Pesticide Storage Security

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Farm Security Emergency Planning
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Why the concern?

• Terrorism
• Loss prevention
• Liability
• Negative press for ag

witness the recent issues with small planes
local airports
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Concerns include...
Pesticides OPs, fumigants
fertilizers fuel
animal, feed, crop contamination
machinery
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Buildings
Lock them up restrict access alarms
additional lighting motion detectors dogs
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lock it up limit access remove keys
temporarily disable for longer term storage
hidden switches locks on tanks/ outdoor bins
Equipment
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Pesticide Storage
LOCK IT UP Limit access to keys Inspect
storage routinely during off-season Check
licenses of users, purchasers Clearly post
storage areas Use secondary containment Have
PPE, spill kit available Avoid stock-piling
TAKE INVENTORY
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Record-keeping
Inventory of products chemical/ trade
name product type EPA number amount on site
Inventory of equipment brand/ description serial
numbers
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Know your...
employees suppliers
customers
emergency responders
neighbors
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Reporting
trespass thefts unusual activity
suspicious people
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Planning
keep a list of emergency numbers
have a written emergency plan share the plan
with employees
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Developing a Farm Security Plan (based on HACCP,
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)
1) Identify hazards and determine risks 2)
Institute measures to reduce these hazards 3)
Determine critical points in your operation 4)
Develop monitoring procedures at each point 5)
Develop ways to correct problems or failures if
critical points are compromised 6) Test your
program periodically
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For more information
General Info Ag and Environmental News, Nov.
2001 Focus on Ag/ Food Terrorism
MSU Extension MSUE Emergency Preparedness Site
http//www.msue.msu.edu/msue/emp/
Pesticide specific Clemson Pesticide Information
Program security, storage, emergency
preparedness
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E-2575 Emergency Planning for the Farm

• handling spills
• emergency contacts
• farmstead map
• response procedures
• chemical info

Free at http//www.pested.msu.edu/
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Bottom Line...
May initiate security/ emergency planning on
farm because of terrorism. but the pay-off
will likely come after - theft - spills -
accidents - fire - natural disasters