Committee approves exemption and training requirements for battery-powered pesticide applicators

The Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water adopted the A-1 amendment to Senate Bill 360 and forwarded the bill, as amended, to the House floor with a "do pass" recommendation on May 19.

SB 360 exempts employees using a battery-powered device to apply pesticides from certain pesticide licensing requirements and directs the Oregon Department of Agriculture to develop standards and training materials for safe application using such devices. The A-1 amendment excludes applications on school campuses from the exemption, requires employers to provide training using applicable materials, and requires employers to create and maintain records of training and make those records available to the Oregon Department of Agriculture upon…