The FAO minimum requirements in this publication are based on existing international, European and national standards and other published references. The guidelines provide a practical aid to assist purchasing and other agencies to avoid buying or approving sprayers with quality and design limitations, which could compromise operator and environmental safety. Member countries should adopt them immediately, to begin to eliminate substandard and unsafe sprayers from national markets and ultimately from the international scene.

The FAO guidelines on minimum requirements for agricultural pesticide spray equipment are based on existing international, European and national standards, as well as other published references and expert knowledge. The guidelines provide a practical aid to avoid buying or approving sprayers with quality and design limitations which could compromise operator and environmental safety.

This publication contains revised FAO minimum requirements for safety and quality standards for agricultural pesticide sprayers, based on existing international, European and national standards and other published references. These guidelines seek to assist the elimination of substandard and unsafe sprayers from national markets and ultimately from the international scene.

The FAO minimum requirements in this publication are based on existing international, European and national standards and other published references. The guidelines on standards consist of detailed specifications and requirements, supported by test procedures, for the major types of agricultural pesticide sprayers. The aim of these guidelines is to provide manufacturers and governments with practical and consistent quality assurance systems.