(a) Workers and handlers must be trained in accordance
with WPS.
(b) All certified and licensed applicators or trained
trainers who conduct WPS pesticide safety training must:
(1) maintain records of each trainee for five years.
These records must include a copy of each dated class roster signed
by the trainer and each trainee;
(2) issue a copy of an EPA training roster only to
a trainee who has been trained in accordance with WPS requirements;
(3) record trainee information on the training roster
in ink or other indelible form;
(4) on request, issue copies of training rosters that
match EPA specifications or that comply with state variations from
such specifications that have prior approval from EPA; and
(5) promptly respond to requests from EPA, state, or
tribal agencies or agricultural employers for information concerning
issued EPA training rosters.
(c) The EPA WPS warning flag/sign referred to in WPS
and §7.37 of this chapter (relating to Notification Requirements)
must look like the one pictured as follows. Additional information
may be included on the warning sign, such as the name of the pesticide
or the date of application, if it does not lessen the impact of the
flag/sign or change the meaning of the required information. If the
required information is added in other languages, the words must be
translated correctly. The flag/sign must be at least 14 inches by
16 inches, and the letters must be at least one inch high. For nursery
and greenhouse operations, the warning sign/flag may meet the minimum
requirements as approved by the EPA.
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