CRITERIA FOR WORKER TRAINING
- WPS training for workers must include at least the following information:
- Where and in what form pesticides may be encountered during work activities.
- Hazards of pesticides resulting from toxicity and exposure, including acute effects, chronic effects, delayed effects, and sensitization.
- Routes through which pesticides can enter the body.
- Signs and symptoms of common types of pesticide poisoning.
- Emergency first aid for pesticide injuries or poisonings.
- How to obtain emergency medical care.
- Routine and emergency decontamination procedures, including emergency eyeflushing techniques.
- Hazards from chemigation and drift.
- Hazards from pesticide residues on clothing.
- Warnings about taking pesticides or pesticide containers home.
- An explanation of the WPS requirements designed to protect workers, including application and entry restrictions, design of the warning sign, posting of
warning
signs, oral warnings, availability of specific information about applications, and protection against retaliatory acts.
- WPS worker training materials must use terms that the worker can understand.
CRITERIA FOR HANDLER TRAINING
WPS training for handlers must include at least the following information:
- Format and meaning of information on pesticide labels and in labeling, including safety information such as precautionary statements about human health
hazards.
- Hazards of pesticides resulting from toxicity and exposure, including acute effects, chronic effects, delayed effects, and sensitization.
- Routes through which pesticides can enter the body.
- Signs and symptoms of common types of pesticide poisoning.
- Emergency first aid for pesticide injuries or poisonings.
- How to obtain emergency medical care.
- Routine and emergency decontamination procedures, including emergency eyeflushing techniques.
- Need for and appropriate use of personal protective equipment
- Prevention, recognition, and first aid treatment of heat-related illness.
- Safety requirements for handling, transporting, storing, and disposing of pesticides, including general procedures for spill cleanup.
- Environmental concerns such as drift, runoff, and wildlife hazards.
- Warnings about taking pesticides or pesticide containers home.
- An explanation of WPS requirements that handler employers must follow for the protection of handlers and others, including the prohibition against applying
pesticides
in a manner that will cause contact with workers or other persons, the requirement to use personal protective equipment, the provisions for training and decontamination,
and
the protection against retaliatory acts.