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- Community Guide to Recognizing and Reporting Pesticide Problems
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Reference Links
Worker Protection Resources
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- Available Publications: Worker Protection Standard - order EPA informational worker protection materials for growers, employers, trainers, pesticide handlers, fieldworkers, and healthcare providers in various formats: on-line, downloadable, hard copies and CDs.
- UC IPM online
- Publications and other materials
- Workshops and events - IPM workshops, T2 training; pesticide safety training
- Training programs - online pesticide training in urban use, retails sales, maintenance gardener exam preparation.
- Links to general pesticide information
- Pesticide safety information series
- To obtain copies of the following materials, contact Adolfo Gallo at
agallo@cdpr.ca.gov or by telephone at (916) 445-3895 or Natalya Eagan at
neagan@cdpr.ca.gov or by telephone at (916) 324-4245.
- Proteccion de su salud, proteccion de trabajadores expuestos a pesticidas, PDF (7.1 mb) - pesticide safety Spanish comic book (novela) for field workers. This illustrated guide presents field worker protection concepts in an easy-to-read format in Spanish.
- Worker Safety Trainer Handbook (English, PDF 15 mb) (En Español, PDF 5 mb) - This 80 page handbook is appropriate for trainers of trainers and trainers who train agricultural workers directly in pesticide safety.
If you have questions about California’s licensing, certification, and training requirements to perform pest control work (new applications, renewals, change of address, qualifications, examinations, study materials, and continuing education), please contact the Licensing Program at licensemail@cdpr.ca.gov or by phone at (916) 445-4038