40 CFR 170.1
§ 170.1 Scope and purpose.
United States · 40 CFR — Protection of Environment · Status: effective
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- 40 CFR 170.1, § 170.1 Scope and purpose, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/183255
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This part contains a standard 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 from 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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.