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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk95905809"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Pesticide Safety… “I should know this.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">…AND the winner of the most frequently asked question of the year is<span style="color:#385723">:
</span><span style="color:#548235">“When is the next Pesticide Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshop?”
<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">By Jennifer Weber, UA Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It’s been a few months since the last edition of the
<i>Pesticide Safety… “I should know this”</i> series, where I answer pesticide-related questions and provide safety information you can pass along to others. Today I’m responding to a question about to the Arizona Department of Agriculture’s Worker Protection
Standard (WPS) Train-the-Trainer Workshop schedule – a very popular question and one I receive frequently.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">I just found out our foreman is going to retire in December. Great for him, but a huge loss for us.
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">He’s been with the farm for 54 years and has been in charge of our workplace safety and compliance program for at least the last 20.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Question: Do you know if the Arizona Department of Ag still offers the Pesticide Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshops?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">I have a couple of employees I’d like to send so they can get certified to provide the WPS training.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Answer:
</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I’m sorry to hear you are losing such a valuable foreman and safety trainer. However, I’m impressed you are planning ahead and searching for ways to continue
your workplace safety and compliance program. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Arizona Department of Agriculture still offers the Pesticide Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshops. They moved the program to an online format during
the pandemic and are still offering them virtually on a quarterly basis. You can find the schedule and links to registration details in the orange tables on the webpage:
</span></span><a href="https://agriculture.az.gov/trainingassistance/pesticide-safety-training/pesticide-safety-trainer-program"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://agriculture.az.gov/trainingassistance/pesticide-safety-training/pesticide-safety-trainer-program</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Since you mentioned your foreman will retire in December and the next Train-the-Trainer Workshop is on December 6, 2022, I have a few ideas of how to make
sure everyone at your farm remains current with their WPS training. These ideas might be helpful if you find December 6<sup>th</sup> is not a good date for the two employees you would like to become trainers.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Look at your most recent WPS training records to find out when everyone needs to be trained again. The WPS requirements were updated a few years ago and both agricultural workers
and pesticide handlers must attend training each year. If everyone was trained in June, for example, and you are not going to hire additional workers or handlers in the near future, the two employees have a bigger window of time to enroll in and complete the
pesticide safety train-the-trainer program.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If after reviewing the training records, you notice the WPS training renewal date will be cutting it close, ask your foreman if he would please train everyone again a week
or two before his December retirement. This would buy a little more time for your two employees to become certified trainers and will help you to remain in compliance with the WPS training requirements, as long as you don’t hire untrained workers or handlers
before your two employees become certified to provide the training themselves. <o:p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Another great option is to find currently certified trainers by searching the AZDA webpage:
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span><a href="http://searchagriculture.az.gov/SearchAg/Home/Trainers"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">http://searchagriculture.az.gov/SearchAg/Home/Trainers</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
You might see a familiar name of a neighbor or friend who would be happy to provide WPS training for the agricultural workers and handlers who work on your farm.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Finally, the AZDA has a pesticide safety trainer named Roberto Rios who provides WPS training in English and Spanish at agricultural operations for free. I’m sure at that bargain
basement price he is pretty busy so you might have to schedule a few weeks in advance. Roberto can be reached by phone (602) 542-0985 or email
</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span><a href="mailto:rrios@azda.gov"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">rrios@azda.gov</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I hope at least one of these ideas will work out well for your operation so you can continue to provide pesticide safety information and training to your
employees. Best of luck.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Is there something you know you should know, or would like others to know? If so, send me your requests and questions by email
</span></i></span><a href="mailto:jennyweber@arizona.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">jennyweber@arizona.edu</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
or </span></i></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">phone (602) 827-8222. I’ll be happy to add them to the
<b>Pesticide Safety… “I should know this”</b> series.</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk95905809"></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Jennifer Weber<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Pesticide Safety Education Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Maricopa County Cooperative Extension<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">MARICOPA COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">4341 E. Broadway Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Phoenix, AZ 85040-8807<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (602) 827-8222<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jennyweber@arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jennyweber@arizona.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black">extension.arizona.edu/maricopa</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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