Pesticide Section Mission Statement “to protect the public health, safety and welfare ... promote continued environmental quality, and promote continued availability of stable, inexpensive, high-quality supplies of food, fiber, and forest product, etc., by minimizing and managing risks associated with the legal use of pesticides.”
Pesticide Section Mission Administers and enforces the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971, Chapter 143, Article 52 of the NC General Statutes and regulations adopted by the Governor- appointed NC Pesticide Board, Chapter 2 Subchapter 9L. NC Administrative Code
North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 Section 143-406 (28) A. Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest, and B. Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
Reasons for Pesticide & Structural Pest Control Regulations § Protect man, the environment and property from adverse effects of pesticides and wood destroying pests § Control misuse and misapplication § Protect consumers § Ensure a safe and secure food supply § Ensure applicator competence & accountability § Homeland Security
Services to the State Compliance Monitoring, Investigation, Emergency Response • Licensing, Pesticide Safety Training • Outreach, Education, Disposal Assistance • Pesticide Registration, Pesticide Label Review • Ag Worker, Consumer, Public Health and Environmental • Protections School District Support Through Penalty Assessments •
SPC&PD Accomplishments Registers 14,000 pesticide products annually • Certifies/licenses > 40,000 Pest Control Operators, • Commercial and Private Applicators, Dealers and Consultants Conducts > 19,000 annual inspections • Performs numerous investigations • Conducts Education and Outreach •
WHY? Tired of paperwork shuffle • Knew there was a better way to deal with paperwork • Data management through manual entry was horrible = bad • data such as missing elements, error in entry Efficiency and accountability • Technology is there •
Project Overview • Project Goal Deliverables • Project to include: Design all inspection new forms with backend databases • Design a template to build new forms • Develop an approval dashboard for Supervisors • Design a reporting feature with the data generated to be used • for performance reviews, EPA reporting and state reporting.
Timeline for Project 2005-06 Attended Mi-Co’s Mobility Summit in RTP, NC • 2007 Entered into Phase I, secured USDA funding for USDA • RK inspection program. Developed Notice of inspection form and WPS form 2009 initiated Phase II, expanded project by adding more • users and 6 more forms
Contd. 2011 Completed Phase II • 2011 Initiated Phase III developed 10 form for a full • compliment of our field forms 2012 April went live with Mi-Forms with • no paper backup or manual data entry 2014 today could not be happier with • the results
What it takes! Windows based hardware such as tablet pc, ipad, or • smartphone Mi-Forms server • SQL server • License for each machine running the Mi-Forms software • Designer license for form development • Budget for AIMS paid annually • Great IT personnel •
Workflow of Paper Based System Inspector completes Mailed to Supervisor Supervisor Approval Paper form via USPS Manually entered data Data Analyzed Mailed via USPS in Raleigh office to Raleigh
Workflow of eform Upload via Download via internet internet Inspector completes form Mi-forms Server Supervisor / Analyst Approval/Rejection Approval Dashboard Reporting Data Analyzed Mi-forms Server Saved in backend database
Mi-Forms Form Flow License Database Product Law and Regs Registrations Non-licensed outlets
About the Forms • Business rules imbedded • Drop boxes for consistency • Auto populates by license number • Hand writing recognition • Insert documentation (records, pictures, hand drawings) 5/31/17 Confidential 16
More about forms • Develop your own forms and backend databases • Make tweaks to forms and all users have the new form at the same time • Never run out of forms. Unlike paper systems 5/31/17 Confidential 17
Exports to SQL/Access Databases • Ability to enter data without manual entry • Ability to mine data quickly • Ability to retrieve history of a facility • Ability to react to FOIA request faster • Ability to answer to Administration with fast reliable data • Ability to visualize employee outputs 5/31/17 Confidential 19
Return on Investment
Advantages of eform Solution • Efficiency • Productivity • Accountability • Accuracy
For more information: www.ncagr.com/SPCPD/pesticide Dwight.seal@ncagr.gov 919-733-3556
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