Role: Handlers
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Mixing and Loading
July 21st, 2023
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Decontamination Supplies (Handlers)
July 21st, 2023
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Application Exclusion Zone (Handlers)
July 21st, 2023
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Inspecting Equipment
July 21st, 2023
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Handler Requirements and Parts of the Label
July 20th, 2023
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Heat Illness
July 20th, 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. […]