University
of California Statement of Ethical
Values and Standards of Ethical
Conduct
In
October 2005, the University of California
Office of the President released UC's Statement
of Ethical Values and Standards
of Ethical Conduct (PDF 96K).
Web-based training on these documents
will be piloted in 2006. See the cover
letter attached to these documents
for further details about the planned
online training and who will be required
to complete it.
The
Office of Pesticide Information and
Coordination (OPIC), established
in 1962, by the University of California’s
Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources (UC DANR), coordinates
and reviews DANR activities pertaining
to pesticide research, experimentation,
and use.
DANR Communication Services SUBMITTAL FORM
Responsibilities of OPIC
- Advising UC AES and Cooperative Extension personnel on matters pertaining to safe and legal use of pesticides for research, demonstration and extension purposes
- Facilitating UC pest management research and demonstration projects using pesticides
- Advising state agencies on matters pertaining to UC pesticide experimentation and use
Current Activities
2008
Training Information
2008 Training
Sessions
Policy
on Pesticides and Related Chemicals
2007
Power
Point
PDF
Previous Pesticide Safety Lecture by Pat Marer
Power Point version of lecture
Word or Html document describing the power point/pdf slides
PDF version of Lecture
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers from Training Sessions
Q and A
Signs
Commodity
Treated with Experimental Pesticide--Do
Not Harvest (pdf)
Restricted Entry Sign (pdf)
Links
Agriculture and Natural Resources
UCD Policy & Procedure Manual, Section 290-95, Pesticide Applications (6/24/02)
Research & Extension Centers, E H & S Coordinator: Brian Oatman (530) 752-6024 baoatman@ucdavis.edu
Research & Extension Centers - Policies & Procedures
Research & Extension Centers - Environmental Health & Safety SAFETY NOTES
Pesticide Labels at Crop Data Management Services (CDMS)
EXTOXNET
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Homepage
DPR California label database
DPR Selected Publications
DPR Licensing and Certification Program
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Organic Program:
UC Statewide IPM Program
Western Region IR-4 Program
USEPA List of Minimum Risk Pesticides (Section 25b):
