EPA’s proposed worker protection standard and the burdens of the past

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 161-165

  Bohme, Susanna Rankin ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Environmental protection agency; Immigrants; Occupational health; Pesticides; Policy; Young workers

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SAFETY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84937156180     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: 20493967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000099     Document Type: Article

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