Role: Trainers of Workers
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How to Comply with the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard For Agricultural Pesticides What Owners and Employers Need To Know
July 5th, 2023
EPA in conjunction with the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) is making available a guide to help users of agricultural pesticides comply with the requirements of the 2015 revised federal Worker Protection Standard. You should read this manual if you employ agricultural workers or handlers, are involved in the production of agricultural plants as an […]
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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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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 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 […]