Transporting Hazardous Agricultural Supplies

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Transporting Hazardous Agricultural Supplies
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You may need a Transportation Security Plan

• If you transport more than 119 gallons of
• Diesel, or
• Gasoline

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You may need a Transportation Security Plan

• If you transport more than 1000 pounds of
• Pesticides

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You may need a Transportation Security Plan

• If you transport more than 1000 pounds of
• Anhydrous ammonia

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Hazardous materials

• PAST -- Required placards
• NOW Placards and a Transportation Security Plan

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Agricultural Exemption

• Gross farm receipts less than 500,000
• Transportation
• Farmstead to the field
• Field to field
• Field to the farmstead

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Exemption may not apply

• Transportation from
• Your supplier to the farmstead or field
• Farmstead or field to town
• Lunch
• Pick up supplies

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NO Transportation Security Plan required, if

• Under the threshold quantity of product
• Hazardous materials delivered by supplier
• He is required to have the plan
• Under 500,000

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Why?

• New Federal Dept of Transportation rule
• Deter terrorism
• Security risk
• Stolen materials
• Hijacked
• Attacked
• Limiting producers liability

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Transportation Security Plan

• Personnel Security
• Unauthorized Access
• Security during transport

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Personnel Security

• Employees hired after 9/25/03
• Transporting hazardous materials
• Confirm information in employment application
• Check references
• Employment history
• Immigration status
• Provide training about transportation security
  plan

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Unauthorized access to shipments

• Locking shipment
• Monitoring the shipment
• Securing the shipment to transport vehicle
• If stop during shipment, check for tampering and
  illegal activity
• Report any suspicious incidents
• Local officials
• FBI

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Security during transport

• Minimize transportation time
• Report suspicious incidents or events

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Transportation Security Plan

• Complete handout
• Review with employees that transport hazardous
  materials
• Keep plan on file at farm office
• Enforced by State or Federal DOT
• Not part of any roadside inspection

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Photo credits

• Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service
• Pesticide Programs Publications
• Lyndon Kelley
• MSU Extension