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WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT WEED CONTROL
FREEPHONE 0800 7832884
Weed Control
*Total * Selective * Aquatic Moss Control Fertiliser Application Disease & Pest Control Grass Growth Control
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•Broadleaved Selective Weed Control
WATER AERATION
•Sports Turf Nutrition •Soil Pest Control
•Grass Growth Regulation •Moss Control
•Invasive Weed Control •Aquatic Weed Control
Languard Vegetation Management
T: 01858 880898 E:
info@languard.co.uk Safeguarding the Environment
By Paul Cawood, Languard Ltd. Home of the Spraying Mantis Aquatic Management Aeration Systems
• WILL REDUCE AQUATIC WEEDS and ALGAE • WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH CLEANER WATER • WILL IMPROVE YOUR FISHING
• GOLF COURSES • ORNAMENTAL LAKES & PONDS • TAILOR MADE TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
Email:
sales@kristalklearaerators.com Website:
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USED MACHINERY
One of the leading contract spraying organisations in the Professional Sports Turf Industry
Golf courses, racecourses, sports clubs, local authorities, football and rugby clubs, schools and universities
Email:
spraying@weedfree.co.uk
Free Call 0800 068 08 78
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A key part of managing your grass effectively is the prudent use of herbicides, fungicides and, occasionally, insecticides to control the unwelcome problems that weeds, diseases and insects cause. The handling and use of these products is well taken care of through the PA1 and PA2, and PA6 certificates though everyone who uses them needs to be aware of how to store them safely and what your legal obligations are.
The store itself Used Turfcare Machinery
Northamptonshire Derbyshire Buckinghamshire 01536 510515
01283 704664 01895 834411
Email:
enquiries@boughton.co.uk www.boughton.co.uk
Ideally, your store should be a self contained unit within your equipment shed that is separate from any office or staff room. It should be separately locked with clear hazard warnings on the front door of both the store and the exterior of the shed itself. This is so the emergency services can identify the risk they are at if they are called to deal with any incident involving the place where the pesticides are stored. The shelving or racking must be up to the job and not go above shoulder height. The shelves must not have an upward lip either. This is so that there is less risk of spillage when removing containers from higher shelves (you never know when the top has not been put back on quite tight enough). Organise you store well. Keep the types of products you have together - e.g. fungicides together and separate from herbicides. And definitely keep separate any total herbicides e.g. Roundup. It has been known for the less careful juniors to mistake glyphosate for a selective, and go down in folklore for this grave error.
Security
Tel: 01260 224568 Email:
info@campeyturfcare.com www.campeyturfcare.com
110 Always a good selection of used equipment
Limit access to the store to nominated key holders and record the fact they are in possession of a key. Restricted access is important as it reduces the risk of these professional products being put to use outside of the professional area, and it limits the opportunity for disgruntled staff to cause mischief by contaminating products. There have been numerous cases of staff with grievances taking out their anger
on the greens by mixing herbicides with fungicides, often causing several thousand pounds worth of damage in the process.
A secure store also means these potent tools are safe if opportunist thieves come calling. It is an extra line of defence that will deter any thief as it takes more time to access, when it may be quicker to settle for anything in easy reach.
All pesticide stores should be protected from frost. The label of most products will state the minimum temperature that it should be stored is above four degrees centigrade so, in the cooler months, make sure that you have a method of preventing the store from getting this cold. What effect will frost have? All pesticides are made with various liquid components that all fit together to make the active ingredient work. There is the active ingredient, this will have surfactants to enable the active to penetrate the plant, oils or water to act as a bulking agent and a few other bits and bobs as needed. If these components get frosted, then they can ‘split’ and the solution they are in will separate. This will render the product useless.
Inventory
It is good practice to maintain an active and up to date inventory of what is in your store. If possible two lists should be kept - one in the store and a separate one in an office so that it is easily accessible in the event of an emergency. It will let the fire and rescue service know what is in there so they know how to respond if there is an emergency. If there is a break in then there is a permanent record of what has gone. A well managed inventory will also help you use up old stock.
Products should never be allowed to languish at the back of the chemical store. They will only keep in store for about two years, after that their ingredients may degrade and not work. To stop this only order what you need, and always use what you have first. Many
Storing hazardous products
HOW CLEAN IS YOUR STORE?
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