Worker Protection Standard

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The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) federal regulation (40 CFR Part 170), intended to protect employees on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses that are occupationally exposed to agricultural pesticides.{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/health/worker.htm|title=Worker Protection Standard|publisher=United States Environmental Protection Agency}} Restricted use pesticides control is managed by the EPA under this regulation. It includes the following requirements:{{cite web|url=http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/40cfr170_main_02.tpl|title=TITLE 40--Protection of Environment; CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SUBCHAPTER E--PESTICIDE PROGRAMS; PART 170--WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD|publisher=United States Government Printing Office}}

• Pesticide Safety Training
• Notification of Pesticide Applications to Employees and between Employers
• Application, Safety & Hazard Communication to Employees & Contract Workers
• Recordkeeping Requirements
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment
• Restricted Entry Intervals (REI) following Pesticide Application
• Decontamination Supplies
• Emergency Medical Assistance
• Application Exclusion Zone (enforcement starts January 1, 2018)

Other organizations and programs related in one way or the other to the administering of and reporting about WPS-based pesticide control include:

• AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials{{cite web|url=http://aapco.org/|title=AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials|publisher=AAPCO—Assoc. of American Pesticide Control Officials}}
• AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators{{cite web|url=http://aapse.org/|title=AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators|publisher=AAPSE—American Assoc. of Pesticide Safety Educators}}
• CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group{{cite web|url=http://ctagino.org/|title=CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group|publisher=CTAG—Certification and Training Assessment Group}}
• CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database{{cite web|url=http://cpard.wsu.edu/|title=CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database|publisher=CPARD—Certification Plan & Reporting Database}}
• POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database{{cite web|url=http://points.wsu.edu/|title=POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database|publisher=POINTS—Pesticide of Interest Reporting Database}}
• NASDA Pesticide Safety Programs{{cite web|url=http://www.nasda.org/cms/7193/13692.aspx|title=NASDA Pesticide Safety Programs|publisher=NASDA Pesticide Safety Programs}}
• Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry{{cite web|url=http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/dtem/toxicology_branch.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308000905/http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/dtem/toxicology_branch.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2012|title=Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry|publisher=United States Centers for Disease Control }}
• National Toxicology Program