DPR 16-001 Worker Protection Standard

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DPR 16-001 Worker Protection Standard (Notice 4/22/16; Comment period closes 6/6/16)

DPR proposes to adopt section 6722; and to amend sections 6000, 6618, 6619, 6720, 6723, 6723.1, 6724, 6726, 6732, 6734, 6738.3, 6738.4, 6744, 6761, 6761.1, 6762, 6764, 6766, 6768, 6769, 6770, 6771, 6776, and 6782 of Title 3, California Code of Regulations. This proposed action would amend existing worker safety regulations to align them with the newly revised federal Worker Protection Standard regulations (Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 170) that become effective January 2, 2017. The proposed action revises requirements for training, notification, pesticide safety and hazard communication information, use of personal protective equipment, and emergency decontamination when using a pesticide for the commercial or research production of an agricultural commodity.