Role: Commercial Pesticide Handler Employers
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Updates to the Federal Worker Protection Standard
April 27th, 2023
This is a Power Point presentation that is useful as an orientation for employers and other professionals.
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How The Revisions to EPA’s Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Affect Organic Farms/Growers
April 27th, 2023
This is a Power Point presentation with 44 slides including the basic principles of the WPS and label examples from the organic industry.
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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 […]