Agricultural Pesticide Awareness Course

A pesticide worker is anyone who is doing a task, such as harvesting, weeding, or watering, relating to the production of agricultural plants on a farm, forest, nursery, or greenhouse. All agricultural employers whose workers perform hand labor operations in fields, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses treated with pesticides, and handle pesticides in these locations are covered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Worker Protection Standard (WPS) issued August 21, 1992. Agricultural employers must be in full compliance with this regulation on or after April 15, 1994. Course GoalsReduce overall exposure to pesticides by prohibiting handlers from exposing workers during pesticide application, excluding workers from areas being treated and areas under a restricted entry interval (REI), and notifying workers about treated areas. Mitigate exposures by requiring that decontamination supplies are present and emergency assistance is available. Inform workers about pesticide hazards by requiring safety training (workers and handlers), safety posters, access to labeling information, and access to specific information (listing of treated areas on the establishment).Pesticide safety training is provided for employees who are classified as "agricultural workers" or "early entry workers" under the Worker Protection Standard. This training complies with the requirements of the EPA Worker Protection Standard 40 CFR Part 170.Technical Learning College is the author of 'Agricultural Pesticide Awareness Course', published 2001 under ISBN 9780979955952 and ISBN 0979955955.