Act now: Safer fields, safer families
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- Published on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 11:20
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Healthier workplace for farmworkers is overdue
EPA's new rules to protect farmworkers from pesticides are better, but not good enough! Tell them to get it right.
New workplace protections for farmworkers are long overdue — but we're close! We have just a few more weeks to press EPA to do right by the nation's two million farmworkers and their families. Can you sign on today?
Take a stand » Tell EPA to strengthen their "Worker Protection Standard" rules, today! It’s time to create a safer, healthier workplace for farmworkers — and a healthier food system for all.
Among the many challenges farmworkers face is exposure to health-harming pesticides on the job. Creating a field-to-fork food system that relies less on these chemicals is an urgent priority for all of us. Strong, immediate protections for farmworkers and their families is an important step along the way.
The revised rules make some good improvements, like increased buffer zones for work crews and better safety training. But there are many ways the rules must be strengthened, including:
- Protecting young workers: Children under 18 should not be allowed to mix or apply pesticides — two of the most hazardous on-farm jobs.
- Ensuring the right to know: Farmworkers need easy access to basic information about what, where and when pesticides are applied, when it’s safe to re-enter treated fields, and what do in case of a medical emergency.
Speak up » EPA's proposal is open for public comment right now, and we need to press the agency to make it stronger. Our food system depends on the labor of farmworkers across the country, and these workers deserve a safe and healthy workplace.
Thank you for standing with farmworkers!
Pesticide Action Network North America
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