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WPS WORKER / HANDLER Training Verification Form
Unwanted Pesticide Pickup November 2, 2023, Monroe LA
If you need information or resources regarding the Worker Protection Standard or a listing of training events for WPS (including the registration form), please select one of the following:
| What | When | Where | Description |
| Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Train-the-Trainer |
on-going
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Microsoft TEAMS |
This training is for current Certified Commercial or Private
Pesticide Applicators who need to add and/or update their Worker Protection
Standard Trainer status. If you have not attended a WPS Train-the-Trainer
program since November of 2018 and would like to continue to provide WPS
Training to workers and handlers, then you need to plan to attend a WPS
Train-the-Trainer training. By attending this on-line training, you will be certified as
a Worker Protection Standard Trainer. Once you complete this training, you can
recertify this category at your normal recertification training. This training
event will be held on Microsoft TEAMS (virtually). You will
need to have a working computer with good Internet. A 'virtual' link for the event will be
sent the week before the event. Note: Please contact the LSU AgCenter Pesticide Safety Education Program with any questions or to schedule a time to participate in this training. It will take approximately 2 hours.
LSU AgCenter PSEP PH: 225-578-6998 or email: lsuagpsep@agcenter.lsu.edu
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| NOTE: The AEZ rule (Application Exclusion Zone) has been changed. Please see the following Infographic to learn the NEW, requirements. Please click the button below to download a PDF copy to your compluter. You may then print this PDF. AEZ Infographics from EPA |
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Pesticide Educational Resource Collaborative
Pesticide handlers must wear the personal protective equipment (PPE) required by the pesticide label, and it must be provided by his or her employer (handler employer).
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Here are a few frequently asked questions regarding the pesticide examinations.
Unwanted Pesticides will be collected for disposal at no cost to producers, applicators or homeowners. All pesticides will be accepted.
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulation has recently been updated. You may attend a meeting to add and/or update your status.
Many in the agriculture industry have heard the term air temperature inversion, but what is this weather phenomenon that can be so dangerous for pesticide appli
