EPA WPS Required Worker Notices About Pesticide Applications
Under most circumstances, the Worker
Protection Standard (WPS) requires employers to make
sure that workers are notified about areas where
pesticide applications are taking place or where
restricted-entry intervals are in effect. Some pesticide
labels require you to notify workers BOTH orally AND
with signs posted at entrances to the treated area. If
both types of notification are required, the following
statement will be in the Directions for Use section of
the pesticide labeling under the heading Agricultural
Use Requirements: "Notify workers of the
application by warning them orally and by posting
warning signs at entrances to treated areas."
Notification on Farms, Forests & Nurseries
Unless the pesticide labeling requires both types
of notification, notify workers EITHER orally OR by
the posting of warning signs at entrances to treated
areas. You must inform workers which method of
notification is being used.
Notification in Greenhouses
In greenhouses, you must post all treated
areas, except as described below. If the pesticide
labeling requires both types of notification, you must
also notify workers orally.
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Exceptions to Worker Notification
Oral warnings need NOT be given to:
• any worker on your farm, forest, or nursery who will
not be in the treated area, or walk within 1/4 mile of a
treated area, during the pesticide application or while
the restricted-entry interval is in effect,
• any worker who will not be in your greenhouse
during a pesticide application or while a restricted
entry interval is in effect there, OR
• any worker who applied (or supervised the
application of) the pesticide and is aware of all of the
information required to be given in the oral warning.
Treated area posting is NOT required if:
• no workers on your farm, forest or nursery will be in
the treated area, dr walk within 1/4 mile of the treated
area, during the pesticide application or while the
restricted-entry interval is in effect,
• no workers will be in the greenhouse during this
pesticide application or while the restricted-entiy
interval is in effect there, OR
• the only workers for whom you need to post applied
(or supervised the application of) the pesticide and are
aware of all the information required to be given in the
oral warning.
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/ moisture and keep green out. THIS MIGHT BE THE
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Posted Warning Signs
WPS-designed signs must be used when you
post warnings at entrances to treated areas as described
in the EPA WPS How to Comply Manual. For WPS
sign requirements, see page 102 of the WPS "How To
Comply" manual.
Location Of Signs
• On farms, forests, and nurseries, post the signs so
they can be seen from all points where workers usually
enter the treated areas, including at least;
* access roads,
* borders with any labor camp adjacent to the treated
area, and
* established walking routes that enter the treated area.
• When there are no usual points of worker entry, post
the signs in the comers of the treated area or in places
where they will be most easily seen.
• In greenhouses, post the signs so they can be seen
from all points where Workers usually enter the treated
area, including doorways, aisles, and other walking
routes. When there are no usual points of worker entry
to the treated area, post the signs in the comers of the
treated area or in places where they will be easily seen.
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