Document ID (ISN) | 107196 |
CIS number |
07-1151 |
Year |
2007 |
Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet AS 29 (rev.3)
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Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
Title |
Sheep dipping: Advice for farmers and others involved in dipping sheep |
Original title |
Trochi defaid: Cyngor i ffermwyr ac eraill sy'n ymwneud â throchi defaid [in Welsh] |
Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 3rd ed., July 2007. 16p. Illus. 6 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/as29.pdf [in English]
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/welsh/as29.pdf [in Welsh]
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Abstract |
Topics covered in this brochure on health protection during sheep dipping: procedure for risk assessment required by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH, see CIS 03-1023); choice of treatment; design of dip facilities; engineering controls; personal protective equipment; good working practice; disposal of harmful waste; health surveillance. Update of document abstracted under CIS 98-1424. |
Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; pesticides; United Kingdom |
Descriptors (secondary) |
disposal of harmful waste; protective clothing; agricultural equipment; respirators; safety by design; notification of occupational diseases; medical supervision; safety guides; safe working methods |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Livestock rearing Agricultural chemicals
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