EPA's Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a regulation aimed at reducing the risk of pesticide poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The WPS offers protections to over three and a half million people who work with pesticides at over 560,000 workplaces. The WPS contains requirements for pesticide safety training, notification of pesticide applications, use of personal protective equipment, restricted entry intervals following pesticide application, decontamination supplies, and emergency medical assistance.

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Federal Resources

Proper Use of a Respirator

EPA Home Page on Worker Protection Standard

Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: How to Comply, What Employers Need to Know

WPS Discussion Forum at University of California-Berkley

WPS Warning Sign Requirements

Worker Protection Standard and Spanish Resources

Recordkeeping Requirements for Certified Applicators of Federally Restricted Use Pesticides

U.S. EPA Worker Protection Standard Routine Agricultural-Use Inspection Guidance

WPS Inspection Form (Rich Text Format)

Publications from the Office of Pesticide Programs: Worker Protection and Certification Fact Sheets

Indiana Resources

Office of Indiana State Chemist, Pesticide Department

Purdue University Pesticide Program

Free Worker Protection Standard Training

Kentucky Resources

Office of Environmental Services, Division of Pesticide Regulation

University of Kentucky Pesticide Safety Education Program

Ohio Resources

Ohio State University Pesticide Education Program

Ohio Department of Agriculture Pesticide Regulation Section