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SAFETY
Chemical products are classified in four categories of toxicity. According to their toxicity
level, there is a special recommendation of appropriate protective clothing.
As your safety concerns first, we list below all the protective clothing 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
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS CLASSIFICATION
Obligatory individual protective clothing 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
LABEL COLOR ON
CHEMICALS CONTAINER
TOXICITY LEVEL
I
II
III
IV
HIGH
MODERATE
LOW
LIGHT
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 chemicals 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 clothing.
- 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 chemicals 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 poisoning, go see a doctor immediately and show him the chemicals' label.
- Never medicine an unconscious person through mouth.
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Do not re-use the chemicals containers for other purposes. Consult an agronomist
on how to discard empty containers of chemicals.