Implementation of EPA's Worker Protection Standard Training for Agricultural Laborers
Author: Arcury, Thomas A., Ph.D.; Quandt, Sara A., Ph.D.; Austin, Colin K., J.D., M.R.P.
Date Published: 1999
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has promulgated a Worker Protection Standard which requires that farmworkers receive pesticide safety training. The implementation of these regulations has not been evaluated. Using data collected through personal interviews with 270 Hispanic farmworkers recruited from 35 labor sites in an eight-county area, the authors analyzed the extent to which farmworkers received pesticide safety training, characteristics of the training, and variations in knowledge and safety behavior.
Date Published: 1999
The U.S. Environment Protection Agency has promulgated a Worker Protection Standard which requires that farmworkers receive pesticide safety training. The implementation of these regulations has not been evaluated. Using data collected through personal interviews with 270 Hispanic farmworkers recruited from 35 labor sites in an eight-county area, the authors analyzed the extent to which farmworkers received pesticide safety training, characteristics of the training, and variations in knowledge and safety behavior.
