Safe Use Of Pesticides

10thb January 2011
£60 + VAT

This one-day course covers:

• The requirements of current legislation
• Using pesticides appropriately and safely
• Keeping proper records
• Storing pesticides correctly
• Cleaning equipment
• Disposing of unwanted pesticides and containers
• Dealing with contamination and poisoning incidents

After the Safe Use Of Pesticides Course trainees then go onto another days training in their particular field of interest.

USE OF KNAPSACK SPRAYER - 12th January 2011
USE OF GRANULE APPLICATOR
USE OF FIELD CROP SPRAYER - 11th January 2011

Sprayer Operators Course

£57.50 + VAT

These half day courses which are worth 10 NRoSO points will run in the morning and afternoon of each date and are restricted to 10 trainees each session.

Topics covered will include:

• Application timeliness
• Labels
• Adjuvents
• Nozzle selection
• Drift, boom height and width
• Reducing water volume
• Handheld applications
• Crop storage
• Pest Control
• Topical Update inc EU approvals
• Water Framework Directive
• Tracking pesticides in water
• Indirect effects of Pesticides on wildlife

Please contact Borders Training Group for more details.