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Available Publications: Worker Protection Standard

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Worker Protection Standard Topic

Note: See also the Pesticides publications category.

Document Number

Document Name

___52149* 40 CFR Parts 156 and 170, August 21, 1992 Worker Protection Standard, Hazard Information, Hand Labor Tasks on Cut Flowers and Ferns Exception; Final Rule, and Proposed Rules, 80 pages, 1992, (EPA 735-Z-92-001)
___51016* A Guide to Heat Stress in Agriculture, 56 pages, May 1993, (EPA 750-B-92-001)
___51101 Agrichemicals: Food Quality Protection Act - Children and Consumers (PDF) (4 pp, 358K), 4 pages, October 2000, (EPA 305-F-00-005)
___51102 Agrichemicals: Food Quality Protection Act - Review of Pesticides and Pesticide Reregistration (PDF) (4 pp, 351K), 4 pages, October 2000 (EPA 305-F-00-006)
___22001 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - About Eyeflush Requirements (PDF) (3 pp, 262K), 3 pages, September 1998, (EPA-305-F-98-028)
___22002 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Closed Systems (PDF) (3 pp, 262K), 3 pages, September 1998, (EPA-305-F-98-017)
___22003 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Definition of a Pesticide Handler (PDF) (3 pp, 262K), 3 pages, September 1998, (EPA 305-F-98-029)
___22004 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Does the WPS Require Growers to Protect Themselves? (PDF) (2 pp, 214K), 2 pages, September 1998, (EPA 305-F-98-031)
___22006 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Equipment Safety (PDF) (2 pp, 225K), 2 pages, September 1998, (EPA-305-F-98-023)
___22005 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Equipment with Enclosed Cabs (PDF) (2 pp, 261K), 2 pages, September 1998, (EPA 305-F-98-025)
___51099 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Information Commercial Handlers Must Provide to Growers (PDF) (3 pp, 347K), 3 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-010)
___51104 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Information Growers Must Provide to Commercial Handlers (PDF) (2 pp, 327K), 2 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-009)
___22013 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Monitoring and Special Instructions for Pesticide Handlers (PDF) (2 pp, 260K), 2 pages, September 1998, (EPA 305-F-98-030)
___22014 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Posted Warning Signs (PDF) (2 pp, 259K), 2 pages, September 1998, (EPA 305-F-98-024)
___51100 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Q&A's on Central Posting on Large or Non-contiguous Establishments (PDF) (3 pp, 332K), 3 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-013)
___51105 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Q&A's on Information Displayed at a Central Location (PDF) (3 pp, 333K), 3 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-012)
___51103 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - Q&A's on Posting When the Treated Plant or Soil Has Been Sold or Moved (PDF) (3 pp, 333K), 3 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-014)
___51107 Agrichemicals: Worker Protection Standard - When the Pesticide Is Not Applied As Scheduled (PDF) (3 pp, 341K), 3 pages, August 2001, (EPA 305-F-01-011)
___52054* Aprenda A Usar Los Pesticidas Sin Peligro! (Learn To Use Pesticides Safely) Spanish, poster, 2001, (EPA 735-H-01-005)
___50057 Choosing Chemical Resistant Personal Protective Equipment, 3 pages, 1993, (EPA-735-F-93-008)
___52148* Controlar la Fatiga Causada por el Calor en el Trabajo Agricola (Spanish version of Controlling Heat Stress in Agriculture), 2-sided laminated card, September 1995, (EPA 750-F-95-002)
___52057* Controlling Heat Stress in Agriculture, 2-sided card, September 1995, (EPA 750-F-95-001)
___51059 Controlling Heat Stress Made Simple/ Maneras Sencillas de Controlar la Fatiga Causada por el Calor (English/Spanish), poster, September 1995, (EPA 750-H-93-001)
___51068 Danger Pesticides - Keep Out/ Peligro Pesticidas- No Entre (English/Spanish), plastic sign, (EPA 735-H-94-001)
___52093 EPA's Ag Center Available Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and Pesticide-Related Publications (PDF) (6 pp, 95K), 6 pages, Revised December 2005, (EPA 305-F-03-013)
___51027* ESL for Farm Safety - Student Workbook, 95 pages, 1997, (EPA 735-B-97-901)
___51028* ESL for Farm Safety- Teacher's Manual, 95 pages, 1997, (EPA 735-B-97-900)
___52218* How To Comply With the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides, What Employers Need To Know, 140 pages, Revised September 2005, Reprinted June 2006, (EPA 735-B-06-002)
___53000* How To Comply With the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides, What Employers Need To Know and Additional Resources, CD-ROM, November 2005 (EPA 305-C-05-001). The CD-ROM version of the revised WPS How To Comply Manual contains several additional compliance assistance tools not available with the printed version including:
  • EPA's WPS Worker Training Handbook (in English/Spanish);
  • EPA's WPS Handler Training Handbooks (in English and in Spanish);
  • 13 Additional WPS fact sheets;
  • EPA's Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings Handbook;
  • Several other related references.
___22015* Interpretive Policy Questions & Answers, 100 pages, March 1995 
___52052 Manejo Seguro De Repelentes De Insectos (Using Insect Repellents Safely) Spanish, 2 pages, February 1997, (EPA 735-F-96-002)
___50056 Personal Protective Equipment Guide: Coveralls, Gloves, and Other Skin Protection, 12 pages, 1993, (EPA-735-F-93-005)
___22023 Personal Protective Equipment Guide: Protective Eyewear, 2 pages, (EPA 735-F-93-006)
___51071 Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard: EPA-Approved Pesticide Safety Training for Your Pesticide Handlers (Spanish), video, 1996, (EPA 735-V-96-001S)
___52145* Pesticide Safety Training for Pesticide Handlers, CD, 2004 (EPA 305-C-04-002) This Compact Disk (CD) contains the following two training products originally developed in VHS format:
- Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard: EPA-Approved Pesticide Safety Training for Your Pesticide Handlers, 1994, (EPA 735-V-96-001)
- Spanish version of Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard: EPA-Approved Pesticide Safety Training for Your Pesticide Handlers, 1994 (EPA 735-V-96-001S)
Note: To play the CD you must have Windows2000 or later operating system and Windows Media Player. Download Media Player for free. Exit EPA
___52143* Pesticide Safety Training for Pesticide Handlers and Workers, VHS video, 2004 (EPA 305-V-04-001)
This single video contains the following three training products:
- Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard: EPA-Approved Pesticide Safety Training for Your Pesticide Handlers, 1994, (EPA 735-V-96-001)
- Spanish version of Pesticide Handlers and the Worker Protection Standard: EPA-Approved Pesticide Safety Training for Your Pesticide Handlers, (EPA 735-V-96-001S)
- Siguiendo el Sol (Chasing the Sun), Spanish with English subtitles, 1994, (EPA 735-V-96-002) Worker Protection Standard, Pesticide Worker Training
___52144* Pesticide Safety Training for Workers, Spanish, CD, 2004 (EPA 305-C-04-001). This Compact Disk contains the following training product originally developed in VHS format:
- Siguiendo el Sol (Chasing the Sun), Spanish with English subtitles, 1994, (EPA 735-V-96-002) Worker Protection Standard Pesticide Worker Training
Note: To play the CD you must have Windows2000 or later operating system and Windows Media Player. Download Media Player for free. Exit EPA

___22017*

Protect Yourself from Pesticides (English/Spanish), poster, (EPA 735-H-93-001)
___53044* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Chinese-Mandarin) (PDF) (48 pp, 2.0MB), 48 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-004)
___53046* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Filipino-Tagalog) (PDF) (47 pp, 2.2MB), 47 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-006)
___53047* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Haitian-Creole) (PDF) (47 pp, 4.0MB), 47 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-007)
___53064* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Hmong) (PDF) (48 pp, 3.0MB), 48 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-009)
___53065* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Ilocano) (PDF) (47 pp, 2.3MB), 47 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-010)
___53013* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Khmer) (PDF) (48 pp, 1.9MB), 48 pages, (EPA 735-F-05-016)
___53048* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Laotian) (PDF) (50 pp, 2.3MB), 50 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-008)
___53045* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Polish) (PDF) (47 pp, 2.2MB), 47 pages, (EPA 305-B-06-005)
___52129* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Portuguese) (PDF) (47 pp, 4.2MB), 47 pages, (EPA 735-B-03-002)
___22018* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Spanish) (PDF) (48 pp, 1.8MB), 48 pages, (EPA 735-B-06-001)
___53078* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Agricultural Workers (English/ Vietnamese) (PDF) (46 pp, 2.9MB), 46 pages, (EPA 735-B-93-002-VN)
___22019* Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Pesticide Handlers, 101 pages, December 1993, (EPA 735-B-93-003)
___51024 Protect Yourself from Pesticides / Protejase de los Pesticidas (English/Spanish), 2 page brochure, January 1994, (EPA 735-F-94-001)
___50055 Protection for Pesticide Handlers: Protect Yourself, Brush Up on Covering Up, 5 pages, 1993, (EPA-735-F-93-007)
___51031 Protective Clothing for Pesticide Users, poster, 1987, (EPA 170-OPA-87-1117)
___22019S* Protejase de los Pesticidas - Guia para los que Manejan Pesticidas (Spanish version of Protect Yourself from Pesticides: Guide for Pesticide Handlers), 101 pages, April 1994, (EPA 735-B-94-001)
___52078 Que Debo Hacer...Si He Estado Expuesto a los Pesticidas? (What Should I Do if I've Been Exposed to Pesticides?) Spanish, brochure, 2000, (EPA 910-F-00-008)
___51026 Quick Reference Guide to the 1992 Worker Protection Standard (WPS), poster, July, 1993, (EPA 735-H-93-003)
___52216 Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) 2005 Update (PDF) (2 pp, 547K), 2 pages, November 2005 (EPA 305-F-05-005)
Note: In addition to this document, the Ag Center has developed a version of the Quick Reference Guide that allows state/tribe-specific information to be added. If you would like to obtain an editable version of the Quick Reference Guide, please contact the Ag Center at agcenter@epa.gov or from the Ag Center’s Web site. When contacting the Ag Center, ask for the editable version for states/tribes.
___51069* Radio Pesticida. Six Spanish audio tapes for agricultural workers and their families on how to reduce exposure to pesticides, 6 audio tapes, October 1997, (EPA 735-U-97-001)
___51017* Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, 238 pages, 1999, (EPA 735-R-98-003)
___52021* Ropa protectora para los que usan pesticides (Protective Clothing for Pesticides Users) Spanish, poster, 1987, (EPA 170-OPA-87-117S)
___51072 Siguiendo el Sol (Chasing the Sun), video, 1994, (EPA 735-V-96-002)
___51020 Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides (English/ Haitian Creole), 28 pages, October 1995, (EPA 735-F-95-003)
___51021 Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides (English/Vietnamese), 28 pages, October 1995, (EPA 735-F-95-004)
___53014* Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides pocket guide (English/ Khmer) (PDF) (15 pp, 509K)
___51023 Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides (English/Laotian), 28 pages, October 1995, (EPA 735-F-95-006)
___52130* Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides / Medidas de Proteccao Pessoal contra Pesticidas (English/Portuguese) (PDF) (15 pp, 1MB)
___51019 Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides / Pretejase de los Pesticidas (English/Spanish), 28 pages, October 1995, (EPA 735-F-95-002)
___52022 Worker Protection Field Inspection Pocket Guide, March 2002, (EPA 300-B-02-001)
* These documents can not be faxed to you due to their length. Hard copies can either be downloaded from the web or mailed to you.

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