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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 16. Agriculture, Department of (See Titles 24, 60, and 142) |
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Chapter 16-233. Worker protection standards. |
Section 16-233-005. Scope and purpose—Worker protection standards—40 C.F.R., § 170.1.
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- This chapter contains standards designed to reduce the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' and handlers' occupational exposures to pesticides used in the production of agricultural plants on farms or in nurseries, greenhouses, and forests and also to reduce the accidental exposure of workers and other persons to such pesticides. It requires workplace practices designed to reduce or eliminate exposure to pesticides and establishes procedures for responding to exposure-related emergencies.