Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) system is NOW AVAILABLE for your use. Anyone interested in taking a Pesticide exam must register through the PACER system at pacer.rutgers.edu. The registration PACER system and exams are available 24/7. All exams […]
November 19, 2020 Pat Hastings
NJDEP Bulletin on Pesticide Licenses Arriving Late Due to COVID: RE-ISSUED with CORRECTION
If you have previously received an email from the NJDEP or others regarding the issuance of paper licenses, please note that the first announcement has been recalled and reissued with a change as noted. This is a courtesy copy of an email bulletin sent by Art Cencetti sent to those on record with email addresses […]
November 19, 2020 Pat Hastings
EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico
CONTACT: mcbay.stephen@epa.gov NEW YORK (November 19, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 office is excited to work with the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) which will receive up to $500,000 annually to conduct pesticide safety training across the country over the next five years. With EPA funding, AFOP will administer […]
