Directorate Communication

What does the label say?

ALWAYS READ THE LABEL AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

• The colour band and pictograms on the container tell you how to handle, apply and store a pesticide

• The colour band also contains warnings concerning animals and the environment

• The colour of the band indicates how hazardous (dangerous) the pesticide is to people

		Red	— very toxic/toxic
		Yellow	— harmful
		Blue	— caution
		Green	— acute hazard unlikely during normal use

HANDLING PESTICIDES

WEAR:		mouth protection
		rubber gloves
		rubber boots

STORAGE		ADVICE		ENVIRONMENT
	Keep locked away so that children and animals cannot reach it		Wash after use		Dangerous/harmful to animals
					Dangerous/harmful to fish—do not contaminate rivers and dams

	DO NOT store food in empty pesticide containers
	DO NOT store pesticide in food containers
	RINSE empty pesticide containers and   DESTROY them

2000 Compiled by Directorate Communication, National Department of Agriculture in cooperation with Directorate Agricultural Production Inputs Printed and published by the National Department of Agriculture and obtainable from Resource Centre, Directorate Communication, Private Bag X144, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa