OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

Pesticide Storage Systems

Cindy Folck

Pesticide Safety Education Program

Ohio State University Extension

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Why Planned Storage Areas?

• Good Business Management

• Safety & Protection

• Secure & Easily Identified

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Storage Areas Protect:

• The environment

• Family, friends and others

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Storage Areas Should Be:

• Separate building or cabinet

• Well identified with signs

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Reduce Contamination

• Never store by livestock or pet feed

• Store pesticides away from fertilizer

• Never store by household products

• Store protective clothing separately

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Storage Areas Should Be

• Secure and locked at all times

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Storage Areas Should Include:

• Temperature control to avoid freezing or excessive heat

• Storage for volatile products

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Storage Areas Should Include:

• Moisture controls

• Separate areas for herbicides and insecticides

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Storage Areas Should Provide:

• Low runoff potential

• Adequate lighting

• Clean water source

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Storage Areas Should Provide:

• Non-porous flooring and shelving

• Tools for spill management

• Safety equipment

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Emergency Situations:

• Post emergency numbers

• Identify storage area

• Have building maps and product lists easily accessible

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Pesticide Containers:

• Keep pesticides in original

container

• Keep label firmly attached

• Check for damaged

containers

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Labels:

• Read for safety instructions

• Read for storage instructions

• Make sure labels are legible

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State Storage Regulations

• Store pesticides separately from

• Commercial fertilizer

• Animal feeds

• Bulk storage equivalent to

• 55 gallons liquid

• 100 net pounds dry matter

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State Storage Regulations

• On-farm bulk storage exempt if mobile containers are used

• Non-mobile containers defined as having fixed plumbing

attached and refill directly from a tank truck

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Storing Pesticides Safely

• Properly storing pesticides makes good business sense.

• Protects people & animals

• Protects the environment

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References

• Applying Pesticides Correctly

• OSU Extension Bulletin 825-A

• Pesticide User’s Guide

• OSU Extension Bulletin 745

• On-Farm Agrichemical

Mixing/Loading Pad

• OSU Extension FactSheet AEX-522-93

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Produced By:• Pesticide Education Program

Ohio State University Extension

Mimi Rose, Coordinator

Developed by: Cindy Folck, Extension Associate

Acknowledgements and special thanks to:

Applying Pesticides Correctly Bulletin – Ohio State Univ. Extension

Farm *A* Syst Slides & Training Manual

Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs

Purdue Pesticide Programs

Steve Foster, OSU Extension, Darke Co.