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Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory – July 13, 2026
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Pesticide Control Program is asking
farmers to now use the fillable rosters for the required Worker Protection Standard training for both the “Handler” and “Worker” categories. Please see the correspondence from NJDEP PCP at the end of this article. The Handler rosters are the only rosters required to be sent to DEP after training workers as pesticide handlers. The Worker rosters are to be kept on file on the farm.
Handler rosters must be sent to NJDEP within 30 days of training.
Fillable Handler Form- https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/pesticides/bpc/wps/handler.pdf
Fillable Worker Form- https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/pesticides/bpc/wps/worker.pdf
To contact NJDEP Pesticide Control Program, their address, phone and email are below:
Address: NJDEP Pesticide Control Program, 401 East State Street, Mail Code 401-04A, P.O.Box 420
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 – Phone: 609-984-6568 – Email: wpspesticides@dep.nj.gov
Email correspondence received from NJDEP PCP on July 8, 2026:
Dear Growers,
To help us accurately review and process your handler training records, we ask that you please use the fillable Handler Training forms when documenting employee training.
Using the fillable forms ensures that employee names and other information are clear and legible when submitted. Handwritten forms can sometimes be difficult to read, which may delay the review process or require us to request additional information.
Please also note that fillable Worker Roster forms are available. Both the Handler Training forms and Worker Roster forms can be found on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
(NJDEP), Bureau of Pesticide Control website at
https://dep.nj.gov/pesticides/compliance-enforcement/worker-protection/#agricultural-worker-protection-standard-guide.
Although the forms are fillable, handlers and workers must still sign the forms after completing the training.
We appreciate your cooperation in using these fillable forms for all future submissions. If you have any questions or need assistance accessing the forms, please let us know.
Thank you for your continued cooperation.
NJDEP Bureau of Pesticide Control