Information and resources

• Newsletters and Factsheets
  HSE produce a series of Pesticides Newsletters, which provided information on the latest developments with regard to the Control of Pesticides Regulations (COPR), and Biocides Factsheets, which provided information on the implementation and developments of the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD)
• Leaflets

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Biocides Information and resources

• EC Review of existing biocidal active substances: First Review Regulation EC no. 1896/2000
• Availability of Environmental Exposure software: Regulatory Environmental Modelling of Antifoulants (REMA)
• Guidance for Local Authorities/LACORS (Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services) - The Impact of the Biocidal Products Directive's, 2nd and 3rd Review Regulations, on the Supply of Biocidal Products [PDF 459kb]

In addition, Technical Notes for Guidance (TNsG) in support of Commission Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market are available on the ECB website.

Pesticides Information and resources

• West Nile Virus - Contingency Plan and Products Available for Use (July 2004)
  HSE has contributed to a contingency plan developed by the Department of Health in the event of an outbreak of West Nile Virus.
• Creosote (May 2003)
  Action has been taken to remove the approvals given under the Control of Pesticides Regulations for the use of creosote and coal tar creosote wood preservatives by the general public.
• Dichlorvos (April 2003)
  Ministers announced that they are suspending the sale of a range of insecticide products containing dichlorvos, as a precautionary public health measure

Information available from HSE Books

• Control of substances hazardous to health (Fifth edition) - The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended). Approved code of practice and guidance.
  L5 ISBN 978 0 7176 2981 7
  - provides guidance on the COSHH Regulations 2002.
  Available from HSE Books, priced at £12.50.
• Fumigation: Health and safety guidance for employers and technicians carrying out fumigation operations
  HSG251 ISBN 978 0 7176 2999 2
  - provides practical guidance on the COSHH Regulations 2002.
  Available from HSE Books, priced at £8.95.
• In-situ timber treatment using timber preservatives
  GS46 ISBN 978 0 1188 5413 9
  - provides information on the health, safety and environmental precautions to be taken in timber treatment.
  Available from HSE Books, priced at £2.50.

• Further information on HSE Books