Question

A landscaping company has just bought $1,000 worth of pesticide for its employees to use on the properties it services. However, the company just received a letter saying that it now needs to spend hundreds of dollars for protective equipment for its employees to wear when applying the pesticide. What agency is most likely responsible for this requirement?

Answer Choices:
a)Environmental Protection Agency
b)Federal Communications Commission
c)Federal Trade Commission
d)Food and Drug Administration
e)Transportation Security Agency

Answer 1

a/Environmental Protection Agency

Answer 2

The correct answer is A: Environmental Protection Agency.

Step-by-step explanation:

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is the name given to an indenpendant agency in the country whose main purpose is to take care of the correct and proper protection of the health of the people in subjects related to the environment, including avoiding pollution and educating to the people about it. It was created in 1970 by the President Richard Nixon and since then has been regulated by statutes authorized by Congress.