EPA proposes revisions to protect farm workers
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EPA has proposed revisions to the Worker Protection Standard to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. The revisions include improvements in worker training in the safe usage of pesticides and how to treat pesticide exposure.
EPA has proposed that children under 16 be barred from handling all pesticides, with an exemption for family farms.
For more information on the proposed worker protection standard and for public comment the EPA website .