Role: Handlers
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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 […]
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Decontamination Requirements
July 7th, 2023
To prevent, or mitigate pesticide exposures, agricultural employers are required to provide supplies to workers and handlers for routine washing and emergency situations. In the sections below, you'll learn what supplies must be provided, when, where, and for how long. What is a worker, early-entry worker, and a handler? Workers Early-Entry Workers Handlers
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
July 5th, 2023
Pesticide handlers must wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the pesticide label, and it must be provided by his or her employer (handler employer). In addition, agricultural employers must provide and maintain PPE for use by early entry workers. These items are not considered "PPE." Employers are not required to provide/maintain them, even when they […]
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Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)
July 5th, 2023
The "Application Exclusion Zone" or AEZ is a new term used in the WPS rule and refers to the area surrounding the pesticide application equipment that must be free of all persons other than appropriately trained and equipped handlers during pesticide applications. Application Exclusion Zone GuideApplication Exclusion Zone Fact SheetApplication Exclusion Zone InfographicApplication Exclusion Zone […]
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Application Exclusion Zone Guide
July 5th, 2023
Changes to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Updates made to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) in 2015 are meant to protect workers and other people from pesticide exposure. One new addition is the application exclusion zone (AEZ) in outdoor production. Outdoor production includes farms, vineyards, forests, and nurseries. The AEZ is an additional requirement, separate from the restricted entry interval (REI) already required by pesticide labels. The AEZ requirements only apply […]
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Pesticide Safety Training for Noncertified Applicators Using Restricted Use Pesticides at Non-Agricultural Sites
May 31st, 2023
In several states and tribal lands, a certified pesticide applicator may supervise one or more noncertified individuals performing application activities. Some of those states and tribes allow noncertified applicators to use Restricted Use Pesticides (RUPs), which are highly toxic to people, wildlife and/or the environment. The Certification & Training Rule for pesticide applicators was revised […]
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Is WPS Training Needed? What Employers Need to Know.
April 27th, 2023
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Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for Pesticide Handlers
April 26th, 2023
This is an EPA-approved video (38 minutes) for training pesticide handlers with the expanded training content prescribed in the revised 2015 standard. For use in 2018 and beyond, from the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC). (EPA Handler PST 00031)