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Strengthen the WPS!
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and is asking stakeholders for suggestions for improvement. MCN and Farmworker Justice invite you to sign onto this letter to strengthen the WPS and provide stronger protection to farmworkers. If you would like to sign on for yourself or your organization, please send an email to America Rojas at Farmworker Justice. Include the following information: Your name, Your title, Name of your organization, City and State of your organization, Please put the words "WPS sign-on letter in the subject of your email.
Worker Protection Standard
EPA has initiated rulemaking to amend the agricultural worker protection rule (40 CFR Part 170) and the regulation for the certification of pesticide applicators (40 CFR Part 171). A multi-year analysis of program needs and deficiencies and an extensive stakeholder involvement process identified a need to update these rules to achieve their public health and environmental protection goals, meet evolving demands and improved understanding of risks, and satisfy statutory mandates. A May 2005, Report on the National Assessment of EPA's Pesticide Worker Safety Program (National Assessment) issued by the Office of Pesticide Programs identified, among other needs, regulatory issues that should be addressed. The potential changes are organized in the two broad categories of Applicator Competence and Agricultural Worker Safety.
Within each area, there are issues related to (1) Protective Requirements, and (2) Operational Efficiencies.
MCN and Farmworker Justice are participating in an EPA workgroup to provide input of data, expertise and perspectives on critical issues for Agency consideration in the rule making process.
