Handle chemicals properly, Confined space, Shutdown and storage – Great Plains ADC2220 Operator Manual User Manual

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ADC2220

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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

167-073M

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2012-10-17

Handle Chemicals Properly

Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use
can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and
property.
Do not use liquid treatments with air cart.
Read and follow chemical manufacturer’s instructions.
Wear protective clothing.
Handle all chemicals with care.
Avoid inhaling smoke from any type of chemical fire.
Never drain, rinse or wash dispensers within 100 feet of a

freshwater source, nor at a car wash.

Store or dispose of unused chemicals as specified by

chemical manufacturer.

Dispose of empty chemical containers properly. Laws

generally require power rinsing or rinsing three times,
followed by perforation of the container to prevent re-use.

Confined Space

With grain or fertilizer present, and once used for
hazardous fertilizers, or seeds with hazardous
treatments, your hoppers may become
permit-required confined spaces
under applicable statutes, regulations, insurance rules or
business policy.
A full, encrusted or bridged grain hopper can be a rapid

suffocation hazard.

Even when empty, hazardous fumes or low oxygen may be

present. You can be quickly overcome even with the hopper
lid open.

Do not enter a hopper for material loading, material

unloading, hopper cleaning or meter maintenance.

Clean hopper by power washing from outside the hopper

top.

Remove large obstructions, perform meter maintenance,

and perform sensor maintenance by removing meters from
bottom of empty hopper.

Shutdown and Storage

Clean out and safely store or dispose of residual chemicals.
Secure air cart using blocks and the stand provided.
Store in an area where children normally do not play.

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