Top up your knowledge of this key piece of equipment and how to use it safely and confidently with our dedicated one-day refresher course

Overview in brief

• Pesticides are widely used across many land-based industries.
• But they can be potentially harmful substances.
• It’s essential they are handled, applied and stored correctly.
• Our course will teach you to do just that.
• It’s designed for anyone who uses hand-held applicators as part of their work.
• It will help you refresh and develop your existing knowledge of health and safety legislation, enabling you to keep on using hand held equipment effectively.

The finer details

• Our engaging instructors will teach you the importance of staying up to date with any changes in legislation and best practice.
• We’ll refresh your existing knowledge of pesticide legislation and the key safety issues.
• You’ll recap the basics of what the applicator is and what it can do.
• Field work will then be followed by a rundown of decontamination techniques.

Course sessions:

• Basics of spray application
• Hygiene and personal protective equipment
• The working principles of a knapsack
• Preparation of the applicator for work
• Nozzles
• Calibrating a knapsack
• Mixing, filling and site work
• Calibration – concentration method