Wear gloves, long pants, and long-sleeved shirts when working outside, in fields, or in overgrown areas that contain this plant to avoid contact with the sap. Plan weeding activities for later in the evening during low levels of sunlight to avoid activating the blistering process. Wild parsnip that has been cut and allowed to dry is safer to handle. Do not wait too long or forget to dispose of cut wild parsnip as seed can develop while the cut plant lays on the ground.
Check landscapes periodically for the presence of wild parsnip. Just because it isn’t there now, does not mean it won’t germinate next week.