Disposal of Pesticides: 2. Cleaning & Disposal of Empty Containers • Cleaning: Use the triple rinsing principle. - Protect yourself. Put on gloves, boots, overalls, and goggles. - Empty the container in a knapsack sprayer. MAURITIUS - Fill one-fourth of the container with water. - Close the lid and shake for 30 seconds -Up and down, not side to side. - Pour the content in the knapsack sprayer. - Repeat this twice so that the container is rinsed three times. .
Disposal of Pesticides: 2. Cleaning & Disposal of Empty Containers • Destruction - Puncture the container with a sharp object. - Squash the container to make it as small as possible. MAURITIUS .
Disposal of Pesticides: 2. Cleaning & Disposal of Empty Containers Collection – In Cages -Dispose the pierced triple-rinsed containers in special cages MAURITIUS
Disposal of Pesticides: 2. Cleaning & Disposal of Empty Containers Always wear protective clothing •Empty all pesticides from the container by placing it upside down over the spray tank. Hold it there for 30 seconds or more.
1) Quarter fill the container with water
2) Close the container and shake for 30 seconds
3) Empty the container. Hold it there for 30 seconds or more.
1) Quarter fill the 3) Empty the container with water container. Hold it there for 30 seconds or more. 2) Close the container and shake for 30 seconds
Disposal of Pesticides: 2. Cleaning & Disposal of Empty Containers REPEAT THREE TIMES
Leaflet on Triple rinsing - recto 48 Helping Farmers Grow Helping Farmers Grow
Leaflet on Triple rinsing - verso 49 Helping Farmers Grow Helping Farmers Grow
Poster Triple Rinsing French Version
Container Management: Demonstration on Triple-Rinsing
Container Management: Demonstration on Triple-Rinsing After Triple-Rinsing Before Triple-Rinsing
Cage for Collection of Used Pesticide Containers – Dimensions (cm) 50 cm 60 cm 40 cm 180 cm L= 150cm B=100 cm H= 180 cm 100 cm 150 cm
155 cm 166 cm 165 cm L= 150cm B=100 cm H= 180 cm
Cage for Collection of Used Pesticide Containers – Dimensions (cm) Dimensions: Length: 180 cm; Breadth: 100 cm; Height: 180cm
Banner Pour Les Cages
Cages with banner
Training of farmers
Container Management: Disposal of Empty Containers – The Recyclers Surfrider Ltd Collection Washing Crushing & Mixing Final products
Personal Protective Equipment
Training of farmers on PPE
Personal Protective Equipment 1. Why Wear PPE 2. What Type to Wear MAURITIUS 3. How to Wear 4. Care of PPE
Protective Equipment: 1. Why Wear Personal Protective Equipment? Pesticides can enter the body in the following 3 ways: • Dermal: when skin and eyes are not protected, or when pesticides soak through clothing. MAURITIUS • Inhalation: by breathing, especially in closed spaces . • Ingestion: by swallowing, when eating, drinking, or smoking with contaminated hands. Consequences of contamination can be very serious.
Protective Equipment: 1. Why Wear Personal Protective Equipment? Dermal - Contamination of the skin and eyes can cause: • Itching. MAURITIUS • Burning of the skin, leaving scars. • Numbness or weakness of arms, legs, feet or hands. • Blindness • Even death.
Through the skin
Protective Equipment: 1. Why Wear Personal Protective Equipment? Contamination by inhalation or ingestion can cause: • Dizziness • Vomiting MAURITIUS • Convulsions • Coma • Serious cases - Respiratory and Cardiac failure resulting in death.
By Breathing
Through the mouth
Protective Equipment: 1. Why Wear Personal Protective Equipment? Do not take any risks: always protect yourself! MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Always Read the Product Label first
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Hat: To protect the head and forehead . MAURITIUS Ears & Forehead are not protected. You can wrap a cloth around your head to protect those parts as well.
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Hood: To protect the neck and ears. MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Face shield: To protect the eyes and face MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Goggles: To protect the eyes. MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Mask: To protect the nose and mouth. Not suitable for spraying. MAURITIUS Respirator: To protect the nose and mouth .
Demonstration on a Respirator
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Overalls: To protect the legs, arms, and body. MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to Wear? Apron: To protect the front of the body . MAURITIUS
Protective Equipment: 2. What Type to wear? Gloves: It is best to wear long-sleeve gloves. MAURITIUS Boots: To protect the feet. It is best to wear heavy-duty rubber.
Choose gloves that fit the hand comfortably
Protective Equipment: 3. How to Wear? Gloves: Wear gloves over the sleeves Remove gloves by making them MAURITIUS inside out to ensure that your bare skin is not touching the outside of the gloves.
Protective Equipment: 3. How to Wear? Boots: Wear trousers over the boots to avoid spillage into the boots. MAURITIUS
When spraying the diluted product always work upwind of the spray and avoid coming into contact with it. Avoid contact with freshly sprayed foliage.
Do not spray into the wind
N e v e r use leaky eq u i p m e n t Leaks cause skin contamination.
Never scoop or stir Products with hands
Use suitable equipment for measuring and mixing products
Avoid Splashing when Pouring or Mixing If any product falls onto the skin, or into the eyes, wash it off as soon as possible. Heavily contaminated clothing must be removed immediately and washed with detergent and water.
Personal hygiene • Personal hygiene – VERY IMPORTANT when using crop protection products. • DO NOT eat, drink or smoke • Do not touch the face or other bare skin with contaminated hands or gloves • Always wash hands and face before eating, drinking or smoking, or going to the toilet .
Protective Equipment: 4. Care of PPE Care of protective clothing MAURITIUS Wash after Use - using soap or detergent and water. Wash separately from all other clothing. Ensure that all work clothing is kept in good condition (no tears, badly worn areas, or holes).
Protective Equipment: 4. Care of PPE Work clothing must be kept in good condition to prevent pesticide products from causing skin contamination through tears or MAURITIUS worn areas.
Protective Equipment: 4. Care of PPE Gloves: Inspect for any signs of wear or tear, particularly between the fingers. Do not touch other parts of the body with gloves during use. MAURITIUS After spraying, wash before removing them from your hands. After washing, remove the gloves and wash and dry them inside and outside before using them again. Footwear: Wash inside and outside and dried Inspect regularly for any sign of damage or leakage and replaced when necessary.
Protective Equipment: 4. Care of PPE Face shields, safety glasses, or goggles: Examine before use. Wash with soap and water and dry before reuse. Dust masks: Discard after use. MAURITIUS Full-face and half-face respirators: Clean and maintain after use as directed by the manufacturer. Replace Respirator cartridges regularly Aprons etc: Check for wear, tears, and holes. Wash after every use with soap and water.
Protective Equipment: 3. How to Wear? Order of putting on PPE: MAURITIUS Start with overalls or an apron; then put on the mask, goggles, hat, boots, and finally gloves.
Protective Equipment: 3. How to Wear? Order of removing PPE: Start by washing your gloves (while wearing MAURITIUS them) before removing anything. Remove the hat, mask, boots, overalls. Finally gloves
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