What best describes the New Hampshire pesticide rules definition of a 'crew'?

• A. One or more workers operating a single piece of mechanically powered equipment that has a capacity exceeding 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds of dry material; and those workers within speaking distance, each applying pesticides by hand.
• B. One or more workers operating multiple pieces of equipment with no distance requirement.
• C. One or more men working with one piece of mechanically powered equipment that has a capacity exceeding 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds of dry material, and those men within speaking distance of one another, with each applying pesticides by hand, or each operating a piece of mechanically powered equipment that has a capacity not more than 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds.
• D. A single person applying pesticides.

Answer: (C)

New Hampshire defines a crew as a small team of pesticide applicators who stay within speaking distance of each other while working on the same task. There are two ways this can happen: first, several workers operate one piece of mechanically powered equipment that has a capacity greater than 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds of dry material, and they are close enough to talk to one another, with each applying pesticides by hand; or second, each worker operates his own piece of mechanically powered equipment that has a capacity not more than 3 gallons of liquid or 25 pounds. This two‑scenario structure, tied to staying within speaking distance, is what makes the definition precise. Other descriptions either omit the distance requirement, or miss the two possible configurations, or describe a single person rather than a crew.