Dealing with Spills

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Dealing with Spills
Do you know what to do if you spill a hazardous
product?
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Problems

• If spills are not cleaned up they can contaminate
• Water
• Soil

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The 4 Cs of spills

• Caution
• Control
• Contain
• Clean-up

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Caution

• Assess the danger
• Safety equipment
• Call emergency if beyond your ability to control

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Control and Contain

• Stop spill or leak
• Prevent contaminant from entering soil or water

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Clean Up

• Spills
• Capture wet spill with absorbent
• Sweep up captured product
• Use as directed or properly dispose of
  contaminated material

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Prevention

• Never leave sprayers or spreaders unattended when
  they contain a product
• Maintain equipment
• Ready to use products No mixing
• Professional applicators
• Store products in a secure location
• Get rid of unused or unusable products

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For more information

• Michigan Water Stewardship Program, State of
  Michigan www.michigan.gov/mda
• Michigan State University Pesticide Education
  www.pested.msu.edu