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Document ID (ISN)67263
CIS number 96-1270
Year 1989
Convention or series no. D/1984/2537/35 (es) D/1984/2537/36 (fr) D/1989/2537/13 (En)
Title Guidelines for the safe and effective use of pesticides
Original title Directives pour l'utilisation efficace et sans risque des produits phytosanitaires [in French]
Normas para la utilización eficaz de los pesticidas [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information International Group of National Associations of Manufacturers of Agrochemical Products (GIFAP), ave. Louise 143, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium, 1989 (French and Spanish eds., 1983). 56p. Illus.
Abstract These guidelines, prepared by the international agrochemicals industry association, are aimed at all those involved in the utilization of pesticides. Contents: choice of pesticide; purchase, transport and storage; formulations, packs, measuring and mixing; application equipment (use, maintenance and repair); pesticide use in the field; precautions; first aid. In annex: pesticide formulation types; glossary; sample guidelines poster. English original (1983 ed.) abstracted as CIS 84-1412.
Descriptors (primary) pesticides; training material; agriculture; crop protection
Descriptors (secondary) training manuals; first aid; safety guides; glossary; safe working methods
Document type C - Training manuals, audiovisual material
Country / State or ProvinceBelgium
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals
OSH training
Agriculture