| Document ID (ISN) | 76363 |
| CIS number |
01-509 |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Booklet C30
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Pesticide incidents - Report 1999/2000 |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, Sep. 2000. 25p. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
This report provides information on incidents involving pesticides investigated by the Field Operations Directorate of the UK Health and Safety Executive between April 1999 and March 2000. 254 incidents were investigated; 83 of these alleged ill health, while 171 environmental and other complaints did not allege ill health. Trends in the nature of the incidents and types of pesticides used are presented, and 7 case studies of specific incidents are summarized. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; crop protection; pesticides; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; report; enforcement; environmental pollution; statistical trends |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
|
