PERC Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative

A 5-yr cooperative agreement between EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs & UC Davis CPE, in collaboration with Oregon State University.

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Pesticide handlers have 3 core responsibilities under the Worker Protection Standard (WPS):

✅ Follow the label
✅ Protect others
✅ Protect themselves

Learn more about handlers’ WPS responsibilities. ➡️ https://t.co/9hVwPQ1QIJ

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📚 TRAINING RESOURCE: Download this EPA-approved, multi-lingual flipchart used for training agricultural workers in 2019 and beyond. ➡️ https://t.co/cWfQu0Dy0T

Developed by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP). 👏

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Meet our team: Advisory Board Member Amy Sullivan! 💚 


Amy acts as PERC’s liaison to SFIREG and AAPCO; she’s previously served 10 years as a Montana Pesticide Control Official and is a former AAPCO Director, Full SFIREG representative, and EQI member. 👏

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Under the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural employers must comply with a variety of requirements for worker and handler training and safety.

Learn more about agricultural employer responsibilities. ➡️ https://t.co/E2TDooc8LA

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A crop advisor, also known as a crop consultant, is any person assessing pest numbers, damage, pesticide distribution, or the status or requirements of agricultural plants. 🌱

Learn how, when a crop advisor is responsible for compliance with the WPS. ➡️ https://t.co/by79KZWh5L

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CERTIFICATION & TRAINING RESOURCE: Check out “A Guide for Meeting Updated Competency Standards for Certified Pesticide Applicators.”

Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/m0y0XuQvwW

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📺 WATCH NOW: See what a day in the life of orchard workers protected by the WPS may look like in training video “Safety in the Orchard: Understanding and Applying the Worker Protection Standard.” ➡️ https://t.co/ePJdqINNAy

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Have you seen our full inventory of Training Resources for the Worker Protection Standard? 📚👀

Check it out here. ➡️ https://t.co/3xnRJ3427n

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Does the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) apply to you? The answer may be complex!

Let us take you through it with our step-by-step WPS Questionnaire. ➡️ https://t.co/iV12Dm94Kb

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We're thankful for all of our PERC team members: administrators, organizers, instructors, communicators, advisors, writers, and more! 💚

Meet our team. ➡️ https://t.co/BVLXIEc7u8

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Agricultural workers: learn more about the work activities that require Worker Protection Standard (WPS) training from your employer. ➡️ https://t.co/gVzyjbxoF4

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Under the WPS, you are qualified to train agricultural workers if you meet one of three criteria (some states may require additional, special qualifications).

Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/QOMOhy2HsP

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CERTIFICATION & TRAINING RESOURCE: Check out “Seed Treatment: A National Pesticide Applicator Study Manual & Exam.”

Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/S7NubYAAUW

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📺 WATCH NOW: Pesticide handlers can learn about their role within the WPS from training video “Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for Pesticide Handlers.” ➡️ https://t.co/8iF0mDDB32

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An agricultural worker has no responsibilities under the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), but they can take measures to protect themselves, other workers, and their family members.

Learn more on our website. ➡️ https://t.co/N1gDdl7Dkh

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📚 EDUCATION RESOURCE: Our Worker Protection Standard Compliance Assistance Library has a collection of posters designed to aid in the education of workers and handlers in the agricultural industry. ➡️ https://t.co/dS7KJATO1c

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Meet our Program Coordinator, Christian Gella! 💚

Christian brings an innovative eye for partnership and program development to PERC. We're excited to have his help building more comprehensive educational resources! 👏

Learn more about Christian. ➡️ https://t.co/cin8FZu6nI

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📺 WATCH NOW: See what a day in the life of greenhouse workers protected by the WPS may look like in training video “Safety in the Greenhouse: Understanding and Applying the Worker Protection Standard.” ➡️ https://t.co/x8t2QH7lzV

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Did you know: labor contractors may be asked to help owners/operators of agricultural establishments comply with the Worker Protection Standard (WPS)?

Learn more about the WPS responsibilities of labor contractors. ➡️ https://t.co/TAbeKCu8Vp

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Shoutout to AgCBP recipient National Center for Farmworker Health—they’ve released the nation’s first EPA-approved pesticide safety training videos in Indigenous languages to support farmworkers. 👏

Learn more. ➡️ https://t.co/GaxitUpLR6

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