المملكة: Removing stores from housing by 300 meters … new conditions for pesticide storage procedures
I put off The Food and Drug General Authority The technical regulations for storing public health pesticides, which determine the technical and procedural requirements necessary to store these pesticides in a safe and effective way, with the aim of maintaining the quality of products and reducing The dangers of leakage or pollution resulting from poor storage. «SDS»." target ="_Blank"> Storage on flat ground, inside dry and moisture -free stores, while reducing the volume of inventory in proportion to the absorptive capacity and actual needs, and avoiding storage for long periods. 150 cm as a corridor between each storage area and another, and 100 cm between the wall and the stored materials. Irrigation. She stressed the need to store pesticides in places with special specifications determined by the competent authorities, without allowing to store any other materials with them. The international chemical classification of “GHS” for the countries of the Cooperation Council when storing highly toxic, flammable or volatile materials, with clear signs of words “danger – Sam” in Arabic and English, according to accurate specifications of size, color and calligraphy. The competent. Division of the original package, and the separation of pesticides from others, the provision of clothes and masks for workers, and kept the storage areas closed to prevent unauthorized access, with a regular inspection to monitor any damage or leaks and clean them immediately according to the instructions contained in the poster and safety bulletin. Rifts, and to provide concrete edges at a height of at least 10 cm, with closed or connected to external tanks for dangerous waste, adherence to the recommended storage temperatures, and providing stores with mechanical warning systems that detect heat and smoke, audible and visual warning systems equipped with a reserve energy source. That the stores be of only one floor, and built on a strong land with a height of no less than a meter than the surface of the earth, with the prevention of its establishment below the ground level, valleys, or over the groundwater layers designated for drinking. It is located in areas designated by the municipality for industrial or commercial use. Food is a fire -resistant wall, and that the doors are fire -resistant for an hour and equipped with pancakes. To prevent contaminated water leakage. And put an electric cutter outside the storage area. Two meters, and that the main corridors with two meters width and the branch be 1.5 meters, with a phosphorous lines to determine the paths. />
The regulations stressed the equipment of the warehouses with eye washing stations capable of working for 15 minutes, and counterattacks for spills that include the material, containers, the broom, and the sewers, clothes and personal protection tools, while training employees to use them. Self –
The list imposed that all packages are in good condition and with sound stickers, and prevented pesticides being width less than 3 meters of food or feed, except in the event of a solid barrier. It also stipulated that the external show areas be walled and have a ceiling for protection, and that spill cleaning materials are available in all wholesale or retail sales outlets.
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