Authority: IC 15-16-2-44

Affected: IC 15-16-2

Sec. 4. (a) Fertilizer materials covered by this article may be used by a noncertified trained employee who is working under the supervision of a certified applicator affiliated with the person performing the use or distribution.

(b) The training required in this section shall be as follows:

1. (1) Identified and approved by the state chemist.
2. (2) Repeated by the noncertified trained employee when that individual moves from one (1) employer to another.

(c) The supervising certified applicator shall be responsible for the following:

1. (1) Ensuring that the noncertified employee has received the training required in this section.
2. (2) Keeping a record of the training required in this section.

3. (3) Providing the supervised noncertified trained employee with the means and instructions to:

   1. (A) establish direct voice communication during the use or distribution of fertilizer material; and
   2. (B) immediately contact the Indiana department of environmental management to report any fertilizer material spill that may threaten waters of the state.
4. (4) Making work assignments to the supervised noncertified trained employee.
5. (5) Knowing the status of the work assignments made to supervised trained employee.

(d) A certified applicator shall supervise not more than ten (10) noncertified trained employees at any time.

(State Chemist of the State of Indiana; 355 IAC 7-3-4; filed Jun 28, 2010, 2:27 p.m.: 20100728-IR-355090812FRA; readopted filed Oct 6, 2016, 8:55 a.m.: 20161102-IR-355160127RFA; readopted filed Nov 22, 2022, 2:17 p.m.: 20221221-IR- 355220114RFA)