PDS Pesticide Recertification Webinars Fall 2015

PD Solutions is an educational company that delivers live, on-line webinars and webcasts related to the professional use of pesticides.  All sessions are 1 hour long, accredited for 1.0 CEC point in BC under the indicated category and cost $60.00 + GST.

If you have access to the internet, you can take one of the seminars listed below.  All you need is audio to hear the speaker and your computer screen to see the presentation.

Once you register for your course, a link is e-mailed to you a day or two ahead giving you a specific time for the live session. Just before the webinar starts, you connect to the internet and through your browser and link to the site. You then type in your name and follow the steps to enter the seminar/meeting room. Simple and easy to do. As pesticide applicator, E.O. Knudslien from Lac LA Biche, AB, says "If a 75 year old man can sign up and take seminars live on the Internet, then anyone can."

How to Register:

Call Toll Free: 1-877-977-6774 to register for the course of your choice or fill out their secure form

Contact Professional Development Solutions
Professional Development Solutions - A Division of 678099 Alberta Ltd.
10600-106 Ave. Fairview, AB, Canada T0H1L0
Email: tgarner@pdsolutions.ca
www.pdsolutions.ca 

Fall 2015 Web Cast Schedule

Week of November 16-19

November 16: 
10 am:  Acute and Chronic Toxicity-Health and Safety- All Classes
12 noon:  IPM Fundamentals-Pest Management- All Classes   
2 pm:  Reducing Your Environmental Impact Using IPM-Environment-Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
6 pm:  Pest Control  Products  Act-Regulations- All Classes

November 17: 
10 am:  Pesticide Application Records-Application Technology-All Classes   
12 noon:  Developing New Pesticides- Regulations- All Classes   
2 pm:  Balancing Spray Drift vs. Spray Coverage- Application Technology- Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   

November 18: 
12 noon:  IPM for Vegetation-Pest Management- Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
2 pm:  Fatigue Management- Health and Safety- All Classes   
6 pm:  Pesticides and Water-Environment- Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Forestry, Landscape

Week of November  30 to December 2

November 30: 
10 am: Benefits of Pesticides-Pest Management-All Classes
12 noon: Tailoring Spray Droplet Spectrum to Specific Targets-Application Technology-Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
2 pm:  Perception of Risk- Health and Safety- All Classes   
6 pm:  IPM-Principles and Techniques-Pest Management- All Classes   
7 pm:  Rinsate Management-Application Technology-All Classes

December 1: 
10 am:  Open Bodies of Water- Regulations- All Classes   
12 noon:  Changes to Pesticide Labels-Regulations-All Classes   
2 pm:  Sprayer Calibration-Application Technology- Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   

December 2:  
10 am:  Soil Microorganisms-Your Underground Assistants-Environment-Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Forestry, Landscape   
12 noon: What to Wear?  Let’s Take Personal Protective Gear Seriously- Health and Safety- All Classes   
2 pm:  Pesticide Storage-Regulations- All Classes   

Week of December 7-9

December 7: 
10 am: Spray Drift-Application Technology- Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry                      
12 noon:  Biobeds-Application Technology- Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
2 pm:  Pesticide Resistance-Pest Management-All Classes

December 8: 
10 am:  Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?-Regulations-All Classes       
12 noon: Environmental Monitoring-Environment-All Classes  
2 pm:  Biological Weed Control Agents-Pest Management-- Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
6pm:   Sublethal  Effects of 2,4-D on Amphibians  & Wildlife-Environment- Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Forestry, Landscape, Aquatic

December 9: 
10 am:  Biomonitoring of pesticides in Canada-Health and Safety-All Classes
12 noon:  Nozzle Types and Selection for Drift Control- Application Technology- Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
2 pm:  Plant Alleopathy and Chemicals in IPM-Pest Management-Aerial, Agriculture, Industrial, Landscape, Forestry   
6 pm:  Hazard Assessment for Handling Pesticides-Health and Safety- All Classes

NB.   The web cast schedule for the winter/spring of 2016will be posted later in the fall of 2015