Categories: ZambiaPublished On: 18th February 2019

Spray to protect your crops – Part 13: Safety: Storage and disposing of chemical containers

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Compiled by J Fuls (Pr Eng)

You can identify a neat and disciplined farmer by the way he manages his scrapyard and his waste. Empty chemical containers are a significant waste product. Since chemicals can be harmful to humans and animals, it is therefore even more important to discard empty containers in the right manner.

We thank the ARC – Agricultural Engineering in South Africa, who made this article available to the readers of ProAgri Zambia.

Handling spraying chemicals

Always consider chemicals to be dangerous!

Consult your extension officer regarding the intended application and other safety aspects according to the label.

Store chemicals alone and away from children in a lock-up room or cabinet.

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Be careful not to spill any chemicals.
Clean your equipment properly after use and store it in the lock-up cabinet.
Do not dump empty containers just anywhere. Children may find it handy
to play with or to use as water containers.
Do not use empty containers for anything else.
Take special care when disposing
of empty containers.
Empty the last chemicals into your sprayer and spray it out in the field.

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Rinse the empty container three times.
Now punch holes into the container and bury it well.

Next month we shall look at the special care we should take during spraying.

Published with acknowledgement to the ARC – Agricultural Engineering for the use of their manuals. Visit www.arc.agric.za for more information.

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