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Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ)

Regulatory Guidance
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For Handlers
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For Workers

The "Application Exclusion Zone" or AEZ is a new term used in the WPS rule and refers to the area surrounding the pesticide application equipment that must be free of all persons other than appropriately trained and equipped handlers during pesticide applications.

Application Exclusion Zone Guide
Application Exclusion Zone Fact Sheet
Application Exclusion Zone Infographic
Application Exclusion Zone Animation
Application Exclusion Zone Video

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Regulatory Guidance

Browse brief guides about protections for workers and handlers, the AEZ, posting, PPE, exemptions, training, respirators, and more, in English and Spanish.

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