Employment and Safety Regulations Seminar for Southeast Asian Refugee Farmers. Wednesday, August 17, 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Fresno: UC Cooperative Extension office, 1720 S. Maple Ave. Free assistance will be provided in understanding rules related to employment, pesticide application, and safety. Hmong and Laotian translators will be present. Contact Steve Sutter at 209/456-7560.
How to Comply with the New Worker Protection Standards for Agricultural Pesticide Use. Thursday, August 18, at two times and locations: 8:00 to 10:30 a.m., Ventura (Ventura County Government Center, Lower Plaza Assembly Room, Administration Building, 800 S. Victoria Ave.) and 1:00 to 3:30 p.m., Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara County Hospital Auditorium, San Antonio Building, 300 N. San Antonio Rd.). Speakers at these two free seminars will be Kay Rudolph, of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Steve Sutter, UC Agricultural Personnel Management Farm Advisor. For more information, phone the Ventura County Cooperative Extension office at 805/645-1451. Many more meetings on the WPS will be held around the state as the January 1, 1995, date for full implementation approaches. Watch for announcements from UC Cooperative Extension and other organizations.
Train-the-Trainer Programs will be held in the Fall by the University of California Statewide IPM Project. Details are given page 11 in the article on the WPS-Forum.
Ag Employers' Seminar. Thursday, November 17, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Sponsored by area Employment Development Department offices and the UC Agricultural Personnel Management Program as part of the AgFresno farm equipment show. Topics will include immigration compliance, workers' compensation, and worker transportation. For information, phone Steve Sutter at 209/456-7560.
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