The designated area and storage design for your chemicals and fuel on your farm is crucial for localization of potential problems. When handling and storing hazardous materials (HAZMAT) a clear and detailed portion of your safety audit.
Create a fact sheet for guiding others in building their own chemical storage sheds on their own farms. Imagine you are creating it so it can hang in a home-improvement or farm-targeting supply store, to assist farmers building their own chemical storage sheds.
The details should include:
What the storage building can/should be constructed of(wooden shed, connex).
What the storage building’s locking system can/should be.
What can/should be stored in it and if there are any regulatory limits to the amounts being so stored.
What containers can/should be used in the storage building.
Fire extinguisher(s); type and how many.
Numbers of safety placards to be posted, and where.
Points of entry/exit for emergency situations.
Other elements of chemical storage shed designs that you deem important to safety.
Sources you can use:
https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_m/
https://cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/aghealth/documents/resources-by-theme/The%20Farm%20Safety%20Audit%20-%20Fillable.pdf
https://www.wgcsa.com.au/uploads/5/9/7/5/59756067/farm-safety-checklist.pdf
https://ucanr.edu/sites/placernevadasmallfarms/files/134712.pdf
https://agsafety.wisc.edu/?ss_redir=1
http://agsafety.tamu.edu/files/2011/06/CONDUCTING-FARM-SAFETY-INSPECTIONS1.pdf
https://www.yara.us/crop-nutrition/fertilizer-handling-and-safety/fertilizer-storage/#:~:text=Ideal%20storage%20conditions%201%20Enclosed%20building%20capable%20of,and%20dust%2C%20influencing%20spreading%20capabilities%20More%20items…%20
https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/docs/safety-health-and-environmental-training/chemical-storage/
https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/research-and-development/program-areas/feeding-finishing-and-nutrition/feedlot-design-manual/039-chemical-storage-2016_04_01.pdf#:~:text=Generally%2C%20chemicals%20must%20be%20stored%20in%20a%20secure%2C,seeds%2C%20food%2C%20stock%20feed%20or%20personal%20protective%20equipment.
https://www.titangarages.com.au/safe-practices-for-storing-chemicals-in-your-farm-shed/
https://agriculture.vic.gov.au/farm-management/chemicals/responsible-chemical-use/farm-chemical-transport-storage-mixing-and-disposal#h2-2