02-28-78
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Parker, Arizona
Regulations of the Pesticide Control Committee
Issued Pursuant to Ordinance No. 31
1. All pesticides shall be used in strict accordance with the
directions and warnings stated on the container label.
2. Each applicator shall keep informed of weather conditions
affecting pesticide application, and shall not use or apply pesticides
when adverse weather conditions or wind direction and velocity might
result in drift damage to persons or to property.
3. All pesticides transported within the Reservation shall be
hauled in vehicles having a leak proof floor and an entirely enclosed
cargo space which shall be securely closed when in motion.
4. Any person having notice or knowledge of the theft, loss,
disappearance, spillage, or unintentional but mistaken misuse of
pesticides shall report such occurrence to the Committee as soon as
such fact is known.
5. Applicators shall use only pest control methods and materials
which are approved by the Pesticide Control Committee.
6. Pesticides and pesticide containers shall not be left unattended
at any time, except where they are being stored in a safe and secure
facility, and they shall be disposed of at the completion of the job.
7. No pesticide may be placed, repackaged or redistributed into any
container which was, or which resembles, beverage bottles, food
containers, or other containers which any person might mistakenly
believe or contain the original product.
8. Pesticides shall not be stored in any place above or in close
proximity to any human food or clothing, or any animal feed.
9. No empty pesticide containers shall be used for any other
purpose on the Reservation, except those, which as part of the sales
contract, are returnable to the seller, or those non-combustible
containers which have been decontaminated and reconditioned in
accordance with directions of the manufacturer of the pesticide.
10. Combustible containers may be disposed of by burning in an
incinerator operating at a temperature above 699 deg F; except
herbicide and defoliant containers which, when burned, produce vapors
poisonous to humans and may damage local foliage. All containers not
disposed of by combustion shall be buried in accordance with Regulation
11.
11. All containers not disposed of by combustion as provided in
Regulation 10, when empty, shall be rendered incapable of any further
use and shall be buried 18 in. below ground, at a site as designated by
the Tribal Council where the underground water supply will not be
contaminated, and where there will be no resultant hazards to humans
or animals.
12. Areas contaminated by any spillage shall be isolated and
conspicuous warning signs posted, and only experienced personnel
wearing protective clothing and safety devices may enter the restricted
area. Signs shall be removed only when the area has been
decontaminated.
13. Areas contaminated by liquid pesticides shall be covered by
clay, earth fill, cinders, sand, sawdust, soda ash, or other suitable
absorbent material.
14. Absorbents, residues, solids, granular or dust type pesticides
and other material resulting from any spillage shall be placed in
tight, non-combustible containers while being stored, or transported to
the disposal site.
15. Hygiene:
a. Persons engaged in using, handling, or applying open,
bulk-type pesticides shall wear protective clothing and devices as
necessary, or as recommended by the manufacturer's label.
b. The following practices are listed for the safety of
pesticide workers:
i. Clean clothes shall be worn daily. If there is unusual
pesticide spillage on clothing, a change shall be made immediately.
ii. Workers shall take a shower bath immediately after
completing pesticide operations, or if there is unusual spillage, a
shower bath should be taken immediately.
iii. Emergency bathing facilities shall be maintained in all
situations where any spillage may cause contamination of workers.
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