All pesticides utilized by the owners, operators, or
employees of commercial or non-commercial pest control business locations shall
be stored according to labeling instructions. The following practices are
intended to supplement labeling instructions. Where there is a discrepancy
between labeling instructions and the following practices, the more stringent
instructions shall prevail.
a) Except
as noted below in subsection (b), all pesticides shall be stored in closed,
original containers, free from severe corrosion (e.g., rusted so as to affect
the integrity of the containers; leaking) and pesticide contamination. The
container, except 55 gallon drums, shall be stored on pallets, racks, shelves,
or cabinets with the label plainly visible. Lost or damaged labels shall be
replaced with an approved sample label obtained from the pesticide manufacturer
or distributor, and fastened to the container. Damaged containers other than
fumigants shall be replaced with identically labeled containers or, if not
available, a properly labeled service container for temporary storage or
transport.
b) Service containers
shall only be utilized to temporarily store or transport a pesticide
concentrate or registered ready-to-use product providing the following
conditions are met:
1) The service container
shall bear a legible label which includes the following information:
A) the name, address and telephone number of
the commercial or non-commercial location using the product;
B) the product name and USEPA registration
number;
C) the name and percentage
of active ingredients;
D) the
signal word for the registered label;
E) mixing instructions as well as the working
dilution (if applicable);
F) the
phrase "KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN"; and
G) a Statement of Practical Treatment;
or
2) A copy of the
current USEPA approved label for the registered pesticide attached to the
service container along with the information presented in Section
830.850(b)(1)(A).
3) A service container shall be closed when
not in use, clean so as to prevent the misuse of a pesticide as described in
Section
830.810 of this Part, and
non-leaking.
c)
Pesticides used for structural pest control shall be segregated from all other
pesticides.
d) Fumigants shall not
be stored within any human dwelling or attached structure.
e) Restricted use pesticides shall be stored
in the locked storage area segregated from all other pesticides. The area shall
be identified by a placard stating "RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES - Authorized Use
Only" in black letters on a yellow background. The sign shall be the same size,
or larger, and contain the same information in the same proportion as that
found in Illustration B.
f)
Non-restricted pesticides with a signal word "DANGER" on the label shall be
kept segregated from other pesticides.
g) Pesticides which cannot be used because of
suspension by USEPA or regulatory action by the Illinois Department of
Agriculture and/or this Department shall be marked as such and segregated from
other stocks so that they are not used.
h) No pesticide shall be stored in any food
or beverage container or in the same room, or passenger area of a service
vehicle, where food, eating utensils, beverages, tobacco products or household
goods are stored.
