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Pesticide Safety Training Requirements for
Agricultural Assistants
Instructor Courses for 2010
Become qualified to teach pesticide
safety to your farm assistants. Attend a half day course.
Most courses are held between
January and April. Contact us if you need a course and none
are scheduled. Courses will be scheduled in other locations throughout the
province on a demand basis.
Please call 1-800-652-8573 to register or for more information.
| Town |
Date/Time |
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Bradford |
Please call if you need a course. |
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Brighton |
Please call if you need a course. |
|
Delaware |
April 15 at 1 pm |
|
Leamington |
Please call if you need a course. |
|
Morrisburg |
April 8 at 6:00 pm |
|
Ottawa |
Please call if you need a course. |
| Simcoe |
Please call if you need a course. |
|
Tilbury |
Please call if you need a course. |
|
Utica |
Please call if you need a course. |
| Vineland Station |
April 16 at 9:00 am |
Do
Assistants Such As Family Members, Farm Employees or Foreign
Workers Handle Pesticides on Your Farm?
Assistants who handle Class 2 and 3 pesticides must have safety training approved by
the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
Your pesticide dealer can help you to identify which Classes of pesticides you are using on your farm.
This applies to everyone who handles Class 2 or 3 pesticides under your supervision as a
Certified Farmer.
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What
Pesticide Application Jobs Can an Assistant Do?
An Assistant can mix, load or apply Class 2 and 3 pesticides under
supervision of a Certified Farmer.
Jobs that Assistants may not do with Class 2 and 3 products:
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choose and buy them
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choose the rate
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decide how to store and dispose of these
pesticides or their empty containers
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transport or dispose of waste
pesticides
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use a Class 2 pesticide that
produces a suspension in air in buildings (for example, fog,
mist)
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How
Can My Assistants Become Assistants?
Assistants do not write an exam. Assistants must retrain every five years.
There are two training options to become an Assistant:
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Attend
the Grower Pesticide Safety Course (GPSC). Assistants attend a one day GPSC, but they do not write the exam. The fee is
$105.
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Attend
On-Farm Training by an Assistant Instructor.
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Can a Certified Farmer Train Assistants?
If you are a Certified Farmer, you can attend a Instructor Course and become qualified to provide on-farm training for
Assistants. You must renew your instructor qualification every five years. The fee for the
Assistant Instructor Course is
$65. This fee includes a kit of training materials that you will use when you train your
Assistants.
To register for an
Assistant
Instructor Course and get your kit of training materials please call
1-800-652-8573 .
You will fill in a "Record of Training" checklist for each Assistant that you train. You send this completed checklist, plus a $25 registration fee to
Ontario Pesticide Education Program. We will send each
Assistant a wallet card that is valid for five years.
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How
can I Register for an Assistant
Instructor Course So I Can Provide On-Farm Training for Agricultural
Assistants?
Assistant Instructor
courses are offered in Ontario as half day courses. You will
be given a training kit of materials and helpful tips on how to
train your assistants. The fee for the Assistant Instructor
Course is $65.00. You must renew your Assistant Instructor
qualification every five years.
Note: You
must be a Certified Farmer or a Certified Vendor before you attend an
Assistant Instructor Course. Have your Grower Pesticide Safety Course
certificate number or Pesticide Vendor Certification Course
certificate number ready when you call to register.
To register and to get
your kit of training materials, please call 1-800-652-8573
.
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Who
Is Responsible for All Pesticide Handling on Your Farm?
As a Certified Farmer, you are responsible for pesticide handling on your farm. You may supervise up to 3
Assistant on your farm at any given time.
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Who
May You Contact for More Information?
For more information about Assistant Training, please call:
Ontario Pesticide Education Program
University of Guelph
Ridgetown Campus
Ridgetown ON N0P 2C0
1-800-652-8573
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