- Which chemicals do you use in your home or school?
- Chemicals are used in the farm (applied on crops and livestock), in the house (to keep away pests), and in schools too.
NB: Chemicals are dangerous and therefore care should be taken when handling them.
• Store chemicals away from children, away from food, water, animals and from fire.
• Close the chemical container properly after use.
• Always wear protective clothing like gloves, masks and overcoat or overall when handling or spraying chemicals.
After spraying you should take a bath, wear fresh clothes and immediately wash the ones you used.
• Should an accident occur involving chemicals, the victim should be taken to the nearest health centre after administering the appropriate first aid.
• Always use the chemicals following the instructions given on the chemical container label.
• Chemicals should never be transferred into attractive bottles like juice or soft drink bottles because people may drink them by mistaking them for the drinks that the container should hold.
• Keep chemicals out of reach of children.
• You should not inhale, smell, sniff or taste chemical containers.
• Dispose of empty chemical containers after use by burying them.
• Empty chemical containers should not be burned.They can explode.
• All people including children could be informed that chemicals or their containers are as dangerous as the chemicals themselves.
- Chemicals are dangerous and therefore care should be taken when handling them.
Store chemicals away from children, away from food, water, animals and from fire.
