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Document ID (ISN)32267
CIS number 79-1726
ISSN - Serial title Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail
Year 1979
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
Comité technique des départements d'outre-mer, Caisse nationale de l'assurance-maladie, Paris, 10 Nov. 1978.
Title Spreading magnesian limestone soil conditioners and magnesian lime in agriculture
Original title Epandage des amendements calcaires magnésiens et des chaux magnésiennes en agriculture. [in French]
Bibliographic information 3rd quarter 1979, No.96, Note No.1208-96-79 (Recommendation No.163), p.481-482.
Abstract Magnesian limestone soil conditioners and magnesian lime can cause burns, and workers should be aware of this. To avoid risk they should be provided with personal protective equipment and wear appropriate working clothes. Conditioners should not be spread against the wind or in rainy weather.
Descriptors (primary) France; agriculture; fertilizing; caustic substances
Descriptors (secondary) chemical burns; skin protection; directive; personal protective equipment
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Alkaline materials
Agriculture