| Is having the pesticide applicator state certified good enough? NO! EPA requires EVERYONE who comes in contact with a product that has been exposed to pesticides within 30 days to complete Pesticide Safety Training |
|
Pesticide Safety Training? |
|
responsibility is it to make sure the workers all have their Pesticide Safety Training (Verifiable by their WPS blue cards)? |
| How long can you legally work someone without EPA Whose After the workers take Pesticide Safety Training -- broken link, how long is the training or Blue WPS card good for? 5 years |
| What fines are there for farms out of compliance with WPS (including working people without having Pesticide Safety Training)? $100-$300 for first offense And Under FIFRA: Private Applicators: up to $1,000 and 30 days in prison Commercial Applicators: up to $25,000 and 1 year in prison |
| Who Can Help With WPS Pesticide Safety Training -- broken link and Questions? Corrie Hout at Futures Through Training, Inc. 1-800-953-8850 ext. 19 Clark Burgess at Utah State Department of Agriculture (801) 538-7188 A. J. Ferguson at Utah Farm Bureau (801)233-3006 |
