Event Details
Date
Apr 3 - Apr 4, 2015
Time
9:00 am - Noon
Location
Garden Plaza Inn, Kingston
503 Washington Ave
Kingston, NY 12401
Cost
$30.00
(additional attendee $30.00 ea.)
Registration cost is $30 per trainee
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit Program
Pre-Registration Deadline: April 4, 2015
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Special Permit Training for Pesticide Handlers - Kingston
April 3 - April 4, 2015This training is for TREE FRUIT FARMS ONLY
Training will be offered in English and Spanish!
The NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) adopted regulations in 2000 that re-quired supervising certified applicators to be on site and in voice contact with their trained pesticide handlers in order for the handlers to apply federally restricted pesticides.
PRE-Registration is REQUIRED
We will again hold training programs so that DEC can issue “special permits” to these non-certified applicators that work under the supervision of a private certified applicator. This “special permit” will enable trained workers to apply restricted-use pesticides to tree fruit for the 2015 season without “direct, on-site supervision”. These DEC “special permits” are being made available to assist individuals who have difficulty taking English written tests and are not certified.
Permits issued last year are no longer valid, and this year's permit will be valid only for the 2015 season! The best option is still to have your handlers pass the DEC private applicator certification exam.
PRE-Registration is REQUIRED
***Your completed registration form (see below) including names and addresses of those workers attending the training must be received by March 27, 2015. Please complete this form and return to Marcie Vohnoutka, CCE Rensselaer County, 61 State St., Troy, NY 12180 or scan the form and email to mmp74@cornell.edu. Payment can also be made at the door the day of the meeting but you must be pre-registered!
Supervisor Requirements: The supervising certified applicator is required to attend the beginning portion of this meeting with employees being trained.
For more information contact Dan Donahue 845-691-7117 or djd13@cornell.edu
Registration Form - Kingston (PDF; 413KB)
