In 2015, the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) adopted partial provisions of the OSHA respiratory protection standard. By federal and state laws, all agricultural businesses using a pesticide that requires the use of a respirator in the label must comply with this regulation.

This course will provide the information required to comply with the WPS respiratory protection. This course is interactive and uses audiovisual materials to demonstrate and explain the technical information required for administering a respiratory protection program in agricultural production companies. 

Upon successful completion, this Respiratory Protection course will issue a certificate of completion by the University of Florida. The University of Florida/IFAS Extension will email the certificate of completion to you. The course consists of nine modules, each module has a graded quiz, and student must complete all modules and score at least 70% on each graded quiz to earn a WPS Respiratory Protection Certificate of Completion. We welcome you to enjoy this audio visual and interactive course designed to teach you how to comply with the WPS Respiratory Protection requirements. 

This course was designed by Cesar Asuaje, Regional Specialized Extension Agent, UF/IFAS, and Ricardo Davalos, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The technical review was conducted by Robin Tutor Marcom from the North Carolina Agomedicine Institute.  Dan Sweigert, E-learning Developer and Consulting. For questions about the course, contact Cesar Asuaje at crasuaje@ufl.edu.