Worker Protections Standard Program Review Final Report
Author: Environmental Protection Agency
Date Published: 2005
The selection of the Worker Protection Standard program for review was prompted by two key events. First, in May 1998, the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) recommended that the EPA Administrator review the WPS regulation to assure that it adequately accounted for the risk to children from exposure to pesticides. Second, in March 2000, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a final report titled, "Pesticides: Improvements Needed to Ensure the Safety of Farm Workers and Their Children," (GAO/RCED-00-40). Based on findings discussed in its report, the GAO recommended that EPA take actions to improve its oversight of the states’ implementation and enforcement of the WPS.
Date Published: 2005
The selection of the Worker Protection Standard program for review was prompted by two key events. First, in May 1998, the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) recommended that the EPA Administrator review the WPS regulation to assure that it adequately accounted for the risk to children from exposure to pesticides. Second, in March 2000, the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a final report titled, "Pesticides: Improvements Needed to Ensure the Safety of Farm Workers and Their Children," (GAO/RCED-00-40). Based on findings discussed in its report, the GAO recommended that EPA take actions to improve its oversight of the states’ implementation and enforcement of the WPS.
