What do these legislation state about biosecurity? by

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a person who is responsible for an animal must ensure that its needs are met, and it is an offence to fail to take reasonable steps to ensure its welfare

Workplace exposure limits

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Hazardous substance analysed by relevant specialists and must be approved by the HSE board

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you can only slaughter animals that have been vaccinated against diseases

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designates organisms of the genus salmonella and the genus brucella for the purposes of section 29 of the Act and applies certain provisions to those organisms with a view to reducing any risk to human health from them

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outlines how they should best work together in different situations through routine information reporting or formal liaison and outbreak investigations, to ensure a common approach.

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This Order adds Covid-19 to list of designated organisms in the Zoonoses Order 1989. The presence or former presence of these organisms must be reported. If Covid-19 is identified in any mammal (except man), this and further particulars must be reported to a veterinary officer of the appropriate Minister.

Preventions

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the control of exposure at source

Safe handling, storage and transportation

Testing air and water for substances

Having the right training to work with it

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Animals can be slaughtered and disposed of to prevent disease from spreading to other animals and humans

Risk assessments

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Hazardous chemicals must be assessed to check how harmful they are, if they can be replaced or contained or risk of harm can be reduced

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promotion of welfare- includes its needs to be protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease

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The Order makes available powers to investigate and control Salmonella and Brucella infections in animals and Salmonella infections in birds which present a threat to human health. Any Salmonella and Brucella infection becomes reportable in certaain species when organisms have been isolated by laboratory test

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Any lawful purpose which the animal in kept and any lawful activity undertaken in relation to the animal

Approved list of biological agents

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There are multiple lists on how dangerous a biological agent is, these are often reviewed and reclassified to appropriately suit the environment that they are being given used in and the people that use them

1. This Order may be cited as the Zoonoses Order 1989 and shall come into force on 1st March 1989.

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This Zoonoses contingency plan describes how Defra will manage incidents of certain endemic zoonotic diseases that occur in England, where direct or indirect animal source of human infection (or potential to cause human infection) is implicated.

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their zoonotic remit relates to statutorily notifiable and reportable animal diseases, and this includes:

identification and management of outbreaks of notifiable animal disease
epidemiological investigations
disease prevention, control and eradication

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The idea of reducing diseases spread through poultry and meat

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Duty to consider vaccination - if an animal shows symptoms of food and mouth disease, the farmer must then consider giving animals the adequate vaccinations to prevent the spread.

The secretary of the state must prepare guidance on the appropriate bio security measures in relation to :

Foot and mouth disease
Such other disease the Secretary of State by order specifies

If a person to whom subsection (5) applies fails to comply with the guidance he is not by reason only of that failure liable in any civil or criminal proceedings.