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States Seek To Delay Rule Aimed At Harmonizing Farm Safety Standards


November 17, 2016 at 03:52 PM
State regulators are seeking to delay by one year implementation of a rule that seeks to harmonize EPA's farmworker protection standards (WPS) with OSHA requirements, arguing the agency failed to finalize adequate training and enforcement guidance for the rule and that the extra time is vital to provide that assistance.

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