Environmental & Safety Issues

We dispose of all manufacturing and office products correctly; recycling whenever we can.

We specify recycled (or recyclable) paper products, soy-based inks and water-based varnishes for all packaging materials and printed matter.

90% of our consumer products are packaged in 100% recyclable cartons and meets SFI requirements.

By our reclaiming materials during our manufacturing process, we generate 0% waste.

What You Can Do

Assume all chemicals appropriate for your sprayer are "hazardous" and treat them accordingly.

Carefully follow the chemical manufacturer's directions for handling, use, dilution, clean up and disposal.

Do not spray in windy conditions, which would allow the chemical spray to drift.

Do not over-use chemicals or apply more than is needed.

Dispose of any remaining chemical solutions correctly (follow manufacturer's directions).

Use chemicals carefully and consider their impact on your local wildlife.

What We Do

We manufacture a high quality product, that we believe to be safe if used for normal lawn and garden applications according to our and the chemical manufacturer's directions.

We publish safety directions and warnings on the instructions you receive with the sprayer, on the carton, on the tank label, and here, on the Internet.

 What You Can Do

Understand that a pressurized sprayer is designed to spray chemicals that may be harmful, and that improper use and/or misuse of our products could result in explosive failure with major injury. Print this page out and keep it with your sprayer for future reference.

Read all warnings and instructions before using the sprayer.

When using the sprayer always wear protective clothing, proper eye protection, and take precautions to avoid inhaling or coming into contact with the chemical spray.

Read label and all instructions for chemical to be applied. Always handle chemicals carefully, mixing according to chemical manufacturers' guidelines, and use sprayer only if it is the proper tool.

Keep sprayer out of reach of children and pets.

When pressurizing, using, or depressurizing the sprayer, do not stand with your head or body directly over the sprayer to prevent ejected pump assembly or spray solution from striking and injuring you.

Avoid dropping or impacting the sprayer while it is pressurized.

Always follow the proper depressurizing procedure: If your sprayer is equipped with a pressure relief valve, you have two options, depending on the sprayer model you own. (1) point the pressure relief valve away from you and pull up on the red or yellow nipple and hold open until you can no longer hear the air escape or (2) point the pressure relief valve away from you and turn the yellow knob clockwise until you can no longer hear the air escape. If your sprayer is not equipped with a pressure relief valve, tip the sprayer upside down and depress the flow control (shut-off) until no more liquid or air escapes from the nozzle.

Never carry a sprayer by the hose.

Do not use commercial grade chemicals in your sprayer.

Do not use heated or self-heating solutions in your sprayer.

Do not use gasoline, diesel fuel, highly flammable liquids, corrosive or caustic alkalis in the sprayer. Also, unless your sprayer is a BLEACH Sprayer (models 1201BC and 1201CX) do not use chlorines or bleach in your sprayer.

Do not spray under windy conditions.

Do not fill above the maximum fill level shown on the tank.

Do not remove the flow control or hose, or try to make repairs while the sprayer is pressurized.

Do not use an air compressor to pressurize the sprayer.

Do not store chemicals in the sprayer.