Worker Protection Worker Protection StandardStandard

40 CFR 170.1 – 170.26040 CFR 170.1 – 170.260

Purpose of WPSPurpose of WPS

It is designed to reduce the risks of It is designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' illness or injury resulting from workers' and handlers' occupational exposures to and handlers' occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on farms or in agricultural plants on farms or in nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and also from the accidental exposure of also from the accidental exposure of workers and other persons to such workers and other persons to such pesticides. pesticides.

What 2 types of What 2 types of employers does WPS employers does WPS cover?cover?

Worker EmployersWorker Employers

Handler EmployersHandler Employers

DefinitionsDefinitions

Agricultural employerAgricultural employer Agricultural Agricultural

establishmentestablishment Agricultural plantAgricultural plant ChemigationChemigation Commercial pesticide Commercial pesticide

handling establishmenthandling establishment Crop advisorCrop advisor Early entryEarly entry FarmFarm ForestForest

FumigantFumigant GreenhouseGreenhouse Hand laborHand labor HandlerHandler Handler employerHandler employer Immediate familyImmediate family NurseryNursery OwnerOwner Restricted-entry Restricted-entry

intervalinterval Treated areaTreated area WorkerWorker

ExceptionsExceptions

These subparts do not apply when any These subparts do not apply when any pesticide is applied on an agricultural pesticide is applied on an agricultural establishment in the following establishment in the following circumstances: circumstances:

On plants that are in ornamental gardens, On plants that are in ornamental gardens, parks, and public or private lawns and parks, and public or private lawns and grounds that are intended only for aesthetic grounds that are intended only for aesthetic purposes or climatic modification purposes or climatic modification

Notice of ApplicationsNotice of Applications

The agricultural employer The agricultural employer shall post warning signs shall post warning signs

The signs shall:The signs shall:

Be posted no sooner than 24 Be posted no sooner than 24 hours before the scheduled hours before the scheduled application of the pesticide application of the pesticide

Remain posted throughout the Remain posted throughout the application and any restricted-application and any restricted-entry interval entry interval

Be removed within 3 days after Be removed within 3 days after the end of the application the end of the application

Information About Information About ApplicationsApplications

This information must be legible, accessible by This information must be legible, accessible by all employees, and placed in a central locationall employees, and placed in a central location

Information must be posted for Information must be posted for 30 days30 days after after the REI.the REI.

Handlers must provide employers with this Handlers must provide employers with this information information beforebefore the application is the application is performed. performed.

Application LogApplication LogApplication 1 Application 2 Application 3

Area Treated:Location &

Description

Product Name

EPA Registration Number

Active Ingredient:Common or Chemical Name

ApplicationMonth/Day/Time

Do Not Enter Until:Month/Day/Time

Pesticide Safety TrainingPesticide Safety Training

May be given orally from written material May be given orally from written material and/or audiovisual materials.and/or audiovisual materials.

Must use EPA approved material for training Must use EPA approved material for training workers.workers.

Must use EPA approved material for training Must use EPA approved material for training handlers.handlers.

Must be trained every Must be trained every 5 years.5 years.

When must training take When must training take place for Workers?place for Workers?

Workers must be trained on Workers must be trained on the following when hired:the following when hired:

Pesticides may be on or in Pesticides may be on or in plants, soil, irrigation water, or plants, soil, irrigation water, or drifting from nearby drifting from nearby applications.applications.

Prevent pesticides from Prevent pesticides from entering your body.entering your body.

Additional training is done Additional training is done 5 5 daysdays later. later.

When must training take When must training take place for Handlers?place for Handlers?

Handlers must be trained before they Handlers must be trained before they perform any task with pesticides.perform any task with pesticides.

Who may conduct Who may conduct training for Workers and training for Workers and HandlersHandlers

A worker who is currently A worker who is currently certified as an applicator certified as an applicator of restricted-use of restricted-use pesticides pesticides

Be currently designated Be currently designated as a trainer of certified as a trainer of certified applicators or pesticide applicators or pesticide handlershandlers

Have completed a Have completed a pesticide safety train-pesticide safety train-the-trainer program the-trainer program

Posted Pesticide Safety Posted Pesticide Safety InformationInformation

Pesticide Safety PosterPesticide Safety Poster

Emergency medical care Emergency medical care information information

LocationLocation

AccessibilityAccessibility

Legibility Legibility

DecontaminationDecontamination

A decontamination site must A decontamination site must be within a ¼ mile of all be within a ¼ mile of all workers and handlersworkers and handlers

Water used for Water used for decontamination must be decontamination must be safe and cool enough for safe and cool enough for washing, eyeflushing, and washing, eyeflushing, and drinking. *Tank Stored water drinking. *Tank Stored water that is used for mixing that is used for mixing pesticides may not be used pesticides may not be used for decontamination.for decontamination.

What is in a What is in a Decontamination Kit?Decontamination Kit?

There should be enough water for routine There should be enough water for routine and emergency washing and eyeflushing.and emergency washing and eyeflushing.

SoapSoap

Single Use TowelsSingle Use Towels

Change of Clothes Change of Clothes

Additional Information on Additional Information on DecontaminationDecontamination

The decontamination site for workers must not be in a The decontamination site for workers must not be in a treated area or one that is under an REI.treated area or one that is under an REI.

Handlers must be provided decontamination supplies Handlers must be provided decontamination supplies at mixing and loading sites and where PPE is removed.at mixing and loading sites and where PPE is removed.

Handler decontamination supplies must be in enclosed Handler decontamination supplies must be in enclosed containers if stored in treated areas. containers if stored in treated areas.

Handlers must have at least Handlers must have at least 1 pint1 pint of eyeflush water of eyeflush water immediately accessible.immediately accessible.

Emergency Assistance Emergency Assistance 170.160 and 170.260170.160 and 170.260

The Agricultural Employer Shall;The Agricultural Employer Shall;

Make available prompt transportation from the Make available prompt transportation from the agricultural establishment to an appropriate agricultural establishment to an appropriate emergency medical facility.emergency medical facility.

Provide to that person or to treating medical Provide to that person or to treating medical personnel, promptly upon request, any personnel, promptly upon request, any obtainable information on the following:obtainable information on the following:

Emergency Assistance Emergency Assistance 170.160 and 170.260 170.160 and 170.260 cont.cont.

Product name, EPA registration number, and active ingredient(s). Product name, EPA registration number, and active ingredient(s).

All first aid and medical information from label.All first aid and medical information from label.

A description of how the pesticide was used.A description of how the pesticide was used.

Information about the victim’s exposure. Information about the victim’s exposure.

Additional Information Additional Information for Handlersfor Handlers

The handler shall assure that no The handler shall assure that no pesticide is applied so as to pesticide is applied so as to contact, either directly or through contact, either directly or through drift, any worker or other person, drift, any worker or other person, other than an appropriately trained other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler and equipped handler

The handler employer shall assure The handler employer shall assure that before the handler uses any that before the handler uses any equipment for mixing, loading, equipment for mixing, loading, transferring, or applying pesticides, transferring, or applying pesticides, the handler is instructed in the safe the handler is instructed in the safe operation of such equipment. operation of such equipment.

What about PPE?What about PPE?

Personal Protective Personal Protective EquipmentEquipment

Any person who performs tasks as a pesticide handler Any person who performs tasks as a pesticide handler shall use the clothing and personal protective shall use the clothing and personal protective equipment specified on the labeling for use of the equipment specified on the labeling for use of the product. product.

When the use of personal protective equipment is When the use of personal protective equipment is specified by the labeling of any pesticide for the specified by the labeling of any pesticide for the handling activity, the handler employer shall assure handling activity, the handler employer shall assure that no handler is allowed or directed to perform the that no handler is allowed or directed to perform the handling activity unless appropriate measures are handling activity unless appropriate measures are taken, if necessary, to prevent heat-related illness. taken, if necessary, to prevent heat-related illness.

Photos of Emergency Photos of Emergency ShowersShowers

Photos of Eyeflushing Photos of Eyeflushing StationsStations

Photo of Application LogsPhoto of Application Logs

ReviewReview

Safety TrainingSafety Training WorkersWorkers HandlersHandlers

Posted InformationPosted Information Safety PosterSafety Poster Application LogsApplication Logs No Enter Signs for REINo Enter Signs for REI

DecontaminationDecontamination Water for eyeflushing and Body washingWater for eyeflushing and Body washing Soap, Single Use Towels, Change of ClothesSoap, Single Use Towels, Change of Clothes

Emergency AssistanceEmergency Assistance TransportationTransportation InformationInformation

SourcesSources

USDA - USDA - www.usda.govwww.usda.gov

EPA - EPA - www.epa.govwww.epa.gov

Electronic CFR - Electronic CFR - http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/