Publications
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At
Clemson
Beyond
Clemson
- National
Ag Safety Database (NASD) - A database
of materials devoted to increased safety, health and injury prevention
in agriculture. Has considerable information listed under various
safety topics. Videos on pesticides are listed under "Chemicals/Pesticides".
Pesticide subtopics include Laws, Pesticides -- General, Pesticide
Labels, Pesticide Mixing/Loading/Application, Poisoning, Sprayer
Calibration. Also has Worker
Protection Standard information. This site is produced
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

- CropLife
America - formerly American Crop Protection
Association, has two pages of special interest: Stewardship,
which includes agricultural worker and handler information, and
Publications, which includes stewardship, but also has a number
of publications on various aspects of agricultural pesticide
use, including food quality and safety, IPM, and water quality.

- Chemical
Safety - Chemicals are the foundation
of a modern society, but also present risks. The Chemical Safety
and Hazard Investigation Board is an independent federal agency
that serves as a resource in the effort to enhance industrial
safety. The Board is dedicated to industrial chemical safety
and protecting workers, the public and the environment.

- EPA
Worker Protection Standard Publications -
Some are PDF documents, some are HTML and some are order only
from the The National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.

- EPA
Ag Center Compliance Fact Sheets - Fact
sheets on compliance with EPA agricultural programs, especially
the Worker Protection Standard (WPS). Easy-to-understand explanations
of many compliance-related subjects. Fact Sheets are in HTML,
PDF.

- EPA
Publications and Resources - EPA's Office
of Pesticide Programs Pesticide Safety Programs site.

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Updated: July 23, 2004