Role: Agricultural Employers
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Application Exclusion Zone/Protections During Applications
April 27th, 2023
This is a Power Point presentation with 25 slides about the Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ), including interpretive guidance about resuming applications after suspending.
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How to Comply With the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides
April 26th, 2023
This is a manual, 130 pages covering every part of the Worker Protection Standard in clear terms. Chapters are written for each employer type, and checklists are included. LINK HERE.
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Ley Nacional de Protección al Trabajador: Manual para Capacitadores de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Manipuladores de Pesticidas
April 26th, 2023
This is a 280-page manual in Spanish for WPS trainers from PERC. It includes chapters about each WPS requirement, information about diverse training techniques, and several example training exercises.
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A Curriculum for In-Person Delivery of a Train-the-Trainer Course
April 26th, 2023
This is an EPA-approved Power Point presentation for training WPS trainers (of workers and handlers) in 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. See below.
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WPS Respirator Resources
April 26th, 2023
Under the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) as revised in 2015, there are new requirements for pesticide handlers when product labels require the use of a respirator. Before handlers can use a respirator, they must receive: WPS Respiratory Protection Guide Requirements for Employers of Pesticide Handlers This guide from PERC includes: Purchase printed copies of the guide from NPSEC. If you would like to print or download […]
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WPS Training Flipchart
April 25th, 2023
Developed by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs in 2019, this is an EPA-approved multi-lingual flipchart used for training agricultural workers in 2019 and beyond. The EPA has approved this material for training agricultural workers on pesticide safety in accordance with the WPS (40 CR 170). The approval number is EPA Worker PST 00009. This laminated flipchart can be used indoors […]