ALABAMA EMPHASIZES APPLICATOR TRAINING

In Alabama, more than 75% of people working with the statewide vegetation management program are certified. The maintenance division of the highway department holds an annual winter training program for about 200 employees from 41 districts. A major focus of the program - about a third of the one-day session - is personal and environmental safety. By training employees, the department has few complaints from the public. In addition to passing a certification test, an applicator must accrue three years of the annual training meetings for recertification. The training program stresses the importance of scouting the landscape before an application crew begins a spray operation. The crews can identify potential problems, such as weeds, environmental concerns, and adjacent crops to be avoided. The program also emphasizes the need to keep careful records.

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• Publication Date: 1989-2

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 28
• Serial:
  • Better Roads
  • Volume: 59
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: James Informational Media, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0006-0208
  • Serial URL: http://www.betterroads.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Certification; Education; Herbicides; Pesticides; Recordkeeping; Safety education; Training; Vegetation control
• Geographic Terms: Alabama
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I10: Economics and Administration; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00485317
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1989 12:00AM