| Document ID (ISN) | 109315 |
| CIS number |
09-342 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
MacFarlane E., Benke G., Goddard D., Sim M. |
| Title |
Urban pest control operators in Australia |
| Bibliographic information |
June 2007, Vol.64, No.6, p.422-427. Illus. 16 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article describes the occupational tasks of domestic and commercial pest control operators in Australia, the hazards they face and the appropriate preventive measures. Contents: tasks of the job; hazards of the job and in the workplace; measures to protect workers (protective clothing, respirators, measures related to pesticides, physical hazards and biological hazards, training and qualification of workers). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fumigation; Australia; pesticides; insecticides; pesticide spraying; premises; limitation of exposure; safe working methods; buildings |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protective clothing; safety and health training; organophosphorus compounds; pyrethroids; carbamates; fumigants; work posture; musculoskeletal diseases; ergonomics; exposure evaluation; respirators; biological hazards; vaccination; physical hazards; tetanus |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
|
