On June 30th the Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) launched its next resource, “Protect Yourself from Pesticides”, a poster satisfying the display requirements of the revised 2015 Worker Protection Standard (§170.311). Although  agricultural employers  aren’t required to include expanded content  in the central display area until January 2, 2018, you may begin using this new […]

The Revised WPS requires that when a pesticide label requires a handler to wear a respirator, the handler’s employer must provide them with a medical evaluation, fit test, and respirator training.   Under WPS, it doesn’t matter if the person is a private applicator, commercial applicator, or neither.  If the person is handling (mixing, loading, applying […]

See  “Quick-Connect”: EPA-approved Handler/Worker Training of  EPA Approved Training Resources webpage for this newly-added WPS resource: Video (English) – Agricultural Worker and Handler Pesticide Safety Training (MP4). Iowa State University.  May 11, 2017. It is approved by EPA for training of both handlers and workers under the revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS). It is compliant […]

Not that EPA’s 2015 “Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions” 40 CFR 170 (PDF) is a snoozer… Rutgers recommends several resources that will give you a leg up when it comes to understanding the revisions to the federal WPS:  Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) as Revised in 2015 (PDF). This one-page double-sided chart outlines requirements of […]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard* (WPS) regulation on November 2, 2015 to increase protection from pesticide exposure for the nation’s two million agricultural workers and their families.   The implementation date of the Revised WPS was January 1, 2016. But, the 2015 Revised WPS included delayed compliance dates. […]