scholarly journals Worker Protection Standard: Information at a Central Location

EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel

The Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document is PI-112, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2006. PI112/PI149: Worker Protection Standard: Information at a Central Location (ufl.edu)

EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel ◽  
Tatiana Sanchez

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document provides general guidance to help you comply with the requirements of the Federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticides, 40 CFR part 170, as amended in 2015. This document addresses specific information that agricultural establishments must display at a central location for their employees.


EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document is PI-107, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2006.


EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document is PI-119, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2006.


EDIS ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document is PI-113, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2006.


EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel ◽  
Tatiana Sanchez

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document provides general guidance to help you comply with the WPS requirements for agricultural pesticides, 40 CFR part 170, as amended in 2015. This document addresses allowable WPS exemptions pertaining to Certified Crop Adviors.


EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel ◽  
Tatiana Sanchez

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). It has been in full implementation since 1995. This document provides general guidance to help you comply with the requirements of the Federal Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for agricultural pesticides, 40 CFR part 170, as amended in 2015. This document addresses notifying workers of pesticide applications on agricultural establishments.


EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel ◽  
Tatiana Sanchez

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides).There are certain exemptions in the WPS rule that have been revised pertaining to agricultural establishment owners and their immediate family members. This fact sheet explains these new provisions.


EDIS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel ◽  
Tatiana Sanchez

This document highlights one of the major changes to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) since it became a federal regulation in 1992 and became fully implemented in 1995. This fact sheet summarizes application exclusion zones which require compliance during 2017 and 2018.   Worker Protection Standard: Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)   The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides).The “Application Exclusion Zone” or AEZ is a new term used in the WPS rule; it refers to the area surrounding the pesticide application equipment. This three-page fact sheet explains this new rule. Written by Fred M. Fishel and Tatiana Sanchez and published by the Agronomy Department.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi263  


EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald H. Schmidt ◽  
Douglas L. Archer ◽  
Michael T. Olexa

This fact sheet is intended to enhance understanding of federal regulations and provide a general overview of the regulatory process. This document is FSHN05-10, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date May 2005.  FSHN0510/FS118: Federal Regulation of the Food Industry—Part 1: The Regulatory Process (ufl.edu)


EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2002 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elmo B. Whitty

This document is SS-AGR-187, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date November 2002.


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