WORKSHOP: WPS RESPIRATORY PROTECTOIN TRAINING, FIT TESTING & RECORD KEEPING Organizer and Host: PATRICIA HASTINGS Email: hastings@njaes.rutgers.edu Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED-SPACE LIMITED) Original Post Courtesy of Michelle Casella As part of the 2024 New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show, Rutgers Cooperative Extension is hosting educational sessions and workshops on […]
Bilingual Labeling: Parts of Pesticide Labels Will be Required to Also Be In Spanish
EPA Seeks Public Comments to Ensure Information on Bilingual (Spanish) Pesticide Labels Reaches the Hands of America’s Farmworkers [Posted to EPA OPP Update August 3, 2023]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on how to make bilingual pesticide labeling accessible to farmworkers. As part of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of […]
Resources for Attendees of 2023 Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting
Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting 2023 Private Applicator Resource Guide
7:30-12.9 Posted Pesticide Safety Information Required for Central Posting Area (downloadable infographic)
EPA first implemented the Federal Worker Protection Standard – CFR Title 40, Part 170 (WPS) regulations in 1994 to provide specific safety requirements for both general agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The 1992 WPS regulations were revised on November 2, 2015. State regulations may differ, and when more stringent take precedence over federal regulations. The […]
NJACTS 2023: Resources for New Jersey Licensed Private Pesticide Applicators & Growers
During the NJACTS Winegrape Session on Tuesday morning, attendees at the first presentation “Pesticide Safety & Compliance Tools for New Jersey Winegrape Growers” will receive an overview of recent and near-future regulatory changes, and then an outline of tools for compliance. They will also be awarded one CORE credit. We have posted for their convenience “Resources […]
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