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 taken by a state or 

tribe. This is an overview of WPS violations during WPS inspections.

States and tribes voluntarily reported on the ten specific 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.
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 time specified 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 the application 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 

Traning

Central 

Posting

Notice of 

Application

Entry 

Restrictions

Personal 

Protective 

Equipment

Mix/Loading, 

Application 

Equipment & 

Applications

Decon 

Supplies

Emergency 

Assistance

Information 

Excahange Retaliation

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 

Traning

Central 

Posting

Notice of 

Application

Entry 

Restrictions

Personal 

Protective 

Equipment

Mix/Loading, 

Application 

Equipment & 

Applications

Decon 

Supplies

Emergency 

Assistance

Information 

Excahange Retaliation

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 

Traning

Central 

Posting

Notice of 

Application

Entry 

Restrictions

Personal 

Protective 

Equipment

Mix/Loading, 

Application 

Equipment & 

Applications

Decon 

Supplies

Emergency 

Assistance

Information 

Excahange Retaliation

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 

Traning

Central 

Posting

Notice of 

Application

Entry 

Restrictions

Personal 

Protective 

Equipment

Mix/Loading, 

Application 

Equipment & 

Applications

Decon 

Supplies

Emergency 

Assistance

Information 

Excahange Retaliation

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