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What is the Worker Protection Standard?

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It covers pesticides that are used in the production of agricultural plants on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses. The WPS requires you to take steps to reduce the risk of pesticide-related illnesses and injury if you (1) use such pesticides, or (2) employ workers or pesticide handlers who are exposed to such pesticides.

 

If you are an agricultural pesticide user and/or an employer of agricultural workers or pesticide handlers, the WPS requires you to provide to your employees and, in some cases, to yourself and to others:

  • Information about exposure to pesticides
  • Protection against exposures to pesticides
  • Ways to mitigate exposures to pesticides

 

Worker Protection Standard Material

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