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Pesticide News Story: Revised 2005 Worker Protection Standard How-to-Comply Manual Available
For Release: December 1, 2005
EPA is releasing its revised 2005 Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides How-to-Comply Manual . This compliance assistance tool has been updated to reflect amendments to the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) , a regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The revised manual provides detailed information on who is covered by the WPS and how to meet regulatory requirements. The updated manual will facilitate better protection of pesticide workers and handlers in agriculture from the potential risks of pesticides.
The new 2005 WPS How-to-Comply (HTC) Manual supersedes the 1993 version. Changes to the WPS since 1993 have made the earlier version obsolete, and its continued use may lead an employer to be out of compliance. The 2005 HTC Manual revision was coordinated by EPA's National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center and a workgroup consisting of representatives from EPA Headquarters, EPA Regional Offices, and several state agencies, with input solicited from USDA and other state and tribal pesticide agencies.
For further information about the revised manual and how to obtain print and/or CD-ROM versions of the manual, or for additional information about the WPS, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/htc.html.