Transportation, Storage, and Security

1. Transportation, Storage, and Security Chapter 8 National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual Focus Slide only Focus Slide only

2. Transportation, Storage and Security This module will help you: Understand how to properly store pesticides and restrict access Understand inventory and maintenance methods Understand how to prepare for potential spills Understand how to dispose of pesticide wastes When you purchase pesticides, they need to be transported, stored and secured in a manner to protect people and the environment. This module will help you understand how to properly store and restrict access to your pesticide storage. You need to understand how to maintain a pesticide inventory to prevent problems associated with excess storage. You also need to understand spill concerns and how to prevent and prepare for spills, and lastly, you must know how to handle waste disposal.When you purchase pesticides, they need to be transported, stored and secured in a manner to protect people and the environment. This module will help you understand how to properly store and restrict access to your pesticide storage. You need to understand how to maintain a pesticide inventory to prevent problems associated with excess storage. You also need to understand spill concerns and how to prevent and prepare for spills, and lastly, you must know how to handle waste disposal.

3. Safety and Security Unauthorized access to pesticides poses several concerns Pesticides that are not secured pose threats Consider transportation, application, lunch time, storage Pesticides being transported or stored in an unsafe manner pose threats to human health, animals, and the environment Pesticide safety is more than wearing the correct personal protective equipment. Pesticide safety includes security of pesticides. Security is important to limit access to pesticide storage facility to only those people who should have access. Security also means never leaving pesticide containers or sprayers unattended, even during the lunch hour. Safety and security are important when transporting pesticides.Pesticide safety is more than wearing the correct personal protective equipment. Pesticide safety includes security of pesticides. Security is important to limit access to pesticide storage facility to only those people who should have access. Security also means never leaving pesticide containers or sprayers unattended, even during the lunch hour. Safety and security are important when transporting pesticides.

4. Transportation of Pesticides Carelessness harms Some pesticides are highly flammable Spills can result in human exposures, pollution, financial loss, legal action Vehicles can scatter spilled pesticides Being careless harms everyone. Accidents do occur and you can imagine the potential harm from something that’s highly flammable or highly toxic. Spills and leaks that occur while transporting pesticides can lead to environmental pollution, endangerment of residential areas, and even legal actions. Vehicles passing through a pesticide spill increase the size of the impacted area by moving the pesticide around. But knowing to how to respond and by being prepared helps eliminate a community disaster. Being careless harms everyone. Accidents do occur and you can imagine the potential harm from something that’s highly flammable or highly toxic. Spills and leaks that occur while transporting pesticides can lead to environmental pollution, endangerment of residential areas, and even legal actions. Vehicles passing through a pesticide spill increase the size of the impacted area by moving the pesticide around. But knowing to how to respond and by being prepared helps eliminate a community disaster.

5. How often are pesticides transported?