MINUTES OF THE GEORGIA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION MEETING September 14, 2010

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1 MINUTES OF THE GEORGIA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION MEETING September 14, 2010 A. The Georgia Structural Pest Control Commission convened at 9:30 a.m. in Room 201 of the Agriculture Building on September 14, The following Commission members were present: Jimmy Allgood, Chair, Maurice Redmond, Vice Chair, Bodine Sinyard, Dr. Brian Forschler, and Derrick Lastinger. B. Also in attendance were Jim Harron and Josh Wiley with the Department of Agriculture, GPCA and CPCO representatives and other members of the pest management industry. C. Motion was made by Mr. Sinyard to approve the minutes of the August meeting. Mr. Redmond seconded the motion and motion passed. D. The Commission approved the company license applications (see Attachment 2). E. Mr. Lastinger confirmed that the old Commission website hosted by Kelly Registration Systems is no longer active. He also mentioned that the Department s IT section is creating a meta tag for the department hosted website. Mr. Allgood reminded the Commission that the guidance policies are posted on the website, and Mr. Lastinger provided copies of the policies to each Commission member. F. Mr. Skin Edge of GPCA updated the Commission on the Georgia Association of Realtors (GAR) forms committee work to include a requirement for the Georgia WIIR. The committee is considering several options to address the WIIR on the GAR purchase and sale agreement. G. Mr. Lastinger updated the Commission regarding the recent US EPA Region 4 conference call regarding the internet advertising/licensing issue. Other states have not looked into this issue and do not plan to focus on this issue anytime in the near future. H. Mr. Lastinger discussed the Department s long standing self-reporting policy. He provided copies of a draft of guidance policy on self-reporting. The draft policy will be posted on the Department s website and provided to GPCA and CPCO when finalized. The guidance document provides information on self-auditing and the necessary steps to voluntarily self-report violations. The Commission recognized the Department s effort to enhance outreach efforts to the industry on the incentives for self-auditing and reporting. The Commission had no further comments on the policy. I. Dr. Forschler discussed the history of IPM practices in termite management and the importance of IPM as we consider future regulatory changes. He requested the Department s assistance with compiling termite related complaints from Georgia consumers. Mr. Lastinger agreed to work with Dr. Forschler in compiling this information. J. Mr. Lastinger provided an update on the recent ASPCRO conference held in Charleston, West Virginia. He highlighted several of the national issues and mentioned the ongoing efforts to revise the current Termiticide Performance Standards. The ASPCRO draft guidelines are posted on the ASPCRO website and comments can be Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 1 of 8

2 submitted through October 20, Mr. Harron discussed the termiticide registration process and the amount of time it takes to for new products to become available. K. Mr. Lastinger updated the Commission on an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Department involving pesticide misuse incidents in restaurants. He mentioned the Commission s production of records request and that the company cooperated with the request and provided the records. L. The Commission reviewed applications for the certification examination. ATTACHMENTS Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Agenda New Company Licenses Approved Recertification Courses Approved Instructors Jimmy Allgood, Chairman Commissioner Tommy Irvin, Secretary Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 2 of 8

3 ATTACHMENT 1: 15 SEPTEMBER 2010 AGENDA GEORGIA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION 1. OPEN 2. MINUTES 3. EXPENSE REPORT-NEW COMPANY APPLICATIONS 4. COMMISSION WEBSITE 5. INTERNET ADVERTISING ISSUE 6. POLICY FOR SELF AUDIT AND REPORT 7. BRIAN FORSCHLER UGA 8. JOSH WILEY 9. DERRICK LASTINGER Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 3 of 8

4 ATTACHMENT 2: THE GEORGIA STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION MEETING SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 Company License Applications & Company Name Change Requests The Commission approved the following applications: Carver Pest Solutions, Stockbridge American Pest Control, Covington Advanced Services, Augusta The Commission approved the following applications pending additional information. A1 All Pest Control, Fayetteville (pending insurance and name change) Hank s Termite & Pest Control, Hoboken (pending name change) Ehrlich, Altamonte Springs (pending insurance) The Commission approved the following requests for a name change: All-Pro Pest Services, Inc. #97036, to [All Pro, The Bug Pro] Daisy Pest Control #98722, to [Enviroguard Pest Solutions] Active Pest Control South, Inc #99511, to [Active Pest Control of Middle Georgia] Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 4 of 8

5 ATTACHMENT 3: APPROVED COURSES BY THE COMMISSION ARROW EXTERMINATORS FORMOSAN UPDATE ARR1051 PESTICIDE TYPES AND FORMULATIONS ARR1047 PROPER USE & MAINTENANCE OF THE PEST/TERMITE ARR1046 RECENT TERMITE BAITING BEHAVIOR ARR1054 UPDATED APPLICATION TECHNIQUES ARR1049 UPDATED PEST BIOLOGY & ID ARR1048 WDO REGULATORY UPDATE ARR1053 WHY PRETREATS FAIL ARR1052 WOOD: IT'S NOT JUST FOR TERMITES ARR1050 BACCUS TERMITE & PEST CONTROL APPLICATION TECHNIQUES BTP1000 EQUIPMENT BTP1001 HOW TO READ A LABEL AND MSDS BTP1002 LAWS AND RULES BTP1003 PEST BIOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION BTP1004 PESTICIDES BTP1005 PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT BTP1006 SAFETY BTP1007 CPCO OF GEORGIA 2010 PRETREATMENT CPCO1053 BAT CONTROL CPCO1040 BED BUGS, HOW TO KILL THEM CPCO1041 BORATES CPCO1049 CARE AND MAINTENANCE OF LIQUID SPRAYERS CPCO1055 COULD INSURANCE COVERAGE COST YOUR COMPANY CPCO1046 DOING PRETREATS CORRECTLY CPCO1042 HORROR STORIES FROM THE FIELD CPCO1039 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT AND IT'S IMPORTANCE TO PMP'S CPCO1045 PEST CONTROL OFFICE CPCO1051 PRACTICAL GREEN APPROACHES FOR SUCCESSFUL PEST CPCO1036 SCOPE OF SERVICE PROTOCOL GUIDELINE PRETREATS LIQUID CPCO1044 SPIDERS CPCO1038 STINGING INSECTS CPCO1050 STRUCTURAL COMMODITY FUMIGATION PROCESS CPCO1047 STRUCTURAL INVADING ANIMALS CPCO1048 SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE GROUP SURVIVAL DYNAMICS CPCO1054 Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 5 of 8

6 TERMITE LIABILITY Q & A CPCO1052 THE PMP APPROACH TO DELUSORY PARASITOSIS CPCO1037 WOOD EATING BEETLES CPCO1043 DUPONT PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS EXTERIOR/PERIMETER PEST MANAGEMENT DUP1004 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY 34th ANNUAL ENTOMOLOGY FIELD DAY & WORKSHOP FAM1000 GEORGIA PEST CONTROL ASSOCIATION 2010 PRETREATMENT GPCA10105 BAITING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION GPCA1096 BEDBUG CONTROL GPCA10104 BORATE TREATMENTS GPCA1094 BOTANICALS FOR PEST MANAGEMENT GPCA1087 COCKROACH CONTROL: APARTMENTS & COMMERCIAL KITCHENS GPCA1099 COMMODITY FUMIGATION GPCA1090 CONTRACTS AND CURRENT LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVING THE PEST GPCA10107 EQUIPMENT ISSUES, TROUBLESHOOTING, CALIBRATION & GPCA1097 GPCA PRETREATMENT ISSUES GPCA10106 GREEN PEST MANAGEMENT GPCA1056 IPM AND TERMITES GPCA1093 IPM APPROACH TO FLY CONTROL GPCA1095 IPM: THREE INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES GPCA1063 KEYS TO PROPER PRETREATING GPCA10103 LETTER OR NOT? IS IT WORTH THE RISK? GPCA1082 MEET ELMO- FRIEND OR FOE? GPCA1083 MOISTURE ISSUES GPCA10101 MOSQUITO REDUCTION IPM FOR THE PEST MGMT PROFESSIONAL GPCA1086 PCO COURSE HPC SESSIONS GPCA1080 PCO COURSE WDO SESSIONS GPCA1089 PRETREAT METHODS GPCA1085 PRETREAT OPTIONS GPCA1076 PRETREATS RULES & REGULATIONS GPCA1071 RODENT IPM AND SANITATION GPCA1084 STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE WITH THE BIG 3 GPCA10102 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ANT MANAGEMENT GPCA10100 THE RUMOR MILL- PART II GPCA1092 WHAT'S IN YOUR TOOL BOX? GPCA1088 WHY DO WE NEED PRETREATS GPCA1098 WILDLIFE CONTROL GPCA1081 WRITE IT RIGHT GPCA1091 LG LIFE SCIENCES PEST CONTROL IN FOOD ACOUNTS LG1000 ORKIN, INC. LEED AND LOW IMPACT GREEN SERVICES ORK10161 SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR PROPER TERMITE SERVICES ORK10160 SMALL FLIES: WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM ORK10162 Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 6 of 8

7 PEACHTREE PEST CONTROL INSECTICIDE BASICS FOR HPC TECHS, PART 1 INSECTICIDE BASICS FOR HPC TECHS, PART 2 PJB PEST MANAGEMENT CONSULTING BED BUG UPDATE FABRIC & PANTRY PEST CONTROL NORWAY RAT BEHAVIOR & BIOLOGY RENTOKIL/EHRLICH PEST CONTROL INDOOR WILDLIFE TRAPPING & EXCLUSION- HOW TO TRAP THEM TENNESSEE PEST CONTROL ASSOCIATION DOING PRETREATS CORRECTLY ENCAPSULATED CRAWL SPACES HANDLING SPILLS IPM INTERNATIONAL EXAMPLES PRETREAT METHODS AND ISSUES TERMINIX INTERNATIONAL THE PMP APPROACH TO DELUSORY PARASITOSIS PEA1075 PEA1076 PJB1002 PJB1000 PJB1001 REN1004 TPCA1005 TPCA1006 TPCA1008 TPCA1004 TPCA1007 TI1098 Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 7 of 8

8 ATTACHMENT 4: Approved Instructors DUPONT PROFESSIONAL HIMELBERGER TODD BRADENTON PRODUCTS HOMEGUARD DISTRIBUTORS INC. GORDON GLENN LARGO TERMINIX INTL HILDEBRANDT GREG MARIETTA Commission Minutes September 2010 Page 8 of 8