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Special UC Training Offered for Trainers of Pesticide Handlers and
Fieldworkers
DAVIS, CALIF. -- Educators with the University of California s Statewide
Integrated Pest Management Project will be conducting a "train-the-trainer"
workshop to qualify growers, farm supervisors, labor contractors, and others
to train pesticide handlers and agricultural fieldworkers.
"Under the federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) people training
pesticide handlers and/or fieldworkers who work in production agriculture
or commercial greenhouses and nurseries must be qualified trainers,"
said Patrick O Connor-Marer, coordinator of IPM s Pesticide Safety Education
Program (PSEP). "This program familiarizes trainers with the federal
WPS requirements and California training requirements and provides useful
information on how to conduct training programs."
This WPS workshop, offered only in northern California, will be held
June 12, 2002, in Winters (Yolo County) and is designed for trainers
of both pesticide handlers and agricultural fieldworkers. The workshop
will be conducted in English only.
This 8-hour workshop teaches pesticide safety and effective teaching
techniques. Course instruction covers label comprehension, environmental
protection, health issues, laws and regulations, handling procedures,
and fieldworker safety. Participants receive hands-on training in the
use of equipment and protective clothing.
The $135 registration fee covers the 318-page Pesticide Applicator Instructor
s Handbook, EPA and other resource materials, lunch, and refreshments.
Enrollment is limited, so early registration is strongly advised. For
further information or to enroll in the workshop, call (530) 752-5273
or e-mail your name, fax number, and telephone number to dmclarke@ucdavis.edu.
Information about the workshop is also available at IPM
s web site. Registration forms can be downloaded from this site.
The UC IPM Pesticide Safety Education Program is one of several teaching
programs approved by DPR to qualify instructors to train pesticide handlers
and agricultural fieldworkers under the federal Worker Protection Standard.
PSEP develops and tests innovative materials and training programs to
bridge the cultural, language, and educational barriers found in California
s diverse agricultural workforce. Since 1994 PSEP staff have trained
more than 4,800 instructors, who in turn have trained more than 870,000
fieldworkers and pesticide handlers.
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Western Integrated Pest Management Center