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When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
Restrictions on burning crop residues, and the rules you must follow when you burn to protect the environment and avoid causing nuisance.
How to get your site approved, the category your site falls into, the type of incinerator you need and how it must be maintained.
The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
Find out how you can use manure, guano and digestive tract content, including how to store and move them.
Use this form to apply for approval to burn unprocessed poultry manure in a combustion plant on your farm or holding.
Information on depleted uranium (DU) including what it is, its uses, health effects and protection from exposure.
Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
When you can burn waste wood, particle board, straw, manure and poultry litter in the open after an animal disease outbreak.
How to get approval to burn poultry manure in a combustion unit on your farm or holding.
Advice for medical professionals to use when assessing drivers with cardiovascular disorders.
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