D32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984
Pesticides need special,
separate storage facility
WILMINGTON, Del. - An
unwary child, a visitor to the farm,
an employee, a family member -
all are possible victims when farm
chemicals are improperly stored.
Livestock, too, can be lost if
chemicals are carelessly stored
where animals may inadvertently
reach them.
For safety, and to avoid undue
loss, crop protection chemicals
need to be stored in a well
ventilated, secure building. A
separate facility, locked against
entry by other than authorized
family members or employees,
offers the best assurance against
mishaps.
Yet, few farm operators
maintain a special storage
building for pesticides. In a just
competed Du Pont Agrichemicals,
study, less than one-third reported
using a special facility for storage
of agricultural chemicals. Of 1,216
reporting, only 29.7 percent kept
chemicals in a separate storage
building. Only 12.8 percent - one in
8 - kept pesticides secured in a
locked facility.
One-third of the reporting farm
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operators, 33.7 percent, kept
chemicals in the farm shop.
Another one-third, 34.1 percent,
used a bam or shed. Miscellaneous
other types of storage accounted
for the final 8.2 percent. The
conclusion, according to Jim
Borel, product specialist for Du
Pont “Lexone” weed killer,
sponsor of the study, is that crop
protection chemicals are not being
safely stored on most farms.
“Storing chemicals,” Borel
says, “requires the same careful
management as other segments of
the farm operation.” He points out
that besides the potential for
human loss, and the possible
monetary loss of livestock, a farm
manager must consider the legal
implications where unsafe prac
tices exist. These apply to many
areas of farm management where
employees and visitors may fall
victim to an accident.
In addition to storing farm
pesticides in a separate, locked
facility, Borel also stresses the
need to limit such storage only to
pesticides. No other products, he
believes, should be kept in the
building because of the possibility
of mistakenly interchanging them
with pesticides. Borel also warns
that any pesticide, regardless of
how low its toxicity, should always
be kept in its original labeled
container.
Always, he says, select a storage
building which is cool, dry and will
protect the contents from the sun.
Good lighting will aid in locating
the correct chemical and in
checking the label. At times during
the storage period, Borel suggests
checking containers for leaks or
breaks. These seldom occur but if
damage is found, the chemical
needs to be transferred to another
container, one which has held the
same pesticide. Any spills need to
be cleaned up to avoid tracking
chemical to other areas of the
farm.
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