Open AccessWorker Protection Standard: Training Workers and Handlers
Author(s) -
Frederick M. Fishel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-pi150-2006
Subject(s) - pesticide , farm workers , business , agriculture , production (economics) , training (meteorology) , agricultural productivity , agricultural science , engineering , environmental protection , operations management , environmental science , geography , economics , macroeconomics , archaeology , meteorology , agronomy , biology
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.