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Auditor Aide Memoirs

Auditor Aide Memoirs for the revised Grower and Ornamental Packhouse Standards have been uploaded to the Members' Area, Guidance Notes area of the website.  These documents are of use to those carrying out internal auditors from January 2010.

HSE publications: Respiratory Protective Equipment at Work and Protecting Migrant Workers

Two HSE publications have been uploaded to the website:

Respiratory protective equipment at work

Essential guidance for the correct selection and use of respiratory protective equipment (RPE) in the workplace, in order to comply with the law. This document has been uploaded to the Members' Area,Technical Support, Health & Safety. 

Protecting migrant workers

Guidance produced by the HSE aimed at those employing migrant workers, showing the kind of approach that small businesses can take, helping them to solve the problems that can arise and to control the risks involved.  This document has been uploaded to the Members' Area, Technical Support, General.

Fera Code of Practice uploaded to website

The Fera Code of Practice for the Managment of Agricultural and Horticultural Waste is no longer available as a hard copy from Fera. A copy has been uploaded to the BOPP website (under Members Area, Technical Support, Environment). This document is relevant to Compliance Criteria 1.2.8.3 and 1.2.8.4 of the revised BOPP Grower Standards.

Minutes of the June Board, AGM and TAC meeting minutes

The June Board, TAC and AGM minutes have been uploaded to the Members Area of the website.

Revised BOPP Grower and Packhouse Standards

The revised BOPP Rules and Operating Procedures, Grower and Packhouse Standards and summaries of the changes are available for download from the BOPP Standards section of the website. An updated Sample Manual is available within the Members Area (under Sample Manuals). The revised Standards will be effective from 1 January 2010.