PERC is pleased to present several training resources in Spanish related to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). The Worker Protection Standard is a regulation that protects agricultural workers and pesticide handlers from unnecessary pesticide risks. It was passed in 1992 and revised in 2015. You can find more resources here.
ManualsCómo Cumplir con la Ley de Protección al Trabajador para Pesticidas AgrícolasThis manual includes details to help you determine if the WPS requirements apply to you and information on how to comply with the WPS requirements, including exemptions, exceptions, restrictions, options, and examples. |
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La Guía de Referencia Rápida de Cómo Cumplir con el WPS This two-pager summarizes all of the requirements under the revised WPS. This is what employers need to know! To learn more about compliance with the WPS, refer to the "How to Comply manual" or the regulations indicated in the guide for complete details. |
Ley Nacional de Protección al Trabajador: Manual para CapacitadoresThis manual is a reference guide for WPS trainers. It contains basic information about the WPS and includes lists of training topics, answers to difficult training questions, training preparation tips and ideas for effective teaching techniques. |
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Manual de la Ley de Protección al Trabajador Agrícola para Empleadores AgrícolasThis is a 17-page handbook in Spanish for agricultural employers. The small booklet answers frequently-asked questions, serving as a summary of WPS requirements on farms, nurseries, orchards, vineyards, and other agricultural settings (575 KB, 17 pp). |
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Guía de Protección Respiratoria de la Ley de Protección al Trabajador (WPS): Requisitos para Empleadores de Manipuladores de PesticidasThis guide explains the new requirements for agricultural employers and pesticide handlers when pesticide labels require the use of a respirator. |
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These training materials have been approved by EPA for training agricultural workers, pesticide handlers, and their trainers under the WPS, as it was revised in 2015.
This is an EPA-approved presentation for training workers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from PERC (EPA Worker PST 00017). Trainers must be qualified, most often by holding a pesticide applicator's license or by completing an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course. (.pptx - 19.5 MB)
This is an EPA-approved presentation for training handlers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from PERC (EPA Handler PST 00018). Trainers must be qualified, most often by holding a pesticide applicator's license or by completing an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course. (.pptx - 45.6 MB)
This is an EPA-approved presentation for training WPS trainers (of workers and handlers) in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from PERC (EPA WPS TTT W/H 00026). There are no required qualifications to deliver this course and a manual for trainers is available. (.pptx - 53 MB)
These posters were designed to satisfy a new requirement under the WPS. Pesticide safety posters were required in the past, but now, they are required to include new information about preventing pesticide impacts on farmworker families.
Purchase printed copies here.
Developed by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs in 2018, this is a bilingual (English/Spanish) flipchart used for training agricultural workers (EPA Worker PST 0009). The EPA has approved this material for training agricultural workers on pesticide safety in accordance with the 2015 WPS (40 CR 170). The 44-page laminated flipchart can be used indoors or outdoors in small groups. The hard copies are only available from NPSEC at this time.
This is an EPA-approved video (28 minutes) for training workers in 2018 and beyond, from PERC. This is the Spanish version on YouTube. (EPA Worker PST 00028).
This is an EPA-approved video (51 minutes) for training handlers in 2018 and beyond, from PERC.This is the Spanish version on YouTube. (EPA Handler PST 00031).
This is an EPA-approved video (57 minutes) for training handlers in 2018 and beyond, from Penn State. This is the Spanish version on YouTube. (EPA Handler PST 00027).
This is an EPA-approved video (56 minutes) for training handlers in 2018 and beyond, from Penn State. This is the Spanish version on YouTube. (EPA Handler PST 00027).
This is an EPA-approved video (26 minutes) for training workers in 2018 and beyond, from Penn State. This is the Spanish version on YouTube. (EPA Worker PST 00026).
This is an EPA-approved video for training workers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from WSDA. This is the Spanish version without closed-captioning. Click here to download the mp4. (EPA Worker PST 00001)
This is an EPA-approved video for training workers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from WSDA. This is the Spanish version with closed-captioning. Click here to download the mp4. (EPA Worker PST 00001)
This is an EPA-approved video for training forestry workers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from ODA and OR-OSHA. This is the Spanish version without closed-captioning. Click here to download the mp4. (EPA Worker PST 00003)
This is an EPA-approved video for training forestry workers in 2017, 2018, and beyond, from ODA and OR-OSHA. This is the Spanish version with closed-captioning. Click here to download the mp4. (EPA Worker PST 00003)