Pesticide Employee Safety Training (PEST) Workshop
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Overview of safe use of pesticides for Handlers and Management.
Topics include: Labels, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy, spill cleanup, first aid & emergencies, laws & regulations (medical supervision, restricted use, safety rules, heat illness), mixing & loading, storage, moving, & disposal, PPE, routes of exposure, calibrating & spraying. This course covers UC policy on Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and DPR requirements (3 CCR 6724, 3 CCR 6764).
Topics also include: Roles & responsibilities, IPM principles, planning, inspections, programs (EH&S, Occupational Health Programs, IPM Program), training, emergency response, fieldworker safety, certifications & licenses, records & reports, and Pesticide Use Authorization (PUA) software.
GENERAL INFORMATION
COURSE DETAILS
Class: Pesticide Handlers workshop
Date: March through August 2025
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (2 Days)
Location: UC campuses (see schedule)
Instructor: Risk & Safety Training
Course Code: UCLOL0076B, UCLOL0076C
Target audience: Pesticide employees (Handlers/Applicators, Supervisors), EH&S, Facilities Grounds/Landscape, Agricultural & Natural Reserves, Agricultural Operations, Researchers (optional).
Fees: There is no registration fee for this course for UC staff. However, travel costs and meals outside this training are the responsibility of the home department.
Course Education: 13.0-15.0 hours. CE categories: Laws & Regulations, Other
Length: 2 days (8 hours each day)
Target audience: Pesticide employees (Handlers/Applicators, Supervisors), EH&S, Facilities Grounds/Landscape, Agricultural & Natural Reserves, Agricultural Operations, Researchers (optional).
Course Education (CE): DPR approved categories: Laws & Regulations, Other.
Schedule: 2 Day training for both Handlers and Supervisors.
SCHEDULE
2 day training for Handlers and Supervisors
March 19-20, 2025: UC Riverside ***CLOSED***
April 21-22, 2025: UC Irvine ***CLOSED***
May 7-8, 2025: UC San Diego ***CLOSED***
May 13-14, 2025: UCLA ***CLOSED***
June 4-5, 2025: UC Davis ***CLOSED***
June 17-18, 2025: UC Berkeley ***CLOSED***
June 24-25, 2025: UC Santa Cruz ***CLOSED***
July 8-9, 2025: UCANR ***CLOSED***
July 22-23, 2025: UCSF ***CLOSED***
July 29-30, 2025: UC Merced ***CLOSED***
August 6-7 2025: UC Santa Barbara
AGENDA
DAY 1
(8:00 am) Introductions & Overview
(8:30 am) Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles
(9:00 am) IPM Policy: Background and policy summary
(9:30 am) IPM Policy: Roles & responsibilities
(10:15 am) BREAK
(10:30 am) IPM Program
(11:00 am) IPM Policy: Requirements
(12:00 pm) LUNCH
(12:45 pm) EH&S and Occupational Health programs
(1:15 pm) Pesticide Use Authorization (PUA) Platform
(2:45 pm) BREAK
(3:00 pm) Certifications & Licenses
(3:30 pm) Questions & Answers
Day 2
(8:00 am) Overview
(8:10 am) Training
(8:30 am) Laws & Regulations
(8:50 am) Labels / SDS
(9:20 am) Restricted Use Pesticides (and materials)
(9:45 am) BREAK
(10:00 am) PPE & Routes of Exposure practicum
(10:30 am) Mixing & Loading practicum
(11:00 am) LUNCH
(11:45 am) Storage, Moving, & Disposal practicum
(12:15 pm) Planning
(12:25 pm) Spill cleanup practicum
(12:45 pm) BREAK
(1:00 pm) Inspections
(1:20 pm) First Aid & Emergencies practicum
(1:55 pm) Calibrating & Spraying practicum
(2:30 pm) Questions & Answers