Role: Asesores de cultivos
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Excepciones y Exenciones
5 de julio de 2023
Exceptions/Exemptions to Pesticide Safety Training Exceptions related to PPE Exceptions related to Decontamination Supplies Exceptions related to Immediate Family Exceptions related to Crop Advisors Looking for more exceptions? The WPS requires agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handler employers to provide specific information and protections to workers, handlers, and other persons when WPS-labeled pesticide products are used on agricultural establishments in the production of agricultural plants. Agricultural Activities that […]
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Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP)
5 de julio de 2023
Pesticide handlers must wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the pesticide label, and it must be provided by his or her employer (handler employer). In addition, agricultural employers must provide and maintain PPE for use by early entry workers. These items are not considered "PPE." Employers are not required to provide/maintain them, even when they […]
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Guía de zonas de exclusión de aplicaciones
5 de julio de 2023
Changes to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Updates made to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) in 2015 are meant to protect workers and other people from pesticide exposure. One new addition is the application exclusion zone (AEZ) in outdoor production. Outdoor production includes farms, vineyards, forests, and nurseries. The AEZ is an additional requirement, separate from the restricted entry interval (REI) already required by pesticide labels. The AEZ requirements only apply […]
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Protecciones para los trabajadores
5 de julio de 2023
If you work around the plants on an agricultural establishment where they have used pesticides in the last 30 days, a regulation called “the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)” probably applies to you. Your employer is required to provide you with information, protections, and emergency assistance. This guide is an incomplete summary of the required protections for workers, not pesticide handlers. To learn more, […]
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Capacitación en seguridad de pesticidas para aplicadores no certificados que utilizan pesticidas de uso restringido en sitios no agrícolas
31 de mayo de 2023
En varios estados y tierras tribales, un aplicador de pesticidas certificado puede supervisar a una o más personas no certificadas que realizan actividades de aplicación. Algunos de esos estados y tribus permiten que los aplicadores no certificados utilicen pesticidas de uso restringido (RUP), que son altamente tóxicos para las personas, la vida silvestre y/o el medio ambiente. Se revisó la Regla de certificación y capacitación para aplicadores de pesticidas […]