If you want to spray chemicals on someone else’s land in a contractor type capacity (for payment), you need to become a Pest Management Technician and either work under a Pest Management Controllers Licence or obtain that licence yourself. Regulated by SA Health, these licences will cost you approximately: Pest Controller’s (Business) licence - $394.00 […]
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The role of a Manifest is to communicate what dangerous substances may be present on the property in the event of an emergency. TASKS Print your manifest of chemicals – I print the whole list, not just the dangerous goods summary Print your main workyard/workplace hazard map Print the SDS for only the ‘Dangerous Goods’ held or […]
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Here are my step by step instructions for organising your chemical safety data sheet register and dangerous goods manifest. Chemical Records Implementation If you don't get it all finished in one go, don't stress about it, get back to it again next year. Once you have set up your chemical register and dangerous goods manifest, […]
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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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Phos Acid in liquid form is becoming more common in grain production systems Phosphoric acid (Liquid P) is used in the manufacture of superphosphate fertilisers, livestock feeds, phosphate salts, polyphosphates, soaps, waxes, polishes and detergents. Pure phosphoric acid is a non-combustible, colourless, odourless and hygroscopic crystal. Commercial phosphoric acid comes as a viscous solution in […]
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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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