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Worker Protection Standard
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Citation
40 CFR Part 170
Enacted by
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Enacted
1992
Administered by
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Related legislation
issued under the authority of FIFRA
The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal regulation (40 CFR Part 170), intended to protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses that are occupationally exposed to agricultural pesticides.[1] Restricted use pesticides control is managed by the EPA under this regulation. It includes the following requirements:[2]
Pesticide Safety Training
Notification of Pesticide Applications to Employees and between Employers
Application, Safety & Hazard Communication to Employees & Contract Workers
Recordkeeping Requirements
Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Restricted Entry Intervals (REI) following Pesticide Application
Decontamination Supplies
Emergency Medical Assistance
Application Exclusion Zone (enforcement starts January 1, 2018)
Other organizations and programs related in one way or the other to the administering of and reporting about WPS-based pesticide control include:
AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials[3]
AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators[4]
CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group[5]
CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database[6]
POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database[7]
NASDA Pesticide Safety Programs[8]
Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry[9]
National Toxicology Program
^"Worker Protection Standard". United States Environmental Protection Agency.
^"TITLE 40--Protection of Environment; CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SUBCHAPTER E--PESTICIDE PROGRAMS; PART 170--WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD". United States Government Printing Office.
^"AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials". AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials.
^"AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators". AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators.
^"CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group". CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group.
^"CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database". CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database.
^"POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database". POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database.
^"Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry". United States Centers for Disease Control. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
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