Handle chemicals properly – Great Plains CF60 Operator Manual User Manual
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CF50 and CF60
500-015M
4/16/2003
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Handle Chemicals Properly
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Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s
instructions.
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Wear protective clothing.
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Handle all chemicals with care.
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Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous.
Improper use can seriously injure persons,
animals, plants, soil and property.
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Inhaling smoke from any type of chemical fire
is a serious health hazard.
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Store or dispose of unused chemicals as
specified by the chemical manufacturer.
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Before adding chemical to the tank, make
sure tank is at least half full. Do not pour con-
centrate into an empty tank.
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Never leave fill hose attached to the sprayer
after filling tank. Chemicals in tank can siphon
out of tank and contaminate freshwater
source.
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Always keep hand-wash tank filled with clean
water and have soap available in case of an
emergency. Immediately and thoroughly flush
any area of the body that is contaminated by
chemicals.
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Do not touch sprayer components with mouth
or lips.
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If chemical is swallowed, carefully follow the
chemical
manufacturer’s
recommendations
and consult with a doctor.
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If persons are exposed to a chemical in a way
that could affect their health, consult a doctor
immediately with the chemical label or con-
tainer in hand. Any delay could cause serious
illness or death.
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Dispose of empty chemical containers prop-
erly. By law rinsing of the used chemical con-
tainer must be repeated three times. Puncture
the container to prevent future use. An alter-
native is to jet-rinse or pressure rinse the con-
tainer.
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Wash hands and face before eating after
working with chemicals. Shower as soon as
spraying is completed for the day.
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Spray only with acceptable wind conditions.
Wind speed must be below 5 mph. Make sure
wind drift of chemicals will not affect any sur-
rounding land, people or animals.
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Never wash out the sprayer tank within 100
feet of any freshwater source or in a car wash.
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Rinse out the tank. Spray rinse water on last
field sprayed.