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Workshop: EPA Worker Protection Standard
May 12, 2016 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am
PA Worker Protection Standard Train-the-Trainer Courses for Organic and Non-Certified Pesticide Users
All farmworkers must be trained under the EPA Worker Protection Standard (WPS) if your farm uses any pesticides, including
those approved for organic production and other general use pesticides. The agricultural worker employer is
responsible for complying with all components of WPS including the training of farmworkers. This training can only
be provided by an individual who has a pesticide certification license or has attended an approved EPA WPS Train-the-Trainer workshop.
The train-the-trainer workshops are 3 hours long and will be held in Pittsfield, Hadley, Marlborough and East Wareham.
The registration fee is $28.00 per person. Participants will receive the EPA WPS How to Comply Manual, WPS
Pesticide Record Keeping book, EPA WPS Safety Poster, EPA WPS Trainer’s Manual, Certificate of Attendance, and
the ability to train farmworkers in WPS.
For information on registering for these workshops please refer to our website
Please contact Natalia Clifton, UMass Extension , 413-545-1044 or email
Sponsored in part by the UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program.