Safety & Environment

If our service engineers are called out to work on the machine, or if the machine has to be returned to our works for repair, it must be thoroughly decontaminated and cleaned both internally and externally, removing all chemical residues to enable the work to be carried out safely and effectively. If the machine is not clean, we reserve the right to either refuse to carry out the work or to charge for any necessary cleaning.

Environmental considerations.

  • Do not fill the sprayer directly from open waters.

  • Ensure a non-return valve is always fitted on the end of any self-fill hose.
  • When filling from a mains supply, the filling hose should never touch the level of fluid in the tank, i.e. only use water in free fall. This ensures that pollution of the mains cannot occur due to a cut-off of mains flow or sudden pressure drop.
  • Always store empty pesticide containers in a secure empty container pound, do not leave them lying around where children and animals can access them.
  • Always read the "instructions for use" supplied with the chemicals and follow the recommendations given.
  • Check that you have the right chemical for the field you will be spraying.
  • Make sure that the crop or pest is at the recommended stage for best results.
  • Check that filters are suitable for use with chemical to be sprayed.
  • Do not spray in windy weather.
  • Do not spray if any wind is blowing towards:-
    • Grazing livestock
    • Regularly used pastures
    • Susceptible crops
    • Gardens or orchards and hedgerows
    • Lakes or ponds
    • Occupied premises
  • Check that beekeepers have been warned.
  • Never blow or suck a blocked nozzle to clear it. Always carry spares and replace blocked jets immediately. Clear blocked jets later with an air line, after thoroughly washing them.
  • Read all operators and instruction manuals.
  • Before carrying out any spraying operations you should be sure that you are adequately trained and aware of the following relevant Acts of Parliament and legislation controlling the use of pesticides on farms:

The Control of Pollution Act, The Health and Safety at Work Act, the Poisonous Substances in Agriculture Regulations, The Food and Environment Protection Act, The code of Practice for the Use of Pesticides on Farms and Holdings 1990 and The Control of substances Hazardous to Health Regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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