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Obligatory individual protective equipment for handling and spraying chemicals:
- Long-sleeved working clothes
- Impermeable apron or coverall
- Impermeable gloves
- Impermeable wide-brimmed hat
- Boots
- Special protective masks equipped with
appropriate filters for each type of product
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Chemical products are classified in four categories of toxicity. According to their toxicity level,
there is a special recommendation of appropriate protective equipment.
As your safety concerns first, we list below all the protective equipment recommended for
handling chemical products of the category 1 which includes high toxicity level chemicals.
This way, all the possibilities of serious illness and death are eliminated.
HANDLING CHEMICALS
LABEL COLOR ON
CHEMICALS CONTAINER
TOXICITY LEVEL
I
II
III
IV
RED
YELLOW
BLUE
GREEN
HIGH
MODERATE
LOW
LIGHT
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CLASSIFICATION
DIRECTIONS
- Read and follow all instructions on the chemicals manufacturer's label.
- Keep the chemical products closed and in a dry and ventilated place.
- Use the chemical products in agriculture only.
- Keep away children, untrained people and animals.
- Handle the chemicals following recommendations of a technician.
- Always handle chemicals in a ventilated place and equipped with individual protective equipment.
- Use the application rate as per instructions on the labels.
- Do not make spray applications in the wind or hot weather.
- Do not drink, eat or smoke while spraying or handling chemicals.
- Keep children, untrained people and animals away from the application areas.
- Never blow through nozzles strainers, valves or pipelines by mouth.
- Do not store or transport chemical products together with food, medicines, people, animals.
- Make sure rivers, lakes, etc. will not be contaminated when washing out the sprayer.
- After spraying, take off all protective clothing and take a shower.
- In case of intoxication, go see a doctor immediately and show him the chemical products label.
- Never medicine an unconscious person through mouth.
- Do not re-use the chemical products containers for other purposes. Consult an
agronomist on how to discard empty containers of chemical products.
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