# NOTE

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Inspection and Enforcement Accomplishment Report is prepared annually by EPA based on data submitted by states and tribes or the regional program staff in instances where EPA manages the WPS program.

This data represents only those inspections reported to EPA and may not include all inspections or enforcement actions takenby a state or tribe. This is an overview of WPS violations during WPS inspections. States and tribes voluntarily reported on the tenspecific WPS violation categories that each enforcement action covered

. EPA provides guidelines on reporting WPS compliance monitoring and enforcement activities conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Cooperative Agreement program

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## WPS Violation Categories

The agriculture employer, including owners and managers of agricultural establishments, employers of agricultural workers and handlers, commercial applicator employer and farm labor contractors, are responsible for complying with all WPS provisions. The ten specific WPS violation categories are:

1.Pesticide Safety Training—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that each worker or handler is trained according to the provisions of WPS.

2.Central Posting—Failure of agricultural employer to display required information at a central location on the agricultural site where it is readily accessible to workers and handlers.

3.Notice of Application—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that notification and posting requirements for pesticide applications comply with the WPS label.

4.Entry Restrictions—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that no one enters or remains in the treated area during a pesticide application other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, until the timespecified by label and regulations has elapsed.

5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)—Failure of agricultural employer to assure that handler uses the clothing and PPE specified on the label for use of the product.

6. Mix or Loading, Application Equipment—Failure of agriculture employer to assure that handler performing mixing or handling activities received instructions in the safe operation of such equipment.

7. Decontamination—Failure of agricultural employer to provide decontamination supplies for washing off pesticides for workers and handlers in accordance with the WPS.

8.Emergency Assistance—Failure of agricultural employer to provide emergency medical assistance and prompt transportation to an appropriate emergency medical facility to a worker or handler.

9.Information exchange—Failure of agricultural employer to provide specific information to commercial handler employer about all areas on the establishment that the handler may be in and that may be treated with a pesticide or that may be under a restricted-entry interval. Or, the failure of handler-employer to provide specific information to agricultural employer about theapplication of any pesticides on or in an agricultural establishment before any application

10. Retaliation—Action taken to punish or discourage a worker or a handler from complying or attempting to comply with any requirement of WPS by the agricultural employer.

# Overview of WPS Violations During 2007 Inspections

3/11/08 Regions States Pesticide Safety TraningCentral PostingNotice of Application Entry RestrictionsPersonal Protective EquipmentMix/Loading, Application Equipment & Applications Decon SuppliesEmergency AssistanceInformation ExcahangeRetaliation Region 1 16 14 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 Region 2 66 37 34 1 13 7 22 11 27 0 Region 3 164 115 66 0 29 0 13 0 2 0 Region 4 320 324 51 23 79 16 106 2 19 0 Region 5 36 39 17 2 18 0 33 0 12 0 Region 6 14 10 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 Region 7 31 21 17 8 13 1 8 7 13 1 Region 8 26 35 10 5 5 5 24 4 11 0 Region 8 Tribes 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Region 9 69 76 22 9 23 15 40 6 48 1 R9 Tribes 2 6 3 0 8 2 4 4 4 0 Region 10 62 96 20 9 40 5 45 2 5 0 

## Total 807 776 242 58 237 51 299 36 142 2

# Overview of WPS Violations During 2007 Inspections

3/11/08 Regions States Pesticide Safety TraningCentral PostingNotice of Application Entry RestrictionsPersonal Protective EquipmentMix/Loading, Application Equipment & Applications Decon SuppliesEmergency AssistanceInformation ExcahangeRetaliation Region 1 Connecticut 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 4 4 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 Massachusetts 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Hampshire 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

### Total 16 14 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 Region 2 New Jersey 40 12 4 0 0 0 2 0 14 0 New York 11 9 8 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 14 15 22 0 9 7 15 11 13 0 Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 

### Total 66 37 34 1 13 7 22 11 27 0

Region 3 Delaware 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Maryland 4 5 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 Pennsylvania 158 109 65 0 19 0 12 0 2 0 Virginia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 West Virginia 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

### Total 164 115 66 0 29 0 13 0 2 0

# Overview of WPS Violations During 2007 Inspections

3/11/08 Regions States Pesticide Safety TraningCentral PostingNotice of Application Entry RestrictionsPersonal Protective EquipmentMix/Loading, Application Equipment & Applications Decon SuppliesEmergency AssistanceInformation ExcahangeRetaliation Region 4 Alabama 18 22 33 0 10 0 3 0 10 0 Florida 181 193 9 8 49 13 76 0 2 0 Georgia 15 29 0 8 4 0 2 0 0 0 Kentucky 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Mississippi 25 9 6 6 2 3 4 2 4 0 N. Carolina 49 30 1 1 12 0 16 0 0 0 S. Carolina 20 25 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 Tennessee 10 13 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

### Total 320 324 51 23 79 16 106 2 19 0 Region 5 Illinois 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Indiana 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Michigan 8 7 8 2 2 0 5 0 2 0 Minnesota 7 14 2 0 8 0 20 0 1 0 Ohio 7 11 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 Wisconsin 7 3 2 0 2 0 6 0 5 0 

### Total 36 39 17 2 18 0 33 0 12 0 Region 6 Arkansas 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 New Mexico 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 11 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Region 7 Iowa 17 2 1 4 2 0 2 7 6 1 Kansas 3 3 1 1 4 1 4 0 5 0 Missouri 10 10 4 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 Nebraska 1 6 11 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 

### Total 31 21 17 8 13 1 8 7 13 1

# Overview of WPS Violations During 2007 Inspections

3/11/08 Regions States Pesticide Safety TraningCentral PostingNotice of Application Entry RestrictionsPersonal Protective EquipmentMix/Loading, Application Equipment & Applications Decon SuppliesEmergency AssistanceInformation ExcahangeRetaliation Region 8 Colorado 10 13 0 2 1 4 3 1 2 0 Montana 10 11 9 3 0 1 12 1 8 0 N. Dakota 4 6 0 0 3 0 9 2 1 0 S. Dakota 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Utah 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wyoming, Federal 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

### Total 26 35 10 5 5 5 24 4 11 0

R8 Tribe Oglala Siox Tribe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chayenne River Sio 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

### Total 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Region 9 Arizona 47 51 12 4 12 11 19 2 44 1 California 4 10 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 0 Hawaii 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 5 7 5 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 Guam 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 Saipan, CNMI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

### Total 69 76 22 9 23 15 40 6 48 1

R9 Tribes SRPMIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRIT EPO 2 5 3 0 8 2 3 4 4 0 Navajo Nation 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 

### Total 2 6 3 0 8 2 4 4 4 0 Region 10 Alaska 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 2 2 2 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 Oregon 38 70 7 0 32 2 19 0 0 0 Washington 20 22 11 8 5 3 24 2 2 0 

### Total 62 96 20 9 40 5 45 2 5 0