[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 23]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR170.7]

[Page 243]
 
                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 170_WORKER PROTECTION STANDARD--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 170.7  General duties and prohibited actions.

    (a) General duties. The agricultural employer or the handler 
employer, as appropriate, shall:
    (1) Assure that each worker subject to subpart B of this part or 
each handler subject to subpart C of this part receives the protections 
required by this part.
    (2) Assure that any pesticide to which subpart C of this part 
applies is used in a manner consistent with the labeling of the 
pesticide, including the requirements of this part.
    (3) Provide, to each person who supervises any worker or handler, 
information and directions sufficient to assure that each worker or 
handler receives the protections required by this part. Such information 
and directions shall specify which persons are responsible for actions 
required to comply with this part.
    (4) Require each person who supervises any worker or handler to 
assure compliance by the worker or handler with the provisions of this 
part and to assure that the worker or handler receives the protections 
required by this part.
    (b) Prohibited actions. The agricultural employer or the handler 
employer shall not take any retaliatory action for attempts to comply 
with this part or any action having the effect of preventing or 
discouraging any worker or handler from complying or attempting to 
comply with any requirement of this part.