A Summary of Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard—2015
Vol. 2016 No. 1, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2016 No. 1

A Summary of Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard—2015: PI261/PI261, 12/2015

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi261-2015
Published 2016-02-16
Frederick M. Fishel
University of Florida
Two pesticide handlers putting on protective equipment such as respirators.
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Pesticides
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Fishel, Frederick M. 2016. “A Summary of Revisions to the Worker Protection Standard—2015: PI261 PI261, 12 2015”. EDIS 2016 (1). Gainesville, FL:5. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi261-2015.
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Abstract

In 1992, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a comprehensive regulation called the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides (WPS). The WPS covers pesticides used in the outdoor and enclosed space production of plants on farms, forests, and nurseries, as well as greenhouses. The EPA has made several changes to the WPS since it was fully implemented in 1995. On November 2, 2015, the EPA revised the WPS, making significant changes to the rule’s requirements. This 5-page fact sheet explains those changes. Written by Frederick M. Fishel, and published by the Agronomy Department, December 2015.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi261-2015
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United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2015, Office of Pesticide Programs: Revised Worker Protection Standard. http://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/ revisions-worker-protection-standard (accessed December 2015).
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