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5. Safe storage of pesticides.
5.1 Requirements of storage room (floor, roof, wafll, door, ventilation, air
humidity and room temperature, exclusive use of storage room for
pesticides, etc.).
5.2 Storage (piling up, labelling and grouping by type and trade name of
formulations, periodical inspection for leakage, etc.)
5.3 Safe storage of empty containers.
5.4 Protective clothing and devices.
5.5 Washing facility (supply of water, soap, towel, etc.).
5.6 Decontamination of pesticide spills and empty containers.
6. Pesticide poisoning and treatment.
6.1 Early symptoms and signs of poisoning.
6.2 First aid treauent.
6.3 Jnformation to be known by physician (name and type of pesticide
which causes poisoning, pesticide label, patient's experience in
working with pe:ficide, etc.).
7. General guidance for safe disposal of unused pesticides and empty containers.
8. Pesticide regulations.
8.1 Government Decree No. 7 of 1973 (purposes and basic provisions
laid down).
8.2 Pesticide registration (purpose of registration, obligation of pesticide
manufactures/formulators to register their products, responsibility of
pesticide registrant, etc.).
8.3. Pesticide labelling (Agric. ministerial decree No.
429/Kpts/Urn/9/1973, the importance and use of label, information
to appear on label, characteristics of original/approved label, etc.
8.4 Pesticide contairer and packing (Agric. ministerial decree No.
429/Kpts/Umn/9/1973, container and packing requirements for safe
transportation and storage, effects of conainer materials on pesticide
quality, and safety during transport and storage, etc.).
8.5 Commercial distribution of unregistered and/or adulterated pesticides,
- pesticide retailers arc requested not to distribute unregistered
and/or adulterated pesticides.
- attention should be given to the need that pesticide retailers have
always to look carefully into the label, container and packing,
appearance and properties of any pesticide they receive for
distribution.
- pesticide retailers should be well informed of the quality and
characteristics of the approvcd label of registered pesticides which
contains name and address of rcgistrants, registration number, and
other information as required by Agric. ministerial decree No.
429/Kpts/Um/9/1973.