Fumigation : Health and Safety Guidance for Employers and Technicians Carrying Out Fumigation Operations

Fumigation is a potentially hazardous process which involves the use of toxic gases to kill pests.

This guidance explains what your duties are under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) and what you have to do to comply with them.

This guidance is intended for employers (including the self-employed) who undertake fumigation operations.

It should also be useful to those employed as fumigation technicians and to safety representatives.

It should be read alongside the "HSC Approved Code of Practice and Guidance Control of Substances Hazardous to Health" (L5 ISBN 0717629813).

It also includes new controls on the production, supply and use of methyl bromide in the EU brought about by EC Regulation 2037/2000 on substances that deplete the ozone layer.