Publications

Cultivate a safe environment: Smart practices for agriculture workers

Includes smart practices for 39 work-related topics that can help you achieve a safer workplace. They're "smart" because they remind you and your employees about workplace hazards and ways to avoid them.

2411 guidebook

EPA Quick Reference Guide to the Worker Protection Standard including all revisions through 2005

An outline of what you need to comply with the Worker Protection Standard, a federal regulation designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers.

3924 brochure

Forestry Poster

Basic information, in English and Spanish, on how workers in forest activities can protect themselves from pesticides. This poster (in addition to emergency contact information) meets the Worker Protection Standard's posting requirements for employers.

4856 poster

Pesticide Use and Your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

This publication helps employers and employees understand the requirements for personal protective equipment (PPE) that are listed on pesticide product labels. It gives general advice about best practices for cleaning, maintaining, and storing PPE along with guidelines for choosing the most effective PPE from head to toe.

1018 brochure

Prácticas de Seguridad Cuando se Trabaja con Químicos Agrícolas Peligrosos

Safe practices when working around hazardous agricultural chemicals (Spanish)

1951s brochure

Safe practices when working around hazardous agricultural chemicals

Covers safe practices for employees who do hand-labor work or are exposed to hazardous chemicals. Available in other languages; call the OR-OSHA Resource Center for details.

1951 brochure