Duration
One day
Group Size
Maximum of 4 learners
Who should attend
All persons who are required to use any form of pesticide in their daily work activities.
Pre-requisites
To be eligible to participate, learners must have undertaken the following courses: – • PA1 Safe Use of Pesticide
Course aims
This course is the PA2a practical assessment, which combined with a PA1 unit qualifies the operator in the legislative qualification Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Pesticides.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of the course the learner will cover the following content:
- Legislation
- Label information
- Preparation of applicator for use
- Calibration
- Site work
- Environmental risk assessment
- Filling the applicator
- Cleaning and decontamination of the applicator
- Maintenance and storage
- Pesticide application records
Certification: Upon successful completion combined with a PA1 unit qualifies the operator in the legislative qualification Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Pesticides NRoSO Points: This training course carries 12 NRoSO points with a further 4 available for passing the assessment.
NB: Learners must supply their own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for this course.
