What is a Manifest?

Manifest means a written summary of the hazardous chemicals used, handled or stored at a workplace Because we store, use and transport ‘hazardous chemicals and ‘dangerous goods’ on farm, the regulatory requirements for a manifest are quite specific. We also store chemicals in ‘bulk’ so have extra requirements due to this. Even though some items
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Chemical Resources

Keep your Chemical Accreditation up to date (it can easily be done on online now) Aim to have a compliant chemical storage shed Print the SDS (Safety Data Sheets) and put them in an easily accessible folder for quick reference if ever required – they can all be found on the internet. As long as
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Fertiliser Storage

Urea is not a dangerous good so you can store as much as you like Our other common fertilisers are not labelled as Dangerous Goods either If we were handling fertiliser with greater than 45% Ammonium Nitrate , then we would require a special licence called SSAN, which stands for Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate Example
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Dangerous Goods/Dangerous Substances

A standard grain operation in Australia stores, transports and uses the following Dangerous Substances (Goods). Some examples in these DG Classes are: Class 3 – ULP Class 6.1 – Paraquat, Chlorpyrifos, Dimethoate (now banned) Class 4.3 – Phostoxin fumigant Class 8 – Phosphoric Acid, Gramoxone Class 9 – Affirm, Associate, Cavalier, Diuron, Ester There are differing
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