The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a
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federal regulation (40 CFR Part 170), intended to protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses that are occupationally exposed to agricultural
pesticides.
Restricted use pesticides control is managed by the EPA under this regulation. It includes the following requirements:
* 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
* AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators
* CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group
* CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database
* POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database
* NASDA Pesticide Safety Programs
* Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
*
National Toxicology Program
See also
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Hazard Communication Standard The Hazard Communication Standard requires employers in the United States to disclose toxic and hazardous substances in workplaces. This is related to the Worker Protection Standard.
Specifically, this requires unrestricted employee access to the ...
, a regulation requiring all employers to disclose all hazards to employees separately from the WPS.
References
Industrial hygiene
Safety engineering
Environmental law in the United States
Occupational safety and health
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