Broadcast Newsline: October 2, 2015

This week the EPA issued an updated and revised set of worker protection standards that apply to farm workers who handle pesticides.

Today’s Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations for the National Cotton Council.

Suggested Introduction 1:

This week the EPA issued an updated and revised set of worker protection standards that apply to farm workers who handle pesticides. The worker protection standards had not been updated or reviewed since the 1990's, so EPA undertook the process a couple years ago to start reviewing and updating the standards. Reece Langley, Vice President of Washington Operations, explains how the Council was involved in this process.

Suggested Introduction 2:

Some of the changes will include:

Suggested Introduction 3:

And for those of you wondering when these changes will take effect,

 

Listen or Download

Choose your MP3 quality:
64K   128K