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“National Worker Protection Standard: A Manual for Trainers of Agricultural Workers and Pesticide Handlers”</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="">The document may be accessed online and downloaded from the Pesticide Education Resources Collaborative (PERC) website at: <span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in;" class=""> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; text-indent: -0.25in; color: windowtext;" class=""><font color="#954f72" class=""><a href="http://pesticideresources.org/wps/ttt/manual/index.html" class="">http://pesticideresources.org/wps/ttt/manual/index.html</a></font> </span></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Changes to the federal <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class="">Worker</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Protection</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Standard</span> (WPS)
training <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">requirements</span> begin January 2, 2017.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Agricultural workers and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt;" class=""> </span>pesticide handlers working in outdoor and enclosed space <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">production</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">areas, </span>such
as<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class="">farms,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">forests,</span> nurseries, and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">greenhouses
(<font color="#e32400" class="">includes golf courses in Arizona</font>). All Trainers who train the agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.</span></div>
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The Pesticide Educational Resources Collaborative (PERC) in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delighted to share the highly anticipated resource, “National Worker Protection Standard: A Manual for Trainers of Agricultural Workers
and Pesticide Handlers.” Changes to the standard in 2015 have made the previous manual obsolete. This updated manual is written in English and PERC plans to release a Spanish version in spring 2017.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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The document may be accessed and downloaded from the PERC website at:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span>PERC: <a href="http://pesticideresources.org/wps/ttt/manual/index.html" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class=""><span style="color: windowtext;" class="">http://pesticideresources.org/wps/ttt/manual/index.html</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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The purpose of this manual is to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">provide</span> guidance for training agricultural workers and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt;" class=""> </span>pesticide handlers who work in outdoor and enclosed space <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">production</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">areas,</span>such
as<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;" class="">farms,</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">forests,</span> nurseries, and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">greenhouses</span> in <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">order</span> to
meet changes to the federal <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class="">Worker</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.85pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Protection</span> <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">Standard</span> (WPS)
training <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">requirements,</span> which begins January 2, 2017. The manual is designed to help trainers conduct effective training sessions for agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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This manual for trainers includes:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span>An <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">introduction</span> to pesticides and pesticide safety and the<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;" class=""> </span>federal<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>pesticide<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> regulations.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">A discussion of </span>each<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>of
the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>specific<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>points that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>must<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>be included<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt;" class=""> </span>in
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<span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> </span></span>Valuable information to help trainers <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">prepare</span> for and<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;" class=""> </span>conduct
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This manual focuses on effective ways to communicate pesticide safety and WPS information. It describes a variety of training techniques that <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">are</span> adaptable to <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">different</span><span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;" class=""> </span>training<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">programs </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span>includes<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>fifteen<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span>sample<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>activities<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span>WPS<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>trainers.<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;" class=""> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>final<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class=""> </span>chapter<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">addresses</span> situations
that may arise during training and <span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">provides</span>suggestions on how to<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt;" class=""> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;" class="">resolve</span> them.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Plans are underway to have the printed manual available for purchase. Details to follow soon.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">You can also visit the main PERC website</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);" class=""> <a href="http://pesticideresources.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);" class="">http://pesticideresources.org</a> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" class="">for
additional pesticide educational resources, such as the new WPS “How to Comply” manual, pesticide safety training videos, and WPS checklists for employers.</span></div>
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