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23 October 2014
Title Time Description
PA1/6 PESTICIDES 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM C&G-NPTC PA1/PA6 Safe Use of Pesticides - Foundation Unit/Hand Held Applicators

PA1 Course Objectives:
• Risk assessment
• Key aspects of legislation which apply to the use of pesticides
• Interpreting labels and literature
• Routes of contamination and personal hygiene
• Pesticide contamination symptoms and how to deal with them
• Identify, select, understand maintenance and storage of suitable and serviceable protective equipment
• Operators responsibilities
• Preparing pesticides for use
• Transport/temporary storage of pesticides
• Reducing needs for disposal
• Disposal of containers, packaging, dilute and concentrated pesticide washings
• Keeping records
• Environmental and wildlife consideration
• Safe and correct storage of pesticides
• PPE

PA6 Course Objectives:
• Legal requirements and safety regulations
• Risk assessment
• Inspect and prepare the sprayer
• Types of nozzle and their use
• Product label
• Environmental risk assessment
• Calibrating the sprayer
• Applying pesticide
• Maintenance on a hand held pesticide applicator
• Cleaning PPE, sprayer and storage
• Record keeping
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