Course Outline

• Safe Use Of Pesticides PA1
• A one day course including training and on line multi choice assessment
• Prior reading suggested The Code of Practice
• Please note, registration 08:15, course starts at 08:30

Delegate, Equipment & PPE Requirements

• A good understanding and use of English is required for both training and assessment.

Course Content

Legislation:

• Identify those key aspects of legislation which apply to the use of pesticides.

Interpreting Product Label Information:

• Identify the precautions necessary to use a product safely, using product label information.

Personal Safety & Contamination:

• Identify, select and understand the maintenance and storage of the correct personal protective equipment for use with a particular product as determined by a label and/or COSHH risk assessment.
• Follow appropriate personal hygiene procedures to prevent personal contamination.
• Follow the appropriate procedures for dealing with accidental personal contamination.

Pesticide and Container Storage:

• Understand the correct procedures for the storage of pesticides.

Disposals:

• Understand the correct procedures for the disposal of empty pesticide containers, surplus pesticide and washings.

Record Keeping:

• Understand the records that must be kept.

Environmental Factors:

• Understand the situations where pesticide application may pose a risk to people or the environment.