Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program:
Internal Site for University of Illinois Extension

Contacts

PSEP Specialists:

• Patty Bingaman, Extension Assistant (217-244-2363)
  • Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • PAT Program Facilitator
• Scott Bretthauer, Extension Specialist in Agricultural Engineering (217-333-9418)
  • Dept. of Ag. Engineering
  • Private PSEP Coordinator
  • Equipment Coordinator
• Phil Nixon, Extension Specialist in Entomology (217-333-6650)
  • Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Reports Coordinator
• Bruce Paulsrud, Extension Specialist in Plant Pathology (217-244-9646)
  • Dept. of Crop Sciences
  • Worker Protection Standards Co-Coordinator
• Michelle Wiesbrook, Extension Specialist in Horticulture (217-244-4397)
  • Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Illinois Pesticide Review
  • Worker Protection Standards Co-Coordinator

Illinois Dept. of Agriculture (IDA): Springfield and Des Plaines offices

Note: To contact your regional IDA field inspector, call the Springfield IDA office and he/she will be paged for you.

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Environmental Program
State Fairgrounds P. O. Box 19281
Springfield, IL 62794-9281
Phone: 217-785-2427. Fax: 217-524-4882

Contacts: Jerry Kirbach (head of downstate field staff), Sherri Powell (Pesticide Certification Administrator), Scott Frank (Pesticide Regulations)

Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Environmental Programs
9511 Harrison St. Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone: 847-294-4343

Contacts: Mark Cinnamon (head of field staff in Chicago-area)

Illinois Dept. of Public Health (IDPH)
IDPH/Division of Environmental Health
525 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Phone: 217-782-4676

Note: IDPH is responsible for training and testing in category 7 (indoor, structural pest control; including "For Hire" grain fumigation)

ILLINOIS POISON CENTER: The Illinois Poison Center was established to provide information about the treatment of poisoning cases. Anyone with a poisoning emergency can call the toll-free telephone number for help 24 hours a day. Personnel at the Poison Center will give first-aid instructions and direct you to local treatment centers if necessary. The nation-wide telephone number: 800-222-1222

Note: For immediate medical assistance and transport, please dial "911" directly.

SPILL ASSISTANCE: For major spills, Illinois law requires that emergency notification be made to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). They in turn notify the appropriate agencies for response. Their 24-hour emergency hotline number is 800-782-7860.

NATIONAL PESTICIDE INFOMATION CENTER: National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) is a toll-free telephone service that provides pesticide information to any caller in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands. NPTN provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects, including pesticide products, recognition and management of pesticide poisoning, toxicology, and environmental chemistry. NPIC's website (http://npic.orst.edu) is an excellent resource for these topics as well. Excluding holidays, you can call NPTN seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (CST) at (800) 858-7378. You can also contact NPTN by fax (541-737-0761) or by e-mail (npic@ace.orst.edu).