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) |
___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) |
___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-06-001). 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:
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___22015* | Interpretive Policy Questions & Answers, 100 pages, March 1995 |
___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. ![]() |
___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 |
___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-06-003) |
___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-06-004) |
___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) |
___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) (EPA-735-F-05-015)(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) (EPA-735-F-03-008) (PDF) (15 pp, 1MB) |
___51019 | Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides / Pretejase de los Pesticidas (English/Spanish), 28 pages, October 1995, (EPA 735-F-06-002) |
___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. |
To request any document on this page, note the
document number and call
1 888 663 2155, or print this document, mark your selections, and send
or fax to:
The National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
901 North Fifth Street
Kansas City, KS 66101
Fax: (913) 551 - 7270
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