Private General Standard Exam (PRIVATE CORE) — Information & Free Practice

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

• Pest Management

  • Pest recognition, control methods, IPM, thresholds, and resistance
• Pesticide Laws and Regulations

  • Federal pesticide registration, lawful use, residues, worker protection, and protected species
• Pesticide Labeling

  • Label interpretation, required statements, classifications, and use directions
• Pesticide Formulations

  • Liquid, dry, specialty formulations, mixtures, and adjuvants
• Pesticide Hazards and First Aid

  • Toxicity, exposure routes, symptoms, first response, and heat stress
• Personal Protective Equipment

  • Selection, use, fit, cleaning, maintenance, and disposal of PPE
• Pesticides in the Environment

  • Environmental fate, drift, water protection, and nontarget organisms
• Transportation, Storage, and Security

  • Safe transport, storage-site design, inventory, and security
• Emergency or Incident Response

  • Emergency planning, pesticide fires, and spill response
• Planning the Pesticide Application

  • Product selection, compatibility, mixing, loading, containers, and cleanup
• Pesticide Application Procedures

  • Application methods, safety systems, equipment, calibration, calculations, and drift reduction
• Michigan Private Applicator Responsibilities

  • Private-use scope, certification authority, supervision, equipment, sensitive areas, and spill readiness