Pesticide Worker Safety

September 24-27, 2012
University of California, Davis

Returning after a 6-year hiatus, the focus of this course will depend on when the anticipated Worker Safety rules are published in the Federal Register. If the regulation changes are published by May of 2012, the course will focus on the specifics of the regulation proposals and the rationale for the changes. Course topics in this scenario might include: facilitation of input from states on potential implementation issues; needed guidance / support materials and other state program needs; and engagement of states on development of an implementation strategy. In this scenario the primary audience will be worker protection specialists or managers of WPS programs with the secondary audience made up of certification and training specialists and university extension representatives. If the rule changes are not published before May, then the course will have a more traditional C & T focus whose target audience will be certification and training specialists and university extension representatives. Course topics in this scenario might include: CPARD reporting for SLAs & CESs; soil fumigation issues; recertification standards, supervision standards, certification exam question development, training material development; the nature of the regulation proposals including more detail on the rationale; what EPA hopes to achieve with the proposed revisions; direction EPA wants to take the programs with the revisions; and preparing the state regulatory and state extension for commenting on the rule changes.