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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.