Standard 672016 1 Goals of the Revised WPS Improve occupational protections Reduce acute occupational pesticide exposures and incidents Reorganize and streamline the rule Address concerns related to 1992 WPS ID: 638019
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Updates to the Federal Worker Protection Standard
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Goals of the Revised WPS
Improve occupational protections Reduce acute occupational pesticide exposures and incidentsReorganize and streamline the rule Address concerns related to 1992 WPS
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The Principles of the Worker Protection Standard
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Rules Meant to Inform
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Rules Meant to Inform
Updates to Pesticide Safety Training
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Rules Meant to InformUpdates
for Trainers / Training of Handlers or Workers
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Rules Meant to InformUpdates
to Posted Safety InformationSDS for all pesticides applied must
be kept in a location accessible to workers and handlers
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Rules Meant to InformUpdates
to Pesticide RecordkeepingWorkers/Handlers must be able to obtain information about pesticide applications and SDS sheets that occurred when they are/were employed
Worker/Handler may also designate a person in writing to have access to this informationFacilities must now keep pesticide application records, SDS, training records for two years
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Rules Meant to InformUpdates for Pesticide
Application Posting
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Rules Meant to Protect
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Updates to Rules Meant to Protect
Minimum Age
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Updates to Rules Meant to Protect
Application Exclusion Zone
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Field
AEZ
Treated Area
When the application is concluded, the AEZ no longer exists.
Spray Area
Updates to Rules Meant to
Protect
Application Exclusion Zones in Outdoor Production
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Updates to Rules Meant to
Protect
Application Exclusion Zones
On Field Borders
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SUSPEND!
There are workers from the neighboring field in the AEZ!
EVALUATE!
Can you ask the workers to move somewhere else until you are done with the application?
Yes, they agreed to move!
Proceed with caution.
Neighboring Field
Your Field
When the application is finished the AEZ no longer exists.
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Updates to Rules Meant to
Protect
Application Exclusion
Zones On Field Borders
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SUSPEND!
There
are workers from the neighboring field in the AEZ, and they refuse to move!
EVALUATE!
Can you ensure these workers won’t be contacted through drift?
WIND
Yes, the wind is blowing away from the workers and I can ensure that my application will not contact the workers in the other field.
Proceed with caution.
Neighboring Field
Your Field
When the application is finished the AEZ no longer exists.
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Updates to Rules Meant to Protect
Early Entry WorkersEarly-Entry Workers must now be informed of:
information about the pesticide application specific task to be performed amount of time that the worker is allowed to remain in the treated area
the PPE required by the label
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Updates to Rules Meant to Protect
Respiratory Protection
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Rules Meant to Mitigate
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Updates to Rules Meant to Mitigate
Decontamination SuppliesSpecific requirements for Water for Decontamination:
1 gallons per worker3 gallons
per handler or early-entry
worker;
M
easured
at the beginning of the work period
If handler is mixing/loading a product that requires eye protection,
eyeflush
water must be immediately available at the mix/load site for handler eye flushing
If applicator is using a product that requires eye protection, one pint of water must be immediately available to each applicator
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Updates to Rules Meant to Mitigate
Information to Medical Personnel
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Implementation Timeline
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Resources
www2.epa.gov/pesticide-worker-safetywww.pesticideresources.org
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Contacts
EPA Headquarters Richard Pontpont.richard@epa.govNancy
Fitz fitz.nancy@epa.govEPA Regional Contact
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