Role: Commercial Pesticide Handler Employers
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Understanding Ag Respirators: Selection, Fit, Inspection, and Training",
August 12th, 2023
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Who must inform workers about pesticide hazards?
July 27th, 2023
As a commercial pesticide handler employer, you are not required to communicate information about applications or treated areas directly to workers on an agricultural establishment. However, you are responsible for notifying the operator of the agricultural establishment of critical information related to any pesticide applications you plan to make. You must provide the following information […]
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What are my responsibilities as a CPHE?
July 27th, 2023
Age Requirement Ensure that pesticide handlers are at least 18 years old. Safety Training Before your employees begin handling pesticides or pesticide residues (handler activities), you must provide training about the risks of pesticide exposure, poisoning symptoms, first aid, and decontamination procedures. The training must be provided in a manner they can understand. Use a translator […]
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Fact sheet: Allowed Activities in a Treated Area during the REI
July 27th, 2023
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Protections for Handlers
July 19th, 2023
If you handle pesticides or pesticide-contaminated equipment/containers on an agricultural establishment, the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) applies to you. You are considered a pesticide handler under the law. You are also a handler if you enter pesticide-treated areas during a restricted-entry interval (REI) to do crop advisor/consultant tasks and/or you act as a flagger during pesticide applications. Read more. Your employer is required to provide you with pesticide-related information, personal protective equipment, supplies […]
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Updated WPS Posters for "Central Posting" Areas and Certain Decontamination Sites
July 19th, 2023
Purchase printed copies of the posters from NPSEC The new poster may be printed and distributed. There are several languages available: English Spanish Chinese Haitian-Creole Ilocano Karen Russian Tagalog Vietnamese PERC is collaborating with the National Pesticide Safety Education Center (NPSEC) to promote the sale of printed posters to help support pesticide safety education nationally. […]
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A Manual for Trainers of Agricultural Workers and Pesticide Handlers
July 14th, 2023
This is a 262-page manual 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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Pesticide Safety Training Requirements
July 10th, 2023
This guide addresses training requirements for both agricultural employers and commercial pesticide handler employers (CPHE) under the 2015 revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Who needs to be trained? Agricultural workers and pesticide handlers need WPS training annually if they will be working in treated areas on an agricultural establishment, and their activities are directly related to agricultural production. This applies to areas where a […]