Wash hands immediately after handling pesticides. Furnish the fire chief with home telephone numbers of responsible persons. See the Hazardous Waste Disposal chapter, Laboratory Safety Manual for more information. Never leave pesticide containers at a field site. Be sure to account for every container used, and safely dispose of empty containers.
Store herbicides separately from other pesticides.
Some herbicides may volatilize and contaminate the pesticides. Always thoroughly clean all pesticide equipment as soon as you are through with it. Leaving pesticide residue in mixing, loading, or application equipment can result in accidental injury or death to livestock or people or unwanted contamination of plants or soil. Clean the inside and outside of pesticide equipment, including nozzles. Dispose of contaminated rinse water as directed on the chemical label.