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Document ID (ISN)58361
CIS number 92-1276
Year 1992
Convention or series no.
Title Expert group meeting to develop integrated international safety guidelines for pesticide formulation in developing countries
Bibliographic information United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Wien International Centre, P.O. Box 300, 1400 Wien, Austria, 1992. 219p. Illus. Bibl.ref.
Abstract Proceedings of an expert group meeting to develop integrated international safety guidelines for pesticide formulation in developing countries held in Brussels, Belgium, 24 February-6 March 1992. Topics covered: UNIDO's activities in industrial safety and environmental protection and objectives of this meeting; safety issues of the formulation of pesticides in developing countries; explosion hazards related to particle reduction with special relevance to pesticide formulation; fire hazards and hazard ranking; good manufacturing practice; stewardship in the safe storage of agrochemicals; electrostatic hazards in industry; responsible care; legislation aspects in developing countries; monitoring health effects of pesticides; effluent treatment technologies in pesticide formulation; environmental issues in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Hungary.
Descriptors (primary) agricultural chemicals; occupational safety; developing countries; pesticides; pollution control; UNIDO
Descriptors (secondary) disposal of harmful waste; Belgium; Latin America; Africa; Hungary; static electricity; Asia; explosion hazards; storage; safe working methods; legislation; medical supervision; conference; fire hazards
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Country / State or ProvinceUN
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) OSH in developing countries
Agricultural chemicals
Pollution control