Hi Sue,
If you apply the general principles of Coshh to the information in HSE publication AS5 then it would indicate a requirement for surveillance at some level.
Pidgeon fanciers lung used to be very common and related to the allergic reaction to dust in poultry feathers, however latest thinking is that the questionnaire into signs and symptoms followed up by serial peak flow, is more effective than routine spirometry on an annual basis.
there is also a risk of the employee picking up psittacosis from infected birds
hope this helps
David
David R Maslen-Jones RGN BA Spohn MIOSH
Clinical Nurse Manager, Occupational Health
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 8DH
Tel: 01752 517592 int:57592
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http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/as5.pdf
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Summers-Coles [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 February 2004 12:24
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: More poultry queries
Hi All
One of my H&S colleagues recommended lung function testing to a poultry
producing client and was told that no-one they know of in the industry
actually has this surveillance for their employees- I beg to differ but
need some concrete information i.e. company names if possible to back up
our response.
Regards
Sue
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