| Document ID (ISN) | 102653 |
| CIS number |
03-1931 |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Agriculture Information Sheet No.23 Supplement (rev.)
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Avoiding ill health at open farms - Advice to teachers |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Sep. 2002. 1p. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais23.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This information sheet provides advice to teachers on how to reduce health risks to children during visits to open farms. The main hazard is a transmission of animal microorganisms to humans; E. coli O157 in particular can cause severe illness in young children. Contents: precautions to be taken before the visit (reading and understanding the advice in the main information sheet aimed at farmers (CIS 01-580), making provisions for the proper supervision of children during the visit); precautions to be taken during and after the visit (preventing children from touching animals, washing of hands, eating arrangements, supervision of children). Reprinted with updated references (replaces the supplement sheet analysed as part of CIS 01-580). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; children; teaching; biological hazards; agriculture; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
colibacilli; zoonoses; personal hygiene; infection control; information of personnel; handling of animals; washing facilities; data sheet; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Zoonoses
Biological hazards
Teaching and educational institutions
Livestock rearing
Agriculture
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