Yuba City, Calif., (January 11, 2018) – Make sure to not miss the free event happening on Wednesday January 17th at the Yuba-Sutter County Fairgrounds. 3.05 CE hours pending: 1.3 Laws & Regs; 1.75 other & 4 CE hours for CCA. To register for this free event call Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau at 530-673-6550.
Here is the agenda:
8:30 AM – Registration – Coffee & Donuts
ENGLISH
9:00 AM – Matt Bozzo, Spray Safe Committee Chair “Welcome”
9:10 AM – Brian Leahy, Department of Pesticide Regulation Director – “Pesticide Safety and Safety Around Schools”
9:40 AM – Hillary Miller, Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition – “Update from Butte-Yuba-Sutter Water Quality Coalition”
9:50 AM – Franz Niederholzer and Sarah Light, UCCE Farm Advisors – “Water Quality Protection through orchard floor management and Orchard Spray Drift Management”
10:20 AM – Imelda Muzio, Manager, MVP Safety Professionals LLC – “OSHA Requirements for a Hazard Communication Program – Written Program, Safety Data Sheets, Labeling and Training”
DEMONSTRATION ROTATIONS – (TRANSLATION INCLUDED FOR SPANISH GROUP)
30 minutes – Station #1: John Shalowitz, Sutter County Fire Chief, Sutter County Emergency Medical Services – “Pesticide Incident Triage”
20 minutes – Station #2: Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Systems Farm Advisor – “Saving Money & Time While Reducing Spray Drift”
20 minutes – Station #3: Sean Nelson, Sutter Co. Ag Biologist & Molly Mathews, Yuba Co. Ag Weights & Measurers – “Employee Safety from the Ag Department Perspective”
20 minutes – Station #4: Imelda Muzio, MVP Consolidated, LLC – “New Fieldworker Requirements & Personal Protective Equipment”
20 minutes – Station #5: Lyunn Wunderlich, UCCE – “Calibration Basics”
1:00 PM – LUNCH – Sponsored by Beach Hut Deli, Yuba City
SPANISH – Fidel Perez, CDPR Environmental Scientist and Franz Niederholzer, UCCE Orchard Systems Farm Advisor – “Worker Safety and Heat Illness Protection & Orchard Spray Drift Management and Water Quality Protection
Hope to see you there.
Contacts: Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau ¨ 475 N. Palora Avenue, Suite A, Yuba City, CA 95991 ¨ (530) 673-6550 ¨ Fax (530) 671-5836 Email: ysfb@ysfarmbureau.com ¨ Website: www.ysfarmbureau.com
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