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MPOB Code of ProcticeMPOB CoP l0Ol :20.l5

Code of Good Nursery Prqcficefor Oil Polm Nurseries

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MATAYSIAN PAUU OlL BOARDIAINISTRY OF PIANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES, iAAI.AYSIA

6, Persioron lnstitusi, Bondqr Bqru Bongi, 43OOO Koiong, Selongor, Moloysio

www.mpob.gov.my

Abbrevioted title:MPOB: CoP - Nurseries.

@ Moloysion Polm Oil Boord,20l6

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tsBN 978-967-961-r564

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MPOB Code of Proclice - Code of good nursery proclice for oil polm nurseriestsBN 978-967-961 -l 56-4l. Nurseries (Horticulture)-Moloysio-Stondords. 2. Oil polm-Moloysio-Slondords. I. lembogo Minyok Sowit Moloysio. I. Title.631.52

Second Edition, April 2016.

Published by the Moloysion Polm Oil Boord (MPOB).

CONTENTS

Foreword

lnlroduclion

Scope

Definitions

Poge

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Requiremenls

legol requiremenls

Appendixes

Re[erences

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Discloimer Clouse

This Code of Proctice wos developed lo ossist the indushy in enhoncing food sofety ondquolity requiremenls of fresh polm fruil bunches os row moleriol for lhe production of crudepolm oil. However, the Moloysion Polm Oil Boord ond oll other porties involved in lhepreporolion ond publicolion of this code sholl incur no liobility whotsoever for ony loss,

domoge or iniury coused by ony ocl or regulolions orising directly or indireclly from fieodoption of this code of proctice.

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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION

The Notionol Commitlee on MPOB CoP under whose outhority this MPOB Codes of Proctice wosdeveloped comprises represenlolives from the following orgonisotions:

Moloysion Polm Oil Boord (MPOB)Moloysion Oil Polm Nursery Associotion (MOPNA)Moloysion Polm Oil Associolion (MPOA)Notionol Associotion ol Smollholders (NASH)Moloysion Estote Owner Associotion (MEOA)Polm Oil Millers Associotion (POMA)Moloyon Edible Oil Monufoclurer's Associotion (MEOMA)Polm Oil Refinery Associotion Moloysio (PORAM)FELDA Johor Bulkers Sdn Bhd

The Technicol Working Group on Code of Good Nursery Proclice for Oil Polm Nurseries (CoPN) whichdevelope*1his MPOB €odeof Proe+iee wos menegred by the Moloysion Pol6 Qil Rnnrd (MPOB) ondconsists of the following members:

Wohid OmorTon Kim Tun

Azhori Wosi Mohd JomliXovier Arulondooliew Kor ChinMohd Nosir NgohMohozon Mol lsoMeor Amri lbrohim

Rosli JohonHomidon KhomisRohoni MunirNorlukmol Mot GhoniSuhoidi HomzohMohd Mokmin BohoriZulkifli Abd. MonofAki@Zoki AmonRozoli lsmoilRoseornido SenowiHoshim MonNoh Muhommod SollehAhmod Tormizi Hoshim

Moloysion Polm Oil Boord lChoirpersonlMoloysion Oil Polm Nurseries AssociotionMoloysion Oil Polm Nurseries AssociotionUnited Plontotions BerhodlOl Reseorch CentreSime Dorby PlontotionTH Plontotions BerhodKoperosi lodong Pekebun-Pekebun Kecil

Moloysio BerhodRISDA Semoion don Londskop Sdn BhdFELCRA Agro lndustry Sdn BhdSowit Kinobolu Sdn BhdKulim Nursery Sdn BhdFELDA Agriculture Services Sdn BhdMoloysion Polm Oil Boord lCardinotolMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil BoordMoloysion Polm Oil Boord

This Code of Good Nursery Proclice for Oil Polm Nurseries ICoPN) hos been developed by the MoloysionPolm Oil Boord (MPOB) together with members of the industry with the obiective of providing guidelinesfor 6e produclion of good quolity oil polm plonting moteriols.

This Code of Proclice gives emphosis to the proclices ond procedures for operoting on oil polm nursery.These include sile selection ond preporolion for the nursery focililies, preporolion of the growing medium,

FOREWORD

nce, storoge, ond sowing of germinobd seed ond romet, roising the oil polm plonting moteriolsond diseose control ond culling),

occeplo(which

Oil polm nursery operotors sholl be fomilior with the relevont ond opplicoble guidelines of this code, ondsholl proctise lhem on o doily bosis in oddilion to lheir current routine, without compromising the quolityof the oil polm plonting moieriols prepored for field plonting.

Dotuk Dr Choo Yuen MoyDirectorGenerol

Moloysion Polm Oil Boord

I INTRODUCT!ONProduclivity of on oil polm plontotion depends on mony foclors, including quolity ofplonting moteriols roised ol the nursery. This Code o[ Good Nursery Proctice foiOilPolm Nurseries (CoPN) stipulotes the generol requiremenh {or the produclion of highquolity oil polm seedlings ond romels. The nursery is the beginning of the supplychoin for polm oil production ond therefore troceobility, commencing from seed orromet produclion from licensed seed or romet producers, is essentiol.

CODE OF GOOD NURSERY PRACTICE FOROIt PAIM NURSERIES (CoPN)

DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this stondord, the following deftnitions sholl opply:

SCOPEThe Code of Good Nursery Proclice for Oil Polm Nurseries covers lhe ospects o[roising oil polm plonting moteriols in the nursery lrom receipt of germinoted seeds orromels until the stoge ot which they ore reody for field plonting.

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obnormql seedling or romelAn oil polm seedling or romel is considered obnormol wilh oppeoronce orchorocterislics, such os o hrisbd shoot, crinkled leof/leoves, collonle, iuvenile, o floltop, limp, short inlernodes, wide inlernodes ond chimoero.

odvonced plonting moreriol (APM)Seedling or romel lhol is kept in the moin nursery between the oges of l4 to2y' months.

compelent ogriculfurislslndividuols with formol troining in ogriculture, e.g. possed cedified MPOB course innursery monogementor hoving fie relevont expertise in oilpolm nursery monogement.

cullingCulling is lhe process of identifying, removing ond desfoying obnormol oil polm

seedlings or romets in lhe nursery.

germinoted seed

An oil polm seed with on emerged root (rodicle), ond o shoot (plumule), thol is reody

to be plonted.

grcwing mediumA suitoble top soil. suitoble soil mixture or decomposed orgonic moteriols used to fill

the polybogs or conloiners for growing oil polm seedlings or romets'

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3.7 integroted pest monogemenf (lPM)

{ monogement syslem using suitoble techniques ond methods in o monner, os com'bie. in mointoining the pest populotion ot levels below those cousingpotible os

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moin nurseryThe site o[ o double-sloge nursery where the seedlings or romels oged up lo three tofour monlhs from lhe pre-nursery ore lronsplonted ond left to grow for onother seven

to l0 months when they ore reody for field plonting. ln the cose of o single stogenursery the germinoled seeds or romels ore plonted directly into lorge polybogs ondleft lo grow up to 14 months when they ore reody for field plonling. For odvoncedplonting moteriols (APM), the durotion could be exlended up to 24 monhs.

oil polm plonting moteriolOil polm plonting moteriol refers to oil polm seed, oil polm seedling, oil polm semi-.1.,""'l seedling, oil polnbi-clonolseedling ond oi| polm-ronet-

A plont of o clone from tissue culture propogotion process

seedlingA young plont grown from seed or romel.

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polybogA suitoble block perforoted plostic bog filled with o growing medium to grow oilpolm seedlings or romels.

pesti ond diseosesOrgonisms, copoble o[ cousing iniury or domoge to the oil polm seedlings or romets.They include insecls, olher invedebrotes, fungi, bocterio, viruses ond verlebroles.

Pre-nurseryA site or stoge where the germinoted seed or romel is plonted ond ollowed to growfor three to four monlhs.

REGIU!REMENTS

Troceobility

The oil polm plonting moteriol produced sholl be troceoble to o registered orlicensed seed or romet producer.

MPOB Act ond its Subsidiories

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4.3 Plonting Moteriql

4.4 Nursery Site Selecrion

The site selecbd sholl hove legol rights for ogriculture purposes.

The sile selected sholl not be proned to fooding or woter'logging.

The oreo sholl be flot or of gentle slope with o grodient o[ nol more thon l5'.

The oreq sholl be neor to o woler source lo ensure continuous ond sufficienl supply

for irrigotion.

The site should be occessible by motor vehicles.

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The nursery operotor sholl odhere to the Moloysion Polm Oil Boord Ad 1998 ondih subsidiories especiolly fie Moloysion Polm Oil Boord (Licensing) Regulotions2005 ond the Moloysion Polm Oil Boord (Quolity) Regulotions 2005.

All germinoted seeds sholl be sourced from Moloysion Stondord MS 157 certifiedsuppliers ond licensed by MPOB. Records o[ purchose ond receipt of plontingmoleriols sholl be kept for troceobility purposes.

All romets sholl be sourced from Moloysion Stondord MS 2099 certilied suppliersond licensed by MPOB.

All consignmenls received sholl be checked lo ensure thol the oil polm plonlingmoleriols ore in good condition. Delects ond domoged oil polm plonting moteriolssholl be removed. recorded ond should be reported to the supplier.

Germinoled seeds should be plonted os soon os possible ofter receiving, or shouldbe kept ol temperotures of I 8'C-30"C for not longer thon four doys.

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4.5.2 The site sholl be on open oreo ond free from shode.

Where the site is locoted on o slope wi$ o grodienl of more thon 15", broodterroces sholl be constructed.

4.5.5 Sufficient occess roods ond working poths should be conslructed for eosy occessond tronsporlotion o[ plonting moleriols.

4.5 Site Preporotion

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be Gncedqnd protected lopleventsuch os wild onimols, livestock or humon intrusion

4.6 Growing Medium

The site sholl be completelycleored ond cleoned of ony timber, stumps, vegelolionor plont debris.

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4.5.4 Adequote droinoge system should be conslructed lo droin excess woler.

ottocks by verlebrole pests

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medium sholl be loose in texture, free from slones, refuse, slicks, rootsmore lhon 'l cm diomeler.

The growing medium sholl not be sourced from oreos thot hove evidence o[Gonoderrno incidence.

4.7 lrrigotion

Woter for irrigotion sholl be free o[ conlominonts. Untreoted woste effluent shollnot be used for irrigotion.

Control meosures sholl be estoblished ond implemented to ensure thot nurseryoctivities will not polhie woler sources ond woler woys.

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4.8 Nursery Monogement ond Prqctices

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Pre-nursery

Type of polybog or contoiners

The polybog sholl be block polythene perforoted ond of o size nol less thon 15 cmx 23 cm (6" x 9") ond of 250 gouge (0.0625 mm) thickness.

Other suitoble contoiners such os pol troys moy be used.

Filling of polybogs

The polybogs or contoiners should be filled compoctly with the growing mediumond wotered doily.

As the growing medium seftles, the polybogs sholl be topped up with growingmedium before plonting the germinoted seeds or romels.

Arrongement of polybogs

The polyhogs should be correctly orronged in on upright position in the pre-nursery bed.

There should be no spocing between polyhogs in the pre-nursery.

Plonring of germinoted seeds or r,omets

The germinoted seeds sholl be plonted ol opproximolely 2 cm deep with the root(rodicle) pointing downwords ond the shoot (plumule| upwords.

Germinoted seeds sholl be corefully covered wifi o thin loyer of the growingmedium ond sholl not be compocled or pressed down too hord.

The root ports o[ romels sholl be plonted then covered ond compocted odequotelywith the growing medium.

Wotering sholl be corried oul olter plonting the germinoted seeds or romels.

Wotering

All seedlings or romets sholl receive sufficient woler unlil they ore reody forlronsplonting lo lhe moin nursery.

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4.8.1 .6 Fertiliser

All seedlings or romets sholl be provided with sufficient ond bolonced fertilisersuntil fiey ore reody for tronsplonling.

The type ond rote of fediliser opplied should be in occordonce wi$ science-bosedrecommendotions by o competent ogriculturist.

4.8.1 .7 Weed control

The use of herbicides should be ovoided ol lhe pre-nursery.

Weeds in smoll polybogs ond behareen beds should be removed monuolly

4.8.1 .8 Pest snd diseose control

lmplemenl effective moniloring ond control meosures to ovoid or minimise seed

ling or romel domoge coused by pests ond diseoses.

4.8.1.9 Seedlings or nomels qppeorfonce

Seedlings or romets for honsplonting sholl be in o good condition, normol, heolthyond lree from pests ond diseoses bosed on visuol inspection.

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4.8.2.2 Filling of polybogs

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Type of polybogs

Ihe polyhog sholl be block polythene perforoted ond of o size nol less thon38 cm x 45 cm (15" xl8"). The thickness should be 500 gouge (0.,l25 mm).

Polybog size o[ nol less thon 30 cm x 38 cm 112" x 15"1moy be used provided theseedlings or romets ore kepl in the polybog nol exceeding I I months ofter sowingof the germinoled seeds or romets.

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As the growing medium settles, the polybogs should be topped up wifi growingmedium up to 2 cm below the upper edge of the polybog before tronsplonting o[seedlings or romets from pre-nursery.

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4.8.2.3 Arrongement of polybogs

Polybogs ol size 38 cm x 45 cm (15"x18") sholl be orronged ot not less thon0.9 m x 0.9 m x 0.9 m .36" x36" x 36") meosured cenlre to centre to ochieve onequiloterol triongulor spocing.

Polybog of size 30 cm x 38 cm .12" x 15"1, sholl be orronged ol not less thon0.75 m x0.75 m x 0.75 m (30" x 30" x 30") meosured cenlre lo centre to ochieveon equiloterol triongulor spocing.

Tronsplonting

ln double-stoge nursery pre-nursery seedlings or romets sholl be tronsplonted intolorge polfogs ol the oge o[ nol more lhon lour months.

Seedlings or romels from fie smoll polfogs or other plonting conloiners togefierwith the growing medium core should be ploced ot the cenler o[ the lorge polybogs.

lmmediorely oher tronsplonting, the seedlings oi iomets sholl be wotered.

Number of seedlings or nomels

Moin nursery with polybos disronce of 0.9 m x 0.9 m x 0.9 m, ond wirh roodneh,vork is oble io occommodole up to l4 000 seedlings or romels ho-r.

For nursery with polfog distonce of 0.75 m x 0.75 m x 0.75 m I ho lond oreosholl be oble lo occommodole 20 000 seedlings or less.

Wotering

All seedlings or romets sholl receive sufficienl quontity of woter until they ore reodyfor field plonting.

Fertiliser

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mets sholl be provided with sufftcient ond bolonced fertilisers

The type ond rote of fertiliser opplied should be in occordonce with science-bosedrecommendotions by o competent ogricuhurist.

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Weed control

Weeds in polybogs sholl be removed monuolly.

Weeds in between rows should be removed monuolly or treoted by sproyingopproved herbicides using oppropriote nozzle.

Pest qnd diseose control

lnlegroted pest ond diseose monogemenl is encouroged

Advice on pesticide ond fungicide opplicotions from o competent ogricuhurist isencouroged.

4.8.2.1O Seedling or romet oppeqronce

Seedlings or romets to be tronsferred out for field plonting sholl be in o goodcondition, normol, heolthy ond free from pests ond diseoses bosed on visuolinspeclion.

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4.8.3.1 Type of polybogs

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ondpolybog for o&onced plonting moteriol sholl be block polphene perlorotedwifi o size of not less fion 48 cm x 60 cm.

4.8.3.2 Arrongement of polybogs

The pollogs sholl be orronged ol not less thon 1.5 m x ,l.5

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4.8.3.3 Fertiliser

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All seedlings or romets sholl be provided with sufficient ond bolonced fertilisers[or field plonting.

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The type ond rote o{ fertiliser opplied should be in occordonce with science-bosedrecommendolions by o compelenl ogriculfurist.

Weed control

Weeds in the polybogs should be removed monuolly.

Weeds in behreen rows should be removed monuolly or treoted by sproying withopproved herbicides using on oppropriote nozzle.

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4.8.3.5 Pest ond diseose control

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4.9 R.ecord keeping ond lobelling

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4.9.3

4.IO Culling

A nursery operolor sholl keep up-to-dote doily records ond monthly stotements inoccordonce with the Moloysion Polm Oil Boord (Licensing) Regulotions, 2005 ondfie Moloysion Polm Oil Boord Act 1998 (Act 5821.

The nursery operotor sholl be oble to provide informolion on eveqy botch or blocko[ seedlings or romels wilh the source, number of seedlings or romels, dole ofsowing or tronsplonfi ng.

A signoge corrying informolion or proof o[ such informotion on the nome of thelicensee, license number, oddress ond telephone number sholl be ploced ot thepremises licensed by MPOB.

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4.10.4 ldentiftcotirn of obnormol seedlings or romeh sholl be corried out by o competenlpersonnel.

4.,l0.5 Culled seedlings or romets sholl be destroyed ond disposed ol o designoled oreo.

Culling of obnormol seedlings or romets sholl be done ot leost threq times forseedling oges of (o) three to four mon$s, (b! seven lo eight months, ond (c) otl0-l 2 months. or prior to field plonting.

Seedlings or romets under four months old (before tronsplonling for the moinnursery) which ore culled include o twisted shoot, grossy leoves except romet, rolledleoves, collonte, crinkled leoves, chimoero (voriegoled) ond other obnormolities.

Seedlings or romets below I 2 months old ot the moin nursery which ore culledinclude stunted, erect fronds, fot top, limp, iwenile. wide internodes, norrowpinnoe, ocule pinnoe inserlion, pinnoe, chimoero, ond ofier obnormolities.

Dispotch of seedlings or romels

Seedlings or romels sholl be wotered before dispotch for field plonting.

Seedlings or romets sholl be corefully hondled when looding onto lronsporlingvehicles.

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4.12.1

4.12.2

Fertiliser ond nutrient monogemenls

There sholl be fe*iliser progrommes for the pre ond moin nurseries.

Fertilisers sholl be stored in o covered, ond dry locotion prelerobly in o fertiliserstore.

Sloroge o[ peslicides should follow the guidelines in Appendix l.

Workers who opply pesticides should be given odequote troining on sofe hondlingond use ot peshcrdes.

4.12.3 The fe*iliser store should be cleorly indicoted with oppropriote signoge.

4.12.4 Fertiliser stock records sholl be mode ovoiloble upon request.

Fertilisers sholl be physicolly seporoted from germinoted seeds, romels, personnelprolective equipment (PPE) ond pesticides.

4.12.5

4.I 3 Pesticides monogemenl

4.13.1 Nursery operotors sholl only use pesticides under the Pesticide Boord ApprovedIist.

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[lS2 lnstructions for use on]HubeHroll be stricrffi]lowed. The Lotest€ofety DoloSheet (SDS) for the pesticides use in the nursery should be mode ovoiloble.

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4.13.7

1.13.8

The disposol o[ surplus mix, obsolete pesticides, pierced empty contoiners ondrinsed woter should bllow the guidelines in Appendix ,, ond ,,,.

The sobry of the work"^ ,horld be given priorif by providing them with suitoblePersonnel Protective Equipment (PPE) ond lo ensure thot they weor the PPE properly.Appendix lV provides guidelines on suitoble PPE to be used during hondling ofpesticides.

Sproying equipment should be suitoble for use in the oil polm nursery ond shouldbe properly lobeled occording to the use, properly moinloined, regulorly colibrotedond should be used occording to the recommendotion of the supplier.

Accident hondling procedure, os outlined in Appendix V should be estoblishedond disployed ot the workploce. The nursery operolor is lo ensure lhot everyonein lhe nursery is owore o[ the exislence of the hondling procedure ond understondthe flow of oclion in cose o[ o pesticide-reloted occidenf.

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4.14 Continuous imProvement

4.14.1 Nursery operolors should monitor ond review their oclivities ond develop ondimplement oction plons.

4.I5 Comploints ond grievqnces

A record or syslem for deoling wifi comploints ond grievonces should be estob-lished ond documented.

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5 tEGAt REGTUIREMENTS

All oil polm nursery octivities ond products sholl in oll ospects comply with the

requirements o[ the legislotion currently in force in Moloysio.

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APPENDlXES

GUIDETINES FOR THE STORAGE OF PESTICIDES

I. PESTICIDES STOR.E SHOULD:

ir originol pockoging with originol lobel intoct.store

2. PESTICIDES STORE SHAI.I NOT:

be locoted not less fion 7 m otroy from dwelling.be covered, dry woter resistont, well-lit. well ventiloted ond oble to retoin spilloge.be owoy from source of wobr ond not sited on o food-prone oreo lo preventcontominotion of woter sources.be locked, ond keys ond occess limiled to designoted personnel.hove powdered pesticides slored on shelves obove the liquids or in seporote

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hove worning donger signoge of skull ond crossed bones ploced on the occessdoor or ot o visible locotion.disploy Sofety Doto Sheet (SDS) ot eosily visible oreo.hwe on inventory of the pesticides stored ovoiloble for inspection.hove firefighting equipment such os fire extinguisher, sond ond woter.hove shelves of non-obsorbent moteriol to contoin leokoges.segregote pesticides from fertilisers.hove suitoble focilities for meosuring ond mixing o[ pesticides.hove supply of cleon woter neor lo lhe mixing oreo.

o. slore food, fresh produce ond plonting moteriols.b. store chemicol in the food or drinking woter pockoging.c. store PPE (Personnel Proleclive Equipmenl).

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Appendix ll

GUIDETINES FOR THE DISPOSAI OF PESTICIDES

The disposol of pesticides includes disposol of residues of peslicides such os in woshings, rinsoles,surplus sproy mix os well os the pesticides itsell should odopt the following:

I . Disposol of pesticides (Refer to Appendri /ll)

Actions listed below ore TOTALLY PROHIBITED:

o. Disposol o[ pesticides lo woler sources such os droin, slreom, river, loke, seo orolher woter sources.

b. Burying of pesticides.c. Use the pesticides for purposes ofier lhon recommended on the lobel.

2. Disposol o[ woshings ond surplus sproy mix

Woshings ond surplus sproy mix should be disposed ot o designoted oreo owoy hom wolersources or wolerwoys to prevenl conlominolion.

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Appendix lll

GUIDETINES ON THE DISPOSAT OF EMPTY PESTICIDE CONTAINERS

o. Empty pesticide conloiners (HDPE type) moy be used to prepore ond cosproy mix or woler for mixing pesticides.

rry pesticide

b. Empty pesticide contoiners for reuse sholl be rinsed ot leost three limes ond cleorlymorked with hozord worning signoge TOXIC' or equivolenl fur exomple '&ACUM.

c. The rinsed, pierced empty pesticide contoiners moy be used lor non-foodPUrPoSeS.

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I. SEND TO ALITHOREED DISPOSAT CEMRE

o. Empty pesticide conloiners (High Density Polyethylene (HDPEI nypel sholl be rinsedfiree limes ond pierced with ot leost three holes. The rinsotes con be used for thepreporotion o[ sproy mix.

b. Empty pesticide conloiners sholl be stored in o locked dedicoted sloroge oreo lholhos no potentiol of conlominoting woler sources ond woter woys locoted not less

thonTmfromdwelling.c. All empty pesticide conloiners sholl be delivered to o scheduled woste colleclor

outhorised by fte Deportmenl of Environment.d. Quontity of the empty pesticide contoiners disposed should be recorded.

2. REUSE OF EMPTY PESTICIDE CONTAINERS

Appendix lV

GUIDELINES FOR SUITABLE PERSONNET PR,OTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) TO BEWOR.N DUR,ING HANDTING OF PESTICIDES

I. DURING HANDLING

Rubber glovesPloslic opronRubber boots

2. DUHNG MIXING

shirtLong ponlsRubber bootsPloslic opron

3. DUR.ING SPRAYING

o. Rubber glovesb. Moskc. Goggled. Long-sleeved shi*e. Long ponlsf. Rubber bootsg. Ploslic opron

4. DURING WASHING OF SPRAYNG EQUIPMENI AND EMPTY CONTAINER

o. Rubber glovesb. L,ong-sleeved shirtc. Long pontsd. Rubber bootse. Ploslic opron

o.b.c.

Rubber glovesMosk

lesGogg

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PESTICIDE.REIATED ACCIDENT HANDTING PROCEDURE

I. PESTICIDE USER:

2, SPI]IAGE:

3. EMERGENCYCONIACT

Emergency telephone numbers should be ploced outside the slore

o. Move the person involved in the occidenl owqy from the source o[ occidenl.b. Remove he contominoted clothing.c. Wosh the offucted body ports with plenty of woter.d. Send to lhe doctor os soon os possible.

e. Bring olong the pesticide contoiner with lobel intoct or Sofety Dolo Sheet (SDSI.

o. Officer in chorgeb. Neorest hospitolc. Neorest clinicd. Neoresl police slotione. Neoresl [ire stolion

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o. Conloin ond divert the spilloge using odsorbenls such os sond or sow dust.b. Collect oll the pesticides obsorbed ond tronsfer into o dedicoted contoiner.c. Cleon the spilled oreo.d. Ensure thot the wosh wobr is nol conlominoling woter sources or woler woys.e. Dispose the odsorbed pesticides owoy from woter sources or woter woys.

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