Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Important Safety Information
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04/09/2019
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Handle Chemicals Properly
Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use
can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and
property.
Do not use liquid seed treatments with the NTA607/2007HD
drill.
Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s instructions.
Wear protective clothing.
Handle all chemicals with care.
Avoid inhaling smoke from any type of chemical fire.
Never drain, rinse or wash dispensers within 30m (100 feet)
of a freshwater source, nor at a car wash.
Store or dispose of unused chemicals as specified by chemi-
cal manufacturer.
Dispose of empty chemical containers properly. Laws gen-
erally require power rinsing or rinsing three times, followed
by perforation of the container to prevent re-use.
Confined Space
With materials loaded, or once used for hazardous fertil-
izers, or seeds with hazardous treatments, your hoppers
may become
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permit-required confined spaces
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under applicable statutes, regulations, insurance rules or
business policy. The vent tube structure in the hoppers
has features to assist escape, and is not for routine entry.
A hopper that is full or merely appears full can be an
entrapment hazard. You can sink entirely into the material,
or into an oxygen-deficient void, and suffocate in a matter
of seconds. Bridges and crusts are especially dangerous.
When hazardous fumes are present, you can be quickly
overcome even with the hopper lid open.
Do not enter a hopper for material loading, material
unloading, hopper cleaning or meter maintenance.
Clean hopper by power washing from outside hopper top.
Perform meter maintenance by removing meters from bot-
tom of empty hopper.
If obstruction removal or repair requires hopper entry, have
the work performed by a team trained in confined space
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