1. (1) Training required. An agricultural employer may not require or permit any agricultural worker, other than a worker trained as required under 40 CFR 170.130, to enter any area that has been subject to a restricted entry interval during the previous 30 days.

2. (2) Trainer qualifications. An individual who trains agricultural workers under par. (a) shall be at least one of the following:

   1. (a) Currently certified by the department as a pesticide applicator under s. ATCP 29.26 or 29.27.
   2. (b) Currently certified by another state as a pesticide applicator, pursuant to an applicator certification program approved by the federal environmental protection agency.
   3. (c) Employed by the University of Wisconsin-Extension to train pesticide applicators.
   4. (d) A graduate of a worker protection train-the-handler or train-the-worker program approved by the department or the federal environmental protection agency.
   5. (e) Trained as a pesticide handler under 40 CFR 170.230.

History

History: Cr. Register, May, 1998, No. 509, eff. 6-1-98.