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Worker Protection Standard
What is the Worker Protection Standard?
EPA's WPS is a regulation aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The WPS offers protections to over three and a half million people who work with pesticides at over 560,000 workplaces. The WPS contains requirements for pesticide safety training, notification of pesticide applications, use of personal protective equipment, restricted entry intervals following pesticide application, decontamination supplies, and emergency medical assistance.
Web Sites
- EPA's Worker Safety and Training
- Pennsylvania Rural Health Farm Worker Protection Safety Program
- Clemson University Agricultural Worker Protection
