Compliance Assistance - Worker Protection
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Worker Safety Information and Resources
- DPR Worker Health and Safety Branch
- Closed systems and enclosed cabs (engineering controls)
- Personal protective equipment
- Licensing and certification
- Medical supervision program
- Minimal exposure pesticides (MEPs), PDF
(20 kb) – Lists pesticides DPR classifies MEPs, restrictions, and special safety
requirements
- Regulations governing MEPs
- Safety Rules for Minimal Exposure Pesticides – DPR handouts in English, Spanish and Punjabi (scroll to A-10 and N-10)
- Pesticide illness/injury treatment information
- Restricted materials use requirements
Publications
- Compliance assistance booklets for employers – This DPR series includes display of required information; decontamination facilities; emergency medical care; personal protective equipment; and safety training.
- Compliance Guide for Employers and Businesses – DPR overview of pesticide laws and regulations governing pesticide use
- Pesticide Safety Information Series (PSIS) – DPR handouts in English, Spanish and Punjabi help employees learn about pesticide safety. They are required to be used in handler and field worker training.
- Pet grooming, PDF (59 kb) – Using Pesticides in Your Pet Grooming Business (Bulletin ENF-002, July 2007)
- Restricted-entry intervals (English, PDF 61 kb) (En Español, PDF 63 kb) (DPR Enforcement Bulletin ENF-001, 2007)
- Sulfur dioxide use in wineries, PDF (136 kb), En Español, PDF (200 kb) – two-page handout about licensing and use reporting requirements
- Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Pest Control Use (Bulletin ENF-003, March 2014)
- Using Disinfectants, Sanitizers, Medical Sterilants and Other Antimicrobials in the Workplace, PDF (87 kb) (DPR handout) (En Español, PDF, 132 kb)
Links
- National Ag Safety Database – Centers for Disease Control
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ag safety links (En Español)
- Worker Protection Standard (WPS) from U.S. EPA