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Agriculture (Farming)

This COSHH series of information sheets will help people in the agriculture industry to comply with their duties under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) to control exposure to agricultural dusts and protect workers' health.

Agriculture [AG]

Harvesting grain & seed crops (PDF) [29]

This sheet describes good practice using a combine harvester with a filtered air supply to the cab. Tractor-trailer drivers should keep upwind of dust clouds.

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Grain & seed transfer (small scale) (PDF) [33]

This sheet describes good practice using enclosed and extracted transfer equipment or, if that is not practicable, respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

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Weighing, milling and mixing animal feeds (small scale) (PDF) [39]

This sheet describes good practice using dust extraction.

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Feeding livestock housed indoors (PDF) [44]

This sheet describes good practice using RPE with engineering controls.

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Seed cleaning (fixed and mobile plant) (PDF) [49]

This sheet describes good practice using dust extraction.

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Opening hay, haylage and silage bales (PDF) [55]

This sheet describes good practice using RPE.

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Composting (PDF) [59]

This sheet describes good practice using vehicles with a filtered air supply to the cab, or if that is not practicable, RPE.

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Straw chopping and blowing (PDF) [64]

This sheet describes good practice using vehicles with a filtered air supply to the cab or, if that is not practicable, respiratory protective equipment (RPE).

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Cleaning grain and animal feed stores, sheds and silos (small scale) (PDF) [68]

This sheet describes good practice using RPE.

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On farm cleaning and grading of bulbs, roots, tubers etc (PDF) [73]

An occupational hygiene standard of good working practice for poultry farmers

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Link URLs in this page

  1. COSHH Essentialshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/index.htm
  2. Overview - Direct advice sheetshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/index.htm
  3. Agriculture (Farming)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/agriculture.htm
  4. Flour (Bakers and millers)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/baking.htm
  5. Metalworking fluidshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/metalworking-fluids.htm
  6. Microelectronicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/microelectronics.htm
  7. Motor Vehicle Repairhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/mvr.htm
  8. Offshorehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/offshore.htm
  9. Printinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/printing.htm
  10. RPEhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/respiratory-protective-equipment.htm
  11. Rubberhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/rubber.htm
  12. Service & Retailhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/service-retail.htm
  13. Overview - Silicahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/silica.htm
  14. Brick and tilehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/brick-tile-silica.htm
  15. Ceramicshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/ceramics-silica.htm
  16. Constructionhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/construction-silica.htm
  17. Foundryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/foundry.htm
  18. Manufacturinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/manufacturing-silica.htm
  19. Quarrieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/quarries-silica.htm
  20. Stoneworkershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/stonemasons.htm
  21. Skin or eye contacthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/skin-eye-contact.htm
  22. Weldinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/welding.htm
  23. Woodworkinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/woodworking.htm
  24. Dichloromethane (DCM)https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/direct-advice/dichloromethane.htm
  25. Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/essentials/faq.htm
  26. Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  27. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  28. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  29. Harvesting grain & seed crops https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag1.pdf
  30. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  31. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  32. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  33. Grain & seed transfer (small scale)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag2.pdf
  34. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  35. G406 - New and existing engineering control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  36. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  37. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  38. AG11: Cleaning stores, sheds and siloshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag11.pdf
  39. Weighing, milling and mixing animal feeds (small scale)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag3.pdf
  40. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  41. G406 - New and existing engineering control systems https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  42. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  43. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  44. Feeding livestock housed indoorshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag4.pdf
  45. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  46. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  47. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  48. AG11: Cleaning stores, sheds and siloshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag11.pdf
  49. Seed cleaning (fixed and mobile plant) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag5.pdf
  50. G103 - Removing waste from a dust extraction unithttp://coshh-tool.hse.gov.uk/assets/live/G103.pdf
  51. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  52. G406 - New and existing engineering control systemshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  53. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  54. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  55. Opening hay, haylage and silage bales https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag6.pdf
  56. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  57. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  58. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  59. Compostinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag7.pdf
  60. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  61. G406 - New and existing engineering control systems https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g406.pdf
  62. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  63. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  64. Straw chopping and blowing https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag8.pdf
  65. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  66. R2 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 10 (APF 10) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe2.pdf
  67. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  68. Cleaning grain and animal feed stores, sheds and silos (small scale)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag9.pdf
  69. R3 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20) https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  70. R5 - RPE, Breathing apparatus with UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 40 https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe5.pdf
  71. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthma https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  72. AG0 - Advice for managers https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  73. On farm cleaning and grading of bulbs, roots, tubers etchttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag10.pdf
  74. G402 - Health surveillance for occupational asthmahttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/g402.pdf
  75. R3 - RPE, UK Standard Assigned Protection Factor 20 (APF 20)https://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/rpe3.pdf
  76. AG0 - Advice for managershttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag0.pdf
  77. AG11: Cleaning stores, sheds and siloshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/ag11.pdf
  78. Working with substances hazardous to health: A brief guide to COSHHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.htm
  79. Case studieshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/casestudies/index.htm
  80. Example risk assessmentshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/riskassess/index.htm
  81. Publicationshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/publications.htm
  82. Nanotechnologyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/nanotechnology/index.htm
  83. Risk assessmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

RPE
Respiratory Protective Equipment

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