Texas Structural Pest Control Practices
About 5 of every 50 questions on a Texas General Standards (Structural) practice exam come from this topic.
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What to know
For indoor treatments, the pest control information sheet goes to the owner of a non-rental home before each treatment. At apartment complexes of five or more units, workplaces and listed buildings such as nursing homes and schools, the applicator supplies the sheet and sign to the owner, manager or administrator, who (not the applicator) notifies occupants at least 48 hours ahead, typically by posting the sign in a common area, unless the customer and certified applicator sign an emergency statement. The sign carries the National Pesticide Information Center number (or a workplace's own information center), and schools and day care centers notify parents in writing at registration. Use records list the customer, site, products and EPA registration numbers, amounts, target pest, date and the people involved, plus the area treated for termite jobs, and are kept two years at the business. Keep a hard copy of the full label for every stored pesticide, and never use an unlabeled pesticide of unknown identity. Termite work requires disclosure documents with written estimates (not for carpenter ants), treatment and inspection stickers by the water heater, breaker box or kitchen sink, WDIR inspections by termite-category licensees, and 4-to-24-hour notice for pre-construction treatments of structures other than single-family homes. Structural fumigation needs two trained persons and two SCBA units on site during introduction, with local emergency authorities told beforehand. In school districts, Red Category products need written justification and the IPM Coordinator's signed approval, and students stay off Red-treated outdoor areas for at least 8 hours or the label's reentry interval if longer.
Where it comes from
- Tex. Occ. Code §§ 1951.452, 1951.453, 1951.457
- 4 TAC §§ 7.146, 7.147, 7.148
- 4 TAC § 7.144
- 4 TAC §§ 7.150, 7.151
- 4 TAC §§ 7.172, 7.173, 7.174, 7.175, 7.177
- 4 TAC § 7.178
- 4 TAC § 7.204
Try a practice question
A technician will treat indoors at an owner-occupied home that is not rental property. When, and to whom, must the pest control information sheet be made available?
- ATo any adult present, within 48 hours after treatment
- BTo the owner, after the first treatment only
- CTo the owner, before each treatment begins
- DTo the owner, once a year at contract renewal
Show the answer
To the owner, before each treatment begins. For indoor treatment at a non-rental private residence, the sheet goes to the owner before every treatment, not just the first.
Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.453(a)