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Do you want to ruffle feathers? Sometimes you need to think carefully. How badly do you need your job? I suspect if the worst happened and it went to court it would be the boss that's held responsible, not you.
Talk to your boss Matt. He should be aware of his responsibilities.
It is a legal requirement that operatives are Pa1 & Pa6 (for knapsack) certified.
However I'm yet to hear of successful prosecution. The policing of the system for rogue operators is poor.
.......and from what I've seen recently around our way, many of those holding their certificates, have very little idea of the potency of the substances used, with great swathes of grass verge killed off by drift, dribbling and over spraying around obstacles.
My understanding is that if one person is qualified in PA1 and 6 then they can supervise someone else even if they don't hold the certificate
I might be wrong and I am not sure where I got that idea from
That's true Simon but the supervisor must accompany the person (or persons) and must always maintain visual contact.
With a employee would the HSE get involved, not trained for job etc. Who is supposed to enforce?
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