1. A cooperative agreement with US EPA to develop resources that support pesticide training and stewardship

2. 5-year Cooperative Agreement to create educational resources
Serving pesticide applicators, educators/regulators, and other stakeholders
Investigating and addressing national needs, such as WPS implementation
Investigators:
Suzanne Forsyth, UC Davis Extension
Kaci Buhl, Oregon State University
Jeff Loux, UC Davis Extension
EPA Project Officer: Jeanne Kasai, Certification & Worker Protection Branch

3. Objectives
1. To manage or implement the development, revision and update of pesticide safety materials to advance the protection of humans, communities, and ecosystems from the risk of pesticide poisonings, illness, and injury.
2. To enhance the capabilities of partners and stakeholders to develop and implement programs/activities that prevent and reduce pesticide risks to humans, communities, and ecosystems.
3. To protect humans, communities and ecosystems from illness and injury caused by exposure to pesticides through education and outreach targeted toward agricultural workers, pesticide applicators, handlers, and others.

4. PERC Update for AAPCO 1) What we’ve done 2) What we’re doing
3) What’s coming up next
4) How you can get involved

5. How To Comply Manual - WPS
Initiated in March 2016 after AAPCO
Completed within 6 months
Posted online in September 2016
Coordinated printing by NDSU for states, regions, tribes, and PSEPs
Hard copies available from Gempler’s
PDF available on PERC website

6. How To Comply Manual - WPS
Primary author: Janet Fults

7. WPS – Quick Reference Guide
Initiated in May 2016
Completed within 4 months
Posted online in August 2016
Available in 8.5 X 11 (and 11 X 17, thanks to MDA)
Now available in Spanish, thanks to EPA
PDF available on PERC website

8. WPS – Quick Reference Guide
Primary authors: Kaci Buhl, Nancy Fitz
and Nick Hurwit
Content reviewers at US EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs:
Nancy Fitz, Richard Pont, Carol Galloway
Advisory Board Reviewers:
The whole PERC Advisory Board, particularly
Thia Walker, Colorado State University
Elizabeth Buffington, Iowa State University
Amy Bamber, AAPCO Executive Secretary

9. WPS Train-the-Trainer Manual
Initiated in April 2016
Completed within 8 months
Posted online in November 2016
A Spanish version is in-progress
Hard copies will be available from NPSEC soon!
PDF available on PERC website

10. WPS Train-the-Trainer Manual
Primary authors: Jennifer Weber
and Antonio Castro-Escobar

11. WPS – Train-the-Trainer Presentation
Initiated in September 2016
Completed within 4 months
Posted online in December 2016
Accompanied by sample exercises
Spanish version in the works
PPT available on PERC website

12. WPS – Train-the-Trainer Presentation

13. WPS – Worker/Handler Presentations
Initiated in December 2016
Completed within 1 month
Posted online in January 2017
Accompanied by sample exercises
Spanish versions in the works, thanks to EPA
PPT available on PERC website

14. WPS – Worker/Handler Presentations

15. WPS – TTT- Online Modules
Initiated in September 2016
In progress for 7 months
Anticipated availability in November 2017
Interactive approach
No required test/score; completion is the legal standard

16. WPS – TTT- Online Modules
Primary authors:
Cesar Asuaje, University of Florida
Gregorio Mendez-Ortega, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Coordinators:
Amy Bamber, AAPCO
Hannah Moore, UC Davis Extension
Advisory Board Reviewers:
Candace Bartholemew, University of Connecticut
Lisa Blecker, University of California
Betsy Buffington, Iowa State University
EPA Reviewers: Nancy Fitz, Richard Pont, Kathy Davis, Jeanne Kasai

17. WPS – Respiratory Protection Requirements
Initiated in April 2016
Ongoing for 11 months
In the final stages of review…
Prepared sample forms
Sign up for ed ‘PERC updates’ to be notified when it’s online
Primary authors: Garnet Cooke, Kathleen Kincade, and Janet Fults

18. Inventory of WPS Training Materials
Initiated in March 2016
Available online in July 2016 (5 months)
New interface created in January 2017
Growing with new submissions
Design/programming: Kaci Buhl, Sean Ross, and Cameron Hughes (OSU)

19. WPS - Updated Central Posting Materials
Initiated in October 2016
Ongoing for 6 months
Anticipated online by May 2016
Anticipated hard copies soon after
English and Spanish (same document)
Larger and smaller versions

20. Avoid getting on the skin or into the body any pesticides that may be drifting from nearby applications, on tractors or other equipment, on plants, in irrigation water, or on soil.

21. WPS - Updated Central Posting Materials
Planning focus groups in several states
Partnering with farmworker advocacy organizations
Building a moderator’s guide
Submitting protocol to IRB and EPA this month
Seeking feedback from people who speak English, Spanish and other languages, people with a range of literacy skills, people from diverse agricultural sectors
Karina Goicochea

22. WPS – Videos for Workers and Handlers
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Initiated in January 2017 with scoping calls
Solicitation released last week
Planning to leverage partnerships
Double-duty videos that serve workers and handlers (Part 1) and handlers (Part 2)
Planning English and Spanish versions
Will be available on Youtube and download-able

23. WPS – Fact sheets, FAQs, etc. … A WPS “Compliance Suite”
AEZ explanation materials
Decision-tree: Does WPS apply to you?
Guides about the family exemption, central posting, and more
FAQs for workers, handlers, trainers, ag employers, and more
Hazard communication timelines – Who needs to share information and when?

25. WPS – TTT Presentations

33. WPS – Fact sheets, FAQs, etc. … A WPS “Compliance Suite”
Primary authors:
Kaci Buhl, Nick Hurwit, Amy Hallman, Sean Ross, Oregon State University
Coordinators:
Hannah Moore, UC Davis Extension
Nancy Fitz, US EPA
Nick Hurwit, Oregon State University
Advisory Board Reviewers:
Everyone, especially Derrick Terada, EPA Region 10
EPA Reviewers: Nancy Fitz, Richard Pont, Kathy Davis, Jeanne Kasai, Jennifer Park

34. Building the ‘Factory’ in Year 1
1. PERC recruited and assembled its first Advisory Board
2. PERC developed a set of operating policies
3. PERC developed project plans in compliance with terms and conditions
4. PERC recruited and trained staff at UC Davis Extension and Oregon State University
5. PERC developed its logo, website, and list-serves
6. PERC solicited input about the most time-sensitive needs by attending national and regional gatherings, using professional lists and web forms, and interviewing key stakeholders

35. Other planned projects in 2017
Photo novellas for Spanish-speaking farm workers about pesticide risk reduction
Calendar featuring WPS topics
Seed treatment manual and exam bank – Wait, what? Something not related to WPS!?
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37. A cooperative agreement with US EPA to develop resources that support pesticide training and stewardship