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
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