PRE-LICENSE Pre-license training classes include several hours of instruction followed by a Private Applicator license exam session. The $33 license fee and $25 testing fee (a total of $58/person) is due at testing. A WPS Handler Training Verification Card is issued upon request for those attending the 3rd evening of the class. WSDA-sponsored classes are FREE of charge. Participants should obtain and study the Spanish Private Applicator Manual (EM020S) prior to the course. To purchase the manual ($21 + tax & shipping), contact your local WSU Extension office or call 800.723.1763. Pre-license Registration Step 1: List pre-license location: __________________________________ Step 2: List people you are registering (including yourself, if applicable): 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ Step 3: List your contact information: 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 5 - 8 pm Yakima WSDA Jan. 5-13 Sunnyside Worksource Jan. 20-29 Pasco High School Feb. 9-19 Mattawa Jr. HS Feb. 23-Mar. 4 Royal City Middle School March 16-25 Yakima WSDA April 6-14 Sunnyside Worksource Apr. 27-May 5 RECERTIFICATION Free pesticide courses in Spanish that earn four recertification credits. Registration required for first three: East Wenatchee-WSDA 270 9th St NE To register: Flor Servin Dec. 16, 2014 1:00-5:00 pm 509.662.0590 Sunnyside-Worksource 1925 Morgan Rd To register: Jaime Ramon Dec. 19, 2014 1:00-5:00 pm 509.551.6429 Pasco - TRAC Ag Trade Show To register: Jaime Ramon Jan. 7, 2015 8 am – 12:15 509.551.6429 . Name: ___________________________ Phone: _____________________ Step 4: Submit to WSDA. Your registration will be confirmed. Email: [email protected] Fax: 509.575.2210 Mail: WSDA Pesticide Management 21 N. 1st Ave, Suite 236 Yakima, WA 98902 Contact: Veronica Segura/509.249.6925 First come, first served for next four: Yakima, WSDA 21 N 1st Ave, Conf. Rm. Jan 7, 2015 5:00 – 8:30 pm Sunnyside, Worksource 1925 Morgan Rd. Jan 22, 2015 5:00 – 8:30 pm Pasco High School Library 1108 N. 10th Ave. Feb. 11, 2015 5:00 – 8:30 pm Mattawa Jr. High School 502 N. Boundary Royal City Middle Sch. 911 Ahlers Rd. Feb 25, 2015 5:00 – 8:30 pm Mar 18, 2015 5:00 – 8:30 pm WPS HANDS-ON TRAINING FOR PESTICIDE HANDLERS This eight-hour workshop is offered in Spanish & English and has been specially designed to train unlicensed pesticide handlers how to handle pesticides safely, legally and efficiently. It also provides excellent continuing education for licensed individuals. The workshop provides practical, hands-on training that exceeds state and federal training requirements of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). WPS Handler Training Verification Cards are issued as are six credits for licensees. Registration and fee (normally $50 per person) is through the sponsor ONLY. Participants need a warm jacket because some training exercises are conducted outdoors. For course information, contact: Flor Servin/509.662.0590/[email protected], Jamie Ramon/509.551.6429/[email protected] WPS HANDS-ON TRAINING 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 7:30 am to 4:30 pm Hood River, OR Jan. 16, 2015 Steve Castagnoli 541.386.3343 Sponsor: Oregon State University Grandview, WA Feb. 27, 2015 Maricruz Mendoza 509.882.7013 Sponsor: YVCC Grandview Campus Pasco, WA March 6, 2015 Janet Heath 509.782.8234 Sponsor: WAWGG Okanogan, WA - AgriPlex March 13, 2015 Nicole Bruner 509.665.9641 Sponsor: WA State Tree Fruit Association Lacey, WA-WFB Headquarters March 17 Jeff Lutz 509.669.2990 Corwyn Fischer 509.881.4935 Sponsor: WA Farm Bureau WPS INTERACTIVE PESTICIDE SAFETY TRAINING This effective and relevant pesticide safety training program exceeds the handler training requirements of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). It also covers the newly required Globally Harmonized System (GHS) training.* While it has been specially designed for unlicensed pesticide handlers, it also provides excellent continuing education and six recertification credits for licensed individuals. Instructors use different training techniques that are effective in overcoming learning barriers such as low literacy levels. *The employer will still need to cover the site-specific risks as required under the GHS training requirements. WPS INTERACTIVE TRAINING 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 7:30 am to 5 pm Yakima, WA Kennewick, WA Wenatchee, WA January 21 & 28 February 4 February 11 Sponsor: G.S. Long Co. 509.338.5664 Registration online: www.gslong.com WPS TRAIN-the-TRAINER This workshop in Spanish & English is designed to help farm trainers effectively deliver pesticide safety training for pesticide handlers & field workers as mandated by the state and federal WPS. Participants will rotate through four training modules and learn what topics need to be covered while using effective training methods. Participants that successfully complete the mock training at the end of the workshop will become WSDA Certified Trainers and will be qualified to issue WPS worker and handler training verification cards. Six credits are offered for licensed individuals. A certificate of completion & EPA training materials will be issued. Registration and payment of fee (normally $50 per person) is through the sponsor ONLY. Please indicate the language preference (English or Spanish) at the time of registration. WPS TRAIN-the-TRAINER 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 7:30 am to 5:30 pm Moses Lake - Fairgrounds Jeff Lutz Corwyn Fischer Sponsor: WA Farm Bureau Feb. 6, 2015 509.669.2990 509.881.4935 Kennewick, WA Janet Heath Sponsor: WAWGG Feb. 13, 2015 509.782.8234 Yakima, WA Feb. 17, 2015 Registration: [email protected] Sponsor: G.S. Long Co. 800.338.5664 Grandview, WA Feb. 20, 2015 Maricruz Mendoza 509.882.7013 Sponsor: YVCC Grandview Campus For additional course information, contact: Jamie Ramon/509.551.6429/[email protected] Flor Servin/509.662.0590/[email protected] HANDS-ON RESPIRATOR FIT TEST TRAIN-the-TRAINER This workshop has been designed for pesticide trainers and individuals overseeing respiratory protection on farms. Participants will learn respirator fit-test procedures and how to develop and implement a written respirator program compliant with L&I rules. Trainers will use interactive training techniques including hands-on exercises. For additional information, contact: OfelioBorges, WSDA 509.249.6939/[email protected] RESPIRATOR FIT TEST 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 8:00 am to 2:00 pm *Seating limited to 20 people Chelan, WA Jan. 9, 2015 Nieves Negrete 509.854.1900 Sponsor: WA Growers League SPRAY APPLICATION EQUIPMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) This workshop is intended for individuals who need to perform airblast and boom sprayer calibration. Participants will be provided with information and tools required to perform appropriate calibration and configuration practices of pesticide sprayers according to their needs (i.e. tree structure, canopy size, time of season) in order to increase deposition and reduce drift. They will gain hands-on experience by applying what they learned using actual application equipment during a mock calibration. SPRAY APPLICATION EQUIPMENT BMPs 2015 LOCATIONS & DATES 7:30 am to 5:00 pm Granger, Radio KDNA March 3, 2015 & Quincy, Facility TBD March 20, 2015 Contact: Nieves Negrete 509.854.1900 Sponsor: WA Grower’s League Naches, WA March 24, 2015 Contact: [email protected] Sponsor: G.S. Long 800.338.5664 Chelan, WA March 27, 2015 Contact: [email protected] Sponsor: G.S. Long 800.338.5664 2015 CALENDAR SPANISH PESTICIDE EDUCATION CLASSES Pre-license Recertification WPS Interactive Training WPS Train-the-Trainer WPS Hands-on Handler Training WPS Hands-on Respirator Fit Test Train-the-Trainer NEW! Spray Application Equipment BMP’s Para una versión en español de este folleto, por favor visite nuestro sitio Web o llámenos. Farmworker Education Website: http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/LicensingEd/ FarmworkerEducation.aspx WSDA Pesticide Education 21 North 1st Ave, Suite 236 Yakima, WA 98902 Toll Free: 1.877.301.4555 then Press 2 WSDA reserves the right to alter this schedule, including canceling classes, due to severe weather or low enrollment. Persons with disability should notify WSDA in advance at 360.902.2015 (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf at 360.902.1996) if accommodation is necessary.
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