Advantage Good Agricultural Practices Manual6.3 Storage of Potentially Hazardous ProductsHazardous substances such as fuel, pesticides or animal health products that are not stored properly can:
This Good Agricultural Practice applies to:All farms. The Environmental Farm Plan WorkbookThe Environmental Farm Plan Workbook is an excellent resource. It outlines
all requirements for the storage and handling of pesticide, fertilizer
and petroleum products. Useful references from OMAFRA
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No contact with food or drink
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R* | R | R |
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No impairment of health/safety
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R | R | R |
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Clean & orderly storage
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R | R | R |
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Warning signs posted on storage buildings
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R | R | R |
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Warning signs posted on unattended vehicles
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R | R | R |
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Emergency telephone numbers posted
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R | R | R |
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Ventilation to outside
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R | R | |
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Limited access (locked)
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R | R | |
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No floor drain
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R | R | |
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Safety equipment available
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R | R | |
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Dedicated area used exclusively for pesticides
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R |
* R - Required
Adapted from: OMAFRA info sheet "Precautions with Pesticides: Storing
Pesticides".
More information regarding storage of animal health products and medicated feed
To prevent inadvertent use of animal health products and medicated feeds and to guard against improper storage conditions or storage in undesignated areas, all medications should be:
- Stored in a designated "medication" storage area such as the farm office, refrigerator or utility room
- Clearly labelled
- Stored in a clean, dry location according to their label requirements
- Kept in a secured location with a lock, if possible
Records to keep
Where possible, keep product labels, package inserts, or MSDSs for all? the potentially hazardous products that are stored.
Did you know?
- Most vaccines are temperature-sensitive and need to be stored between 2°C and 8°C.
- Modified live vaccines will lose their effectiveness if stored at room temperature.
- Some animal health products (such as Distosel, a selenium complex) will lose their effectiveness if they are frozen.
Did you know?
Under the Environmental Protection Act, spills that cause or are likely
to cause adverse effects must be reported to the Ontario Ministry of the
Environment (MOE) and the local municipality.
If you need an audit
Be prepared for the auditor to:
- Request a site map of the farm to demonstrate where designated storage for potentially hazardous products are located
- Observe how potentially hazardous products are stored (e.g. securely,
according to label direction)
Laws and regulations that apply
Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 11, Regulation 914 sets out
requirements for storage of pesticides in s. 119 to 123
that must be followed to avoid pesticide contamination of water and impairment
of human health and safety. These requirements include provisions for
warnings, ventilation, notification and no floor drains. These are reinforced
by Guideline B-15 Use and Storage of Pesticides in and around Water,
Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2004, #4650e. In addition, the federal
Pest Control Products Act (Canada), R.S. 1985, c. P-9, s. 4 (1) specifies
that no person shall manufacture, store, display, distribute or use any
pest control product under unsafe conditions.
The Pest Control Products Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1253 specifies
other conditions for the storage and display of pest control products.
S. 43 requires that a pest control product shall be stored and
displayed in accordance with any conditions set forth on the label, and
if bearing the POISON symbol superimposed on the DANGER symbol, it shall
be stored and displayed apart from food for humans or feed for animals
in a separate room or separated by a physical barrier so as to avert the
contamination of the food or feed.
Other legislation to be aware of
To the extent that chemicals, agrochemicals and animal health products are toxic or hazardous, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1990, c. O. 1, s. 26 [as of June 30, 2006 – see O. Reg. 414/05 Farming Operations] will require training of staff in their safe use and storage. The Livestock Medicines Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L. 23 and Regulations R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 730 provide for standards for maintenance, handling and storage of livestock medicines that apply to licensed sellers.
Proceed to 6.4 Storage and Disposal of Farm Wastes
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| Author: | OMAFRA Staff |
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| Creation Date: | 27 May 2009 |
| Last Reviewed: | 27 May 2009 |