Soil Fumigation Stewardship Meetings

Idaho Department of Agriculture and manufactures and suppliers of soil fumigants are sponsoring workshops to review label requirements, discuss past incidents, as well as worker protection.  Other issues such as buffer zones, notification and other important regulations will be covered.

The meetings will be 2 hours long and refreshments will be provided.  There will be 2 units of pesticide re certification credit.

August 16th
8-10 AM Fairfield Inn, Idaho Falls
1-3 PM Shoshone Bannock Event Center. Fort Hall

August 17
8-10 AM  Burley Inn, Burely,
1-3 PM La Quinta Inn, Twin Falls

August 18th
8-10 AM Hampton Inn, Nampa
1-3 PM Clarion Inn, Ontario

Please RSVP if possible to :
Bob Spencer 208-332-8613  bob.spencer@agri.idaho.gov

Changes to Worker Protection Standard Start January 1

The Environmental Protection Agency has made updates and revision to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), CFR 170 subparts E and F.  There changes in the regulation will affect most commercial and private applicators, and will take effect on January 1, 2017.

Changes in the regulations  of these regulations will affect notification, training, pesticide safety and hazard communication, use of personal protective equipment  (PPE), as well as the supplies and conditions for routine washing and emergency decontamination

Perhaps the change most likely to change pesticide application operations is a revision concerning entrance into the Applicable Exclusion Zone.  This will require applicators to suspend applications when untrained or improperly equipped individuals enter or remain in the application area.

Please check into these changes in the WPS, which you can do at  www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety, at wps@isda.idaho.gov or by phoning Luis Urias, Agricultural Program Specialist, with the Idaho Department of Agriculture at 208-332-8663.