Handle chemicals properly, Confined space – Great Plains NTA3007 Operator Manual User Manual
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Important Safety Information
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Handle Chemicals Properly
Agricultural chemicals can be dangerous. Improper use
can seriously injure persons, animals, plants, soil and
property.
▲ Do not use liquid seed treatments with the NTA907 or
NTA3007.
▲ 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 30m (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 materials loaded, or once used for hazardous
fertilizers, or seeds with hazardous treatments, a hopper
may become
“permit-required confined space”
under applicable statutes, regulations, insurance rules or
business policy. The vent tube structure in the hopper
has features to assist escape, and is not for routine entry.
▲ A hopper that is full or merely appears full can be an
entrapment hazard. You can sink entirely into the material,
or into an oxygen-deficient void, and suffocate in a matter
of seconds. Bridges and crusts are especially dangerous.
▲ When hazardous fumes are 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 hopper top.
▲ Perform meter maintenance by removing meters from
bottom of empty hopper.
▲ If obstruction removal or repair requires hopper entry, have
the work performed by a team trained in confined space
procedures. See “Hopper Entry” on page 126.