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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 38096 |
| CIS number |
82-1417 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-88-3414-2 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSG 2
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Poisonous chemicals on the farm |
| Bibliographic information |
HM Stationery Office, P.O. Box 569, London SE1 9NH, United Kingdom, 2nd edition, 1980. 39p. Illus. Price: £2.50. |
| Abstract |
Summarises and gives guidance on the practical application of the provisions of the United Kingdom Health and Safety (Agricuture) (Poisonous Substances) Regulations, 1975. Sections are devoted to: summary of regulation provisions (persons to whom the regulations apply, specified substances, obligations imposed by the regulations, certificates of exemption, enforcement, soil fumigants, sheep dips, typical protective clothing); use of pesticides in greenhouses and livestock houses; general advice and recommendations to minimise risks to operators and others (always read the label, working conditions, protective equipment, precautions, symptoms of poisoning); general advice regarding the protection of livestock and wildlife. Appendices give: a schedule of operations which are prohibited except when protective clothing is worn and lists the appropriate clothing; and a reproduction of a register of persons working on these scheduled operations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
agricultural chemicals; agriculture; toxic substances; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protective clothing; pesticides; comment on law; disinfectants; safe working methods; fumigants |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals
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