Worker Protection Standard: Respirators
Gopher tortoise on a sandy road. Figure 5 from publication FOR336/FR40: The Value of Private Non-Industrial Forestland for Wildlife Species Conservation. Credit: UF/IFAS.
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Keywords

PI272
Worker Protection Standard
respirators

How to Cite

Fishel, Frederick M. 2017. “Worker Protection Standard: Respirators: PI272, 4/2020”. EDIS 2017 (3). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi272-2017.

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 WPS requires agricultural employers to take steps to reduce pesticide-related risks when agricultural workers and pesticide handlers are exposed to these pesticides. 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. Most of the revised provisions will become effective January 2, 2017; there are four provisions that are delayed until January 2, 2018. In late 2016, the EPA released the revised “How to Comply Manual” to provide an updated resource. The entire document is posted on their website at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-09/documents/htcmanual_final.pdf. This document will address the use of respirators under the revised WPS.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-pi272-2017
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References

Fishel, Frederick M. 2017. Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) as Revised in 2015. PI270. Gainesville: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi270

US EPA. 2016. How to Comply with the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: What Owners and Employers Need to Know. EPA 735-B-16-001. United States Environmental Protection Agency.https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safety/pesticide-worker-protection-standard-how-comply-manual.

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