SEPA United States Environmental Proteition Agency NOTE The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Inspection and Enforcement Accomplishment Report is prepared annually by EPA based on data submitted by states and tribes or the regional program staff in instances where EPA manages the WPS program. This data represents only those inspections reported to EPA and may not include all inspections or enforcement actions taken by a state or tribe. This is an overview of WPS violations during WPS inspections. States and tribes voluntarily reported on the ten specific WPS violation categories that each enforcement action covered. EPA provides guidelines on reporting WPS compliance monitoring and enforcement activities conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) Cooperative Agreement program. ------- WPS Violation Categories The agriculture employer, including owners and managers of agricultural establishments, employers of agricultural workers and handlers, commercial applicator employer and farm labor contractors, are responsible for complying with all WPS provisions. The ten specific WPS violation categories are: 1. Pesticide Safety Training—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that each worker or handler is trained according to the provisions of WPS. 2. Central Posting—Failure of agricultural employer to display required information at a central location on the agricultural site where it is readily accessible to workers and handlers. 3. Notice of Application—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that notification and posting requirements for pesticide applications comply with the WPS label. 4. Entry Restrictions—Failure of agricultural employer to ensure that no one enters or remains in the treated area during a pesticide application other than an appropriately trained and equipped handler, until the time specified by label and regulations has elapsed. 5. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)—Failure of agricultural employer to assure that handler uses the clothing and PPE specified on the label for use of the product. 6. Mix or Loading, Application Equipment—Failure of agriculture employer to assure that handler performing mixing or handling activities received instructions in the safe operation of such equipment. 7. Decontamination—Failure of agricultural employer to provide decontamination supplies for washing off pesticides for workers and handlers in accordance with the WPS. 8. Emergency Assistance—Failure of agricultural employer to provide emergency medical assistance and prompt transportation to an appropriate emergency medical facility to a worker or handler. 9. Information exchange—Failure of agricultural employer to provide specific information to commercial handler employer about all areas on the establishment that the handler may be in and that may be treated with a pesticide or that may be under a restricted-entry interval. Or, the failure of handler-employer to provide specific information to agricultural employer about the application of any pesticides on or in an agricultural establishment before any application. 10. Retaliation—Action taken to punish or discourage a worker or a handler from complying or attempting to comply with any requirement of WPS by the agricultural employer. ------- Regional Overview of WPS Violations During 2013 Inspections Regions Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 1 13 15 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Region 2 36 35 25 0 2 0 11 2 38 0 Region 3 8 5 6 0 7 3 4 0 8 0 Region 4 123 140 42 11 30 3 28 4 2 0 Region 5 24 35 20 3 13 6 28 1 2 0 R 5 Tribe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Region 6 12 6 7 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 Region 7 24 29 12 3 9 2 4 2 8 0 Region 8 17 32 11 4 4 2 7 0 7 0 R8 Tribes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Region 9 28 26 9 0 23 1 9 4 1 0 R9 Tribes 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Region 10 47 75 10 24 48 0 72 0 7 0 R10 Tribes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 334 398 142 48 145 19 169 14 73 0 ------- National Overview of WPS Violations During 2013 Inspections Region State/Tribe Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 1 Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Massachusetts 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 New Hampshire 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rhode Island 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Vermont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 13 15 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Region 2 New Jersey 8 10 10 0 0 0 2 0 38 0 New York 12 17 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 Puerto Rico 15 8 10 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 Virgin Islands 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 36 35 25 0 2 0 11 2 38 0 Region 3 Delaware 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Maryland 1 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 Pennsylvania 3 1 6 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 Virginia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Virginia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 8 5 6 0 7 3 4 0 8 0 ------- 2013 WPS Violations During Inspections Region State/Tribe Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 4 Alabama 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Florida 65 76 32 7 17 3 22 4 0 0 Georgia 10 13 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 Kentucky 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Mississippi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N. Carolina 32 42 7 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 S. Carolina 16 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 123 140 42 11 30 3 28 4 2 0 Region 5 Illinois 8 11 3 2 2 1 5 0 1 0 Indiana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michigan 1 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Minnesota 4 5 2 0 4 2 17 0 1 0 Ohio 1 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 9 9 12 1 4 3 5 1 0 0 Total 24 35 20 3 13 6 28 1 2 0 R 5 Tribe White Earth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Region 6 Arkansas 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 Louisiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Texas 6 6 6 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 Total 12 6 7 2 6 2 3 1 0 0 7-14-14 ------- 2013 WPS Violations During Inspections Region State/Tribe Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 7 Iowa 14 12 7 3 2 2 2 2 2 0 Kansas 4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 Missouri 6 10 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 Nebraska 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Total 24 29 12 3 9 2 4 2 8 0 Region 8 Colorado 9 23 3 2 1 1 4 0 2 0 Montana 8 7 4 2 2 1 3 0 3 0 N. Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 S. Dakota 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Utah 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 17 32 11 4 4 2 7 0 7 0 R8 Tribes Three Affiliated Tribes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cheyenne River Sioux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CSKT Tribe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Standing Rock Sioux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oglala Sioux Tribe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-14-14 ------- 2013 WPS Violations During Inspections Region State/Tribe Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 9 Arizona 22 4 5 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 California 2 20 1 0 21 1 3 0 0 0 Hawaii 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 3 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Saipan, CNMI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 28 26 9 0 23 1 9 4 1 0 R9 Tribes Ak-Chin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CRIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Navajo Nation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Duck Valley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gila River 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Quechen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SRPMIC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cocopah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7-14-14 ------- 2013 WPS Violations During Inspections Region State/Tribe Pesticide Safety Training Central Posting Notice of Application Entry Restrictions Personal Protective Equipment Mix/Loading, Application Equip & Applications Decon Supplies Emergency Assistance Information Exchange Retaliation Region 10 Alaska 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Idaho 5 0 0 7 0 2 0 5 0 0 Oregon 51 5 0 25 0 17 0 1 0 0 Washington 16 5 24 15 0 52 0 1 0 0 Total 75 10 24 48 0 72 0 7 0 0 R10 Tribes Coeur d'Alene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yakama Nation 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7-14-14 ------- |