Pesticide Handling and Application

Course Name:  Pesticide Handling and Application

Duration: 5 Days

Course Code: N22792

Location:  Nation Wide

Awarding Body: Fetac Level 5

Price: 

Our course is designed to provide learners with knowledge of best practice for handling and use of pesticides in a wide range of applications and industries. Participants will have appropriate skills in order to carry out their work in a safe and secure manner insuring injury prevention and encouraging safety within the work place.

Course Content

  • Introduction to Pesticides
  • Storage, Handling and Mixing Requirements
  • Application of Pesticides
  • Environmental Requirements
  • Legislation Relating to Use of Pesticides
Attachments:
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Delivery

Hughes delivers our training program through having fun, experiential learning, practical exercises and group participation. Along side our highly experience trainers, we aim to develop course material with appropriate educational notes and case study examples ensuring all learning outcomes are met. Resulting in participants having a beneficial learning experience during and after our course.

Aims

This course will help learners achieve the following:

  • Be familiar with pesticides used in the industry, legislation relating to the use of these products
  • Be able to demonstrate best practice in relation to storage, handling, mixing, application and disposal of pesticide and tank mixing.
  • Fully understand the health and safety requirements in relation to storage, handling, application and disposal of pesticides
  • Fully understand the environmental requirements relating to storage, handling, mixing, application and disposal of pesticides
Progression Route

 

Major award level 5 certificate

Assessment

Skills Demonstration 55%
Examination (Theory Based) 25%
Assignment 20%

Entry Requirements


Level 4 Certificate, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and / or relevant life and work experiences.