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

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ADC2220

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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

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2012-08-17

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 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

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 hopper that is full or merely appears full can be an

entrapment hazard. You can sink entirely into the grain, or
into a void, and suffocate in a matter of seconds. Grain
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.

Shutdown and Storage

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

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