Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety Training Offered in English and Spanish - Morning Ag Clips

PUBLISHED ON October 15, 2024

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The MSU Pesticide Safety Education Program Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP), MSU Extension Michigan State University Extension, and MDARD Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development are pleased to announce that the Pesticide Safety and Worker Protection Safety classes will be held on December 12 during this year’s Great Lakes Expo in both English and Spanish. The event will feature a full day of educational sessions tailored to pesticide handlers, farm owners and managers.

This event morning session is a 4-hour review that covers all of the chapters of the National Pesticide Applicators Certification Core Manual, and it is designed to instruct handlers on the proper techniques for mixing, loading, and applying pesticides. This training will prepare participants for the MDARD Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP) test, which will be administered in the afternoon. The morning session is MANDATORY for those planning to take the test.

We recommend that participants read and study the Core Manual before attending the review. Copies may be ordered from: https://npsecstore.com/pages/michigan. County Extension may also have copies available. Visit MSU Extension’s Website to locate the county extension office nearest to you. Please call ahead for availability.

Attendees holding CCA (Commercial Certified Applicator) or PCA (Private Certified Applicator) certifications can earn Four Restricted-Use Pesticide (RUP) credits by attending the morning session, allowing them to recertify through credits.

While pesticide handlers attend their training, farm owners, operators, and managers can participate in the following produce safety sessions:

In May of 2024 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the new produce safety rules for preharvest agricultural water. Join us as we hear from the FDA on what those new rules are. After the FDA panel, an MDARD inspector, a Michigan grower and Don Stoeckel a Cornell University Extension specialist will reflect on how this impacts their work.

Annually, supervisors and others with produce safety responsibilities are required to have continuing education around produce safety. This refresher will give you tools you can use to be a better supervisor and improve produce safety among your employees. As a bonus, you will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the refresher for your records.

Following the morning training, attendees will have the opportunity to take the RUP test. MDARD will begin the testing session at approximately 1 p.m. This is a critical step for those seeking certification to apply restricted use pesticides.

Private core, fumigation standard, aerial standard and commercial core tests only. No commercial category tests.

We are very pleased to offer the EPA required WPS training in both English and Spanish. Presenters for this session will be from MDARD and MSU. You will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the session for your records.

Registration through MSU Events Management Participant Online Registration. The training on December 12 is free, but seats are limited so registration is required. For more information on the Pesticide and Worker Protection session contact PSEP Coordinator Safa Alzohairy at [email protected] or MSU extension educator Christina Curell at [email protected]. To see your current credit status click Applicator credit report. For more information on the Food Safety Session contact Phil Tocco, [email protected].

Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Dec. 11, 2024.

This article was published by Michigan State University Extension.

— Safa Alzohairy, Michigan State University Extension, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator

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