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Office of Chemical Safety

First Aid Instruction and Safety Directions (FAISD) Handbook

Handbook of first aid instructions, safety directions and warning statements for agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
Current as of 30 March 2013, Edition 1/2013.

In this section:

The FAISD Handbook is a consolidation of the advice provided to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) by the Office of Chemical Safety (OCS) in the Office of Health Protection (OHP) of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA), up to the date of amendment. The data on which these recommendations are based has been supplied largely by companies and persons seeking approval and registration of products from the APVMA. The recommendations are intended to provide guidance to these parties in the approval of labels for agricultural and veterinary chemical products.

PDF Printable version of the FAISD handbook (PDF 4042 KB)

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Hardcopies of the FAISD handbook

Enquiries about the contents of the Handbook should be directed to:
Office of Chemical Safety
Office of Health Protection
Department of Health and Ageing
MDP 71
GPO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601

Please note: this document is only available in hardcopy as a double-sided black and white print on plain A4 paper. It does not come with a folder and is not bound in any way.
  • Australian price (GST inclusive): $50.00
  • Overseas price (+ airmail): $45.45 (+$25.00)

OCS contact details

Postal address - OCS Canberra Office – GPO Box 9848 (MDP 71), CANBERRA ACT 2601, AUSTRALIA
Free call (Australia) - 02 6289 1555 || (Overseas) - +61 2 6289 1555
Fax (Australia) - 02 6289 2650 || (Overseas) - +61 2 6289 2650
Email - ocs registration

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