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Document ID (ISN)63068
CIS number 94-1753
Year 1994
Convention or series no. HSE Agriculture Information Sheet No.9
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Preventing access to effluent storage and similar areas on farms
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury CO10 6FS, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Feb. 1994. 2p.
Abstract This information sheet provides advice on acceptable standards of fencing to deter access by children into areas used for storing slurry, other effluent or water on farms along with details of how to prevent vehicles entering slurry storage areas at scraping points. Guidance is given on the construction and maintenance of fences and gates, covers for below ground stores and scraping ramps.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; liquid effluents; agriculture; railings; restricted areas; storage
Descriptors (secondary) doors; data sheet; replaced; ramps
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Storage and warehousing
Agriculture