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Worker Protection Standard | |
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Citation | 40 CFR Part 170 |
Enacted by | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
Enacted | 1992 |
Administered by | United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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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. Restricted use pesticides control is managed by the EPA under this regulation. It includes the following requirements:
Other organizations and programs related in one way or the other to the administering of and reporting about WPS-based pesticide control include:
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