Audience: licensed California Farm Labor Contractors and their supervisors, crew leaders, and workers. Course catalog maps to the DIR-required topics for FLC license renewal under California Labor Code §1684 and the Cal/OSHA Title 8 standards that govern agricultural work. All courses are delivered bilingually.
Hands-on bilingual training for FLC workers operating agricultural tractors and ag forklifts on client operations. Covers pre-use inspection, stability and load handling on uneven ground, ROPS and seatbelt rules, PTO and implement guarding, road travel and SMV emblem use, and the operating rules every ag-equipment operator must follow under Cal/OSHA. Same-day documentation issued per worker for the FLC’s training file.
Title 8 §3441 (Operation of Agricultural Equipment) and §3664(b) (Agricultural-Industrial Tractor Operating Rules). Agricultural operations are exempt from §3668.
Initial at assignment and annually thereafter.
Awareness-level training for FLC workers placed on operations where confined spaces exist — grain bins, silos, manure pits, water and chemical tanks, irrigation vaults, and feed storage at dairies. Covers atmospheric hazards, engulfment, recognition of permit-required spaces, when to stop and notify the host employer, and the multi-employer worksite responsibilities of the FLC when its workers are placed in a confined-space environment.
Title 8 §5157 (Permit-Required Confined Spaces); 29 CFR 1910.146.
Initial at assignment; refresher when procedures or work conditions change. Annual refresher recommended.
Driver-safety training for FLC crew leaders and any worker transporting other workers between fields. Covers crew-transport vehicle requirements (Title 13), seatbelt rules, pre-trip inspections, hazard anticipation on rural roads, loading and unloading workers safely, and the high-liability moments that show up in FLC operations — multiple workers in one vehicle, long pre-dawn drives, and gravel-road conditions.
Title 8 §3203 (IIPP); California Vehicle Code; Title 13 CCR §1235–1236 (farm labor vehicle requirements); 49 CFR Part 390 for DOT-regulated transport.
Initial at assignment of driving duties; annual refresher required for crew-transport drivers.
Ergonomics training for FLC workers across the crops and operations they’re placed on — pickers, pruners, packers, sorters. Covers repetitive-motion injury prevention, tool grip and posture in stooped work, lifting bins and lugs, sustained reaching, ladder work in orchards, and how supervisors can rotate tasks to reduce strain over a long workday or season.
Title 8 §5110 (Repetitive Motion Injuries); §3203 (IIPP).
Triggered when repetitive-motion injuries occur or job tasks change; annual refresher is recommended best practice.
Two-year certification course for designated FLC field responders. Covers adult CPR, AED use, choking, severe-bleeding control, heat-related emergencies, pesticide exposure first aid, snake and insect bites, equipment crush injuries, and the response realities when help is 20 minutes away. Critical for FLCs because the FLC — not the grower — is often the worker’s nearest supervisor in the field.
29 CFR 1910.151; ANSI Z308.1; ASHI / AHA curriculum.
Initial certification valid 2 years; refresher every 2 years.
HazCom training for FLC workers who may encounter chemicals during placement at client operations — pesticides under the WPS, fuels and lubricants if equipment is operated, sanitizers in packinghouses, and any other host-employer chemicals. Covers SDS, GHS labels, secondary container labeling, and the multi-employer worksite hazard-communication coordination the FLC must perform with the grower.
Title 8 §5194 (Hazard Communication / GHS); 29 CFR 1910.1200. Pesticide-specific HazCom governed by EPA 40 CFR Part 170 (WPS).
Initial at assignment; whenever a new hazardous chemical is introduced. Annual refresher is recommended.
Cal/OSHA heat illness prevention training, required for every FLC placing workers outdoors. Covers shade and water access, cool-down rest periods, acclimatization for new and returning workers, high-heat procedures starting at 95°F, supervisor recognition of heat-illness symptoms, and the emergency response procedures the FLC must coordinate with the host employer. We provide a written prevention plan template tailored to FLC operations.
Title 8 §3395 (Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor Places of Employment); supervisor training also required under Labor Code §6720 et seq.
Initial before outdoor work in the heat and annually thereafter, for both workers and supervisors.
Qualitative fit testing for N95 filtering facepiece respirators issued to FLC workers during wildfire smoke events (AQI ≥151), dust storms, and certain pesticide-adjacent operations. Each worker completes a medical-evaluation check, donning and seal-check training, and a qualitative fit test (saccharin or Bitrex), with documentation for the FLC’s respiratory protection program and for the host employer.
Title 8 §5144 (Respiratory Protection); 29 CFR 1910.134; California wildfire-smoke rule §5141.1.
Initial before respirator use; fit test repeated annually and when facial structure or respirator model changes.
Night harvest and night-operation work are routine for FLC crews — grape harvest, onion harvest, lettuce and leafy-greens crews, irrigation repair, and pre-dawn truck staging all place workers in the dark alongside moving equipment. California’s §3449 night work regulation is enforced against FLCs as the employer of record, regardless of whether the grower or the FLC directs the work. This training covers the supervisor’s mandatory pre-shift safety meeting — covering restroom locations, drinking water, break areas, bodies of water, and high-traffic zones at each specific worksite before work begins; illumination levels by task from Table 1 of §3449 (5 foot-candles for general lighting and poultry-catching operations, 10 foot-candles where sharp tools are used and for equipment maintenance); equipment headlight and vehicle lighting requirements from §3441(g) (lights required sunset-to-sunrise for all tractors, trucks, self-propelled implements, and towed equipment); high-visibility clothing requirements for all workers in or near equipment travel paths; how to set up area and task lighting to avoid glare that creates blind spots; emergency response when a worker cannot be seen or located; and multi-employer night-work coordination between the FLC, the grower, and any labor camp or transportation contractor. Bilingual delivery with Spanish-language documentation.
Title 8 §3449 (Outdoor Agricultural Operations During Hours of Darkness — effective July 1, 2020); §3441(g) (Agricultural Equipment Lighting); §3380 (PPE — high-visibility clothing); §3203 (IIPP); Labor Code §1684 (FLC license duties as employer of record for worker safety).
Initial before any night-shift field assignment; annual refresher recommended and aligns naturally with the annual FLC license renewal training cycle. The supervisor pre-shift meeting is an operational requirement for every night shift, not a training event.
PPE training for FLC workers across crop and operation types — chemical-resistant gloves for pesticide-adjacent work, eye and face protection, hearing protection around tractors and stationary equipment, foot protection, and high-visibility apparel for road-adjacent operations. Covers the written hazard assessment the FLC and the host employer must coordinate.
Title 8 §3380 (PPE General Requirements); 29 CFR 1910.132. WPS PPE for pesticide handlers governed by EPA 40 CFR Part 170 and Cal Title 3 §6738.
Initial at assignment and whenever PPE type or workplace hazard changes; annual refresher is best practice.
Supervisor training for FLC crew leaders to recognize and document the objective signs of impairment in the field. Covers the behavioral, physical, and performance indicators of drug and alcohol impairment, documentation without medical conclusions, the conversation with the worker, and how to coordinate testing or removal from safety-sensitive work — particularly important for FLC drivers under DOT.
Title 8 §3203 (IIPP); 49 CFR Part 40 for DOT-regulated supervisors; California DIR guidance.
Initial before supervisor designation; refresher every 5 years is recommended best practice. DOT-regulated supervisors require 2 hours (1 hr drugs + 1 hr alcohol).
Full respiratory protection program training for FLC workers using respirators in the field — pesticide handlers, wildfire-smoke exposed crews, and dust-exposed harvest crews. Covers respirator selection, medical evaluation, fit testing, user seal checks, cartridge change-out schedules, cleaning and storage, and the program-administrator duties the FLC must own as the employer of record.
Title 8 §5144 (Respiratory Protection); 29 CFR 1910.134; California wildfire-smoke rule §5141.1.
Initial before respirator use; annual training and fit test; whenever respirator type or conditions change.
California-mandated harassment prevention training, with FLC-specific scenarios: crew dynamics, supervisor-subordinate dynamics in remote field settings, transportation and labor-housing contexts, and bystander intervention. Required by the DIR for FLC license renewal and by California civil rights law. Delivered in the 1-hour non-supervisor and 2-hour supervisor versions, in English and Spanish.
California Government Code §12950.1 (FEHA), implementing AB 1825, SB 1343, AB 2053; enforced by the Civil Rights Department (CRD); referenced by DIR for FLC license renewal.
Within 6 months of hire or promotion; refresher every 2 years. Required for all CA employers with 5 or more employees.
Eight-hour DIR-aligned course required for FLC license issuance and renewal. Covers every DIR-mandated topic in one program: IIPP, heat illness, field sanitation, pesticide and WPS basics, sexual harassment prevention, human trafficking awareness, and workers’ rights / wage and hour. Each attendee receives the documentation needed to support the FLC’s license renewal submission to the DIR.
California Labor Code §1684 (FLC License Requirements); Title 8 §3203 (IIPP), §3395 (Heat), §3456 (Field Sanitation), §3457 (Pesticide); AB 2034 (Human Trafficking).
Required for FLC license issuance; 8 hours every license renewal cycle (annually for most FLCs).
Flagger and traffic-control training for FLC crews working on or near public roads — equipment moves between fields, harvest truck staging, and orchard work adjacent to traffic. Covers work-zone setup, taper and buffer distances, sign and cone placement, high-visibility apparel, and hand-signaling. Particularly useful for FLCs whose crews stage trucks on county roads at dawn during peak harvest.
Title 8 §1598; California MUTCD; ATSSA flagger curriculum.
Initial before exposure; refresher every 2 years per ATSSA best practice.
Two-hour bilingual safety briefing tailored to FLC crews placed in vineyard operations: trellis and row hazards, pruning shears and tying tools, mechanical harvesters and tractor-mounted equipment, sulfur and other vineyard-typical chemical exposures, heat illness in canopy-shaded versus open rows, and worker safety during night operations. A focused, vineyard-specific pre-season briefing.
Title 8 §3203 (IIPP), §3395 (Heat), §3441 (Ag Equipment), §3457 (Pesticide); EPA 40 CFR Part 170 (WPS); DIR §3456 (Field Sanitation).
Annual or pre-season briefing; documented for FLC training records and the host employer’s records.
EPA Worker Protection Standard training for FLC pesticide handlers and agricultural workers. Covers restricted-entry intervals (REIs), application exclusion zones, decontamination supply requirements, hazard communication for pesticides, transport and storage, and the agricultural employer recordkeeping responsibilities the FLC and host employer share. Documentation supports California handler verification cards.
EPA 40 CFR Part 170 (Worker Protection Standard); California Title 3 §6724 (Pesticide Handler Training) and §6764 (Field Worker Training).
Initial before WPS-covered work and annually thereafter. California handler verification cards are valid 12 months.
SB 553 training tied to the FLC’s written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan, with scenarios that match FLC operations — interactions with the public on roadside or U-pick operations, isolated field work, parking lots and labor housing, and conflict escalation between crews. Covers the four types of workplace violence, the Violent Incident Log, hazard reporting, de-escalation basics, and the FLC’s responsibilities as a separate employer under SB 553.
California Labor Code §6401.9 (SB 553) — effective July 1, 2024. Note: Title 8 §3342 is the separate healthcare WVPP standard, not applicable to FLC operations.
Initial when the WVPP is implemented, and annually thereafter; additional training when new hazards are identified or the plan changes.
This consolidated 8-hour program covers every topic the California Department of Industrial Relations requires for FLC license issuance and renewal. Each topic is delivered in a bilingual format with attendance and content documentation suitable for DIR submission.
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