If you handle pesticides at your facility, do you have the required signage that meets regulatory requirements? Pesticides, whose uncontrolled release would have unreasonable adverse effects on the environment, should be stored in dry, well-ventilated areas in a separate room or building with fire protection. 

Signage noting a hazard warning and alerting people to the contents is required on rooms, buildings and fences that contain pesticides classified as highly or moderately toxic and whose containers, including empty ones, are labeled with “danger,” “poison” or the skull and crossbones symbol.  
 

Signs must:  

• Be large enough to be readable from 25 feet away 
• Be visible from any direction or probable approach around the storage area
• Include these readable phrases: 
• Danger 
• Poison Storage Area 
• All Unauthorized Persons Keep Out 
• Keep Door Locked When Not In Use 
• Repeat warnings in other language(s) if persons who don’t understand English will come to the storage area

Ag retailers who participate in the ResponsibleAg Certification program have access to the online Compliance Assistance Library, where they’ll find complete details about signage when storing pesticides ‒ as well as other critical equipment and processes ‒ and specific ways to ensure compliance. To ensure your facility gets access to the Compliance Assistance Library and other helpful tools, register for ResponsibleAg today!