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Hi Morgan, don't spray unless you have the correct training and certification. Maybe you could find someone and sub it out to them.
You can't unless you have a Pa1 and PA6. Not worth the risk for a few quid. The fines potentially are upto £200,000 and jail and as I always say that amount is not a typo. I would say walk away and let someone else do it. It will give you credibility by giving a honest description of the work you carry out.
Nobody has everbeen fined £200,000 or been sent to prison for not having a ticket.
Even when working on site, I can't remember the last time someone asked to see my ticket.
It's just another way of getting a few more quid out of people. A monkey could pass that course.
It's common sense and reading the label when using products.
That's the problem. Many would disagree that licensing and qualification and understanding of environmental impact is very important, the policing of the pesticicde proficiency scheme is virtually non-existent.
I agree. Simply reading the label cannot provide a full understanding of the potential environmental impact (which I personally feel is one of the biggest issues with chemical use).
Would it be better to put something in place with suppliers. Where only qualified people can buy the product.
I remember this being the case years ago.
Unless I am mistaken?
I guess it then becomes awkward for large firms, estates etc where office based staff would do the ordering.
Has anyone ever wondered why there is virtually zero policing of the scheme ?
Funny, when I took those courses there were quite a number of people who were incapable of taking the information on the label and working out the quantities involved in either a full or part full knapsack sprayer. Thus proving the need for certification and hence more rigorous enforcement.
It might not be checked on etc however you have a legal and morral obligation to ensure any job you do is done to standard,
if you don't have the correct training & knowlege to do a job there is only 2 options
1- obtain the training and knowlege further increasing your earning potetial and professional ability to compleate jobs to a high standard
2 - sub the work out to a known contractor with the correct training / knowlege
the risk on things like this will always out weigh the possible gain for a few quid profit
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