15.15 Transportation
15.15.1 Procedures developed for transporting pesticides, as outlined in article 15.2 shall meet the requirements of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (TDGA) concerning the preparation and packaging for transportation, and transporting pesticides. This includes documentation, placarding, and labelling requirements of pesticides being transported, as well as training requirements and responsibilities of employees involved in these operations. (revised May 31, 2006)
15.15.2 Certain small quantities of pesticides may be exempted from the requirements of the TDGA. This can be determined by referring to the appropriate sections of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR).
15.15.3 Pesticides shall be transported in a separate compartment from the driver and passengers, and shall not be transported in the same compartment containing animals, food, animal feed, clothing, household furnishings, or other personal items.
15.15.4 All pesticides being transported shall be inspected to ensure the integrity of containers, and be placed in the vehicle in a safe manner to avoid tipping, spilling, or leaking.
15.15.5 All pesticide containers shall have the original label intact. A list of pesticides being transported, with a copy of the labels, shall be kept by the driver.
15.15.6 Spill clean-up equipment appropriate to the quantities of pesticides being transported shall accompany the shipment.
15.15.7 Vehicles used for transportation of pesticides shall be posted with a warning sign as follows:
Warning - pesticides - attention
15.15.8 Vehicles used for transportation of pesticides shall also be:
- decontaminated before being used for any other purpose;
- equipped with safety locks and locked when unattended.
15.15.9 Vehicles used for the occasional transportation of pesticides shall meet the above requirements to the extent practicable.
15.16 Decontamination
15.16.1 Decontamination of a spill site shall be in accordance with a predetermined spill contingency plan and carried out with the latest techniques advocated by emergency organizations.
15.16.2 Decontamination of pesticide spills shall be carried out by a person trained in decontamination of pesticide spills and supervised by a qualified person.
15.16.3 All empty pesticide containers shall be decontaminated, recycled or disposed of in accordance with the Code of Good Practice for Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal of Pesticides at Federal Facilities.
15.16.4 Application equipment shall be decontaminated in accordance with the Code of Good Practice for Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal of Pesticides at Federal Facilities.