901:5-11-19. Pesticide safety for agricultural workers and handlers  


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  • (A) The department of agriculture adopts the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard found in 40 C.F.R. 170(2015), as the pesticide safety standard for Ohio.

    (B) The standard applies to all agricultural workers and handlers working with, in, or around pesticides, as defined in the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard.

    (C) Any exemptions or exceptions found in the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard apply to this rule.


Effective: 10/20/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/15/2020
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 921.16
Rule Amplifies: 921.16
Prior Effective Dates: 8/12/2010, 10/15/2015