The Rural Voice, 1989-02, Page 27NEWS
buying, using, and transporting pesti-
cides will have to have certification.
"No longer will you be able to send a
wife, brother-in-law, or neighbour to
pick up your chemicals unless thay have
taken the course. And if you have food-
stuff on board, you can't legally trans-
port chemicals."
"Possession of chemicals indicates
liability," says Hazlitt, but "you do not
possess the product until the bill is
signed." A chemical spill caused by a
farmer is his responsibilty and he must
clean it up and report it if the spill is an
environmental hazard.
The pesticide safety course is inten-
sive. By mid-morning, participants
knew that LD50 meant "the statistical
estimate of a chemical dose which,
when administered, will kill 50 per cent
of the test animals within a stated obser-
vation period."
They also realized that they, as farm-
ers, were handling extremely toxic
chemicals. Hazlitt says that the LD50
value could be a consideration when
buying a product.
By mid-afternoon, with the use of
videos, a manual, and discussion, par-
ticipants covered topics including: pes-
ticide toxicity, signs of acute and
chronic poisoning, label interpretation,
proper selection of safety equipment
and clothing, calibration procedures,
transportation and storage of pesticides,
and disposal of chemical containers.
The course was followed by an open -
book examination. The grade required
to earn acertificate is 75 percent, and the
certificate will be valid at the time the
course becomes mandatory.
On this day, all participants passed,
and they all realized that the ultimate re-
sponsibilty for pesticide safety rests
with the user.0 SG
To report a spill, call 1-800-268-
6060; to contact the Poison Information
Centre, call 1-800-268-9017; for infor-
mation on Grower Pesticide Safety
Courses, contact your local pesticide
dealer or local OMAF office.
Correction: With regard to the feature
about Chinese agriculture in the Decem-
ber issue, Sharon Grose visited China as
a delegate of the People to People Citi-
zen Ambasssador Program, not as a
participant in the Advanced Agricul-
tural Leadership Program.
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