Description
Duration
One day
Group Size
Maximum of 6 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
What you will learn
Course aims
The course prepares the learner to take the NPTC PA6a 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 learners will cover the following content:
Legislation
Environmental safety
Label information
Nozzles and spray quality
Types of nozzles
Preparation of knapsack for use
Calibration
Site work
Cleaning and decontamination of the applicator
Other application methods