Certificate of competence in the safe use of pesticides - assessment schedule Pa6

Objective - Candidates will be able to:-

Prepare a hand held pesticide applicator for work, calibrate it and operate it to ensure correct application rate without risk to themselves, other people and the environment.
Use the information detailed on product labels to determine the approved uses for the product and its potential hazards to human safety, non-target areas and the environment in general.
Carry out daily and routine maintenance on a hand held pesticide applicator.
Carry out the correct procedure for cleaning personal protective equipment and application equipment which may have been contaminated with pesticide.

There are a number of methods of calibration which the candidates may use provided that it produces the correct end result.

Safe Practice

Operating the equipment in such a way as to put the candidate, examiner, the equipment or the environment at risk will cause the candidate to fail the assessment.

All equipment must be of the standard required under current Health & Safety legislation.
Candidates must wear personal protective equipment appropriate to the COSHH assessment whenever carrying out work on the applicator e.g. checking filters, replacing nozzles, etc.

Pre-requisites

The foundation unit (PA1) is required by candidates before being assessed for this application unit.

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