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Pesticides and Spill Management

Fred Whitford, Andrew Martin, Chris Berry, John French and, Donald Horning (May, 2001)

Summary

A pesticide spill can happen to anyone-even to those individuals who exercise safety procedures to minimize the possibility. Your degree of emergency preparedness will have a direct impact on the severity of the situation if a spill occurs. Use this document to help develop a spill management plan. Fill in pertinent phone numbers and keep a copy in your vehicle, at the office, and at home. Be prepared to take proper action if a pesticide spill happens to you.