Worker Protection Standard: Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)

The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). The...

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Main Authors: Frederick M. Fishel, Tatiana Sanchez
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2016-08-01
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/88280
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description The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). The “Application Exclusion Zone” or AEZ is a new term used in the WPS rule; it refers to the area surrounding the pesticide application equipment. This 3-page fact sheet explains this new rule. Written by Frederick M. Fishel and Tatiana Sanchez, and published by the Agronomy Department, August 2016.
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spelling doaj-art-e90e502a7b7945d69f3f2e3832bf717b2025-02-07T13:59:38ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092016-08-0120168Worker Protection Standard: Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)Frederick M. Fishel0Tatiana Sanchez1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-5417University of FloridaUniversity of Florida The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is a Federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people mixing, loading, or applying pesticides or doing other tasks involving direct contact with pesticides). The “Application Exclusion Zone” or AEZ is a new term used in the WPS rule; it refers to the area surrounding the pesticide application equipment. This 3-page fact sheet explains this new rule. Written by Frederick M. Fishel and Tatiana Sanchez, and published by the Agronomy Department, August 2016. https://ojs.test.flvc.org/edis/article/view/88280PI263Pesticide use compliance
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Pesticide use compliance
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